Key:segregated

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Public-images-osm logo.svg segregated
Vienna Convention road sign D11aa.svg
Description
Shows if a shared path is segregated or not. Show/edit corresponding data item.
Group: highways
Used on these elements
should not be used on nodesmay be used on waysshould not be used on areasshould not be used on relations (except multipolygon relations)
Documented values: 2
Useful combination
Status: de facto

This key is used for designated combined cycle- and footways. If both have their own lane, tag segregated=yes. If they share one lane, tag segregated=no. This key has no default value and tagging it is useful in many cases!

Note that segregated=no may be safely assumed in at least some cases.

As result, if path allows multiple transport modes (such as cyclists and pedestrians) it is always OK to explicitly tag segregated=no or segregated=yes but it is not useful to always require it.

Tagging

Distinguishing German shared and segregated path signs
Bicycle and pedestrian pictograms laid out horizontally, separated by a vertical bar Segregated path highway=cycleway/footway/path
bicycle=designated
foot=designated
segregated=yes
Pedestrian and bicycle pictograms laid out vertically, separated by a horizontal bar Shared path highway=cycleway/footway/path
bicycle=designated
foot=designated
segregated=no

Relation to sidewalk=*

Combined foot- and cycleways can be tagged with segregated=* to indicate whether pedestrians and cyclists have dedicated lanes or share a single lane without segregation. On a designated cycleway, pedestrians could be required to walk on a sidewalk, if present. This situation is especially common in The Netherlands. In this case, the tag sidewalk=left/right/both (or sidewalk:left=yes/sidewalk:right=yes/sidewalk:both=yes) should be used instead. The presence of a sidewalk implies segregated=yes (because sidewalks are segregated by definition) and foot=yes. segregated=yes and foot=yes can be omitted in this case.

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