Pedestrian

This is a list of suggestions for how to enter and tag pedestrian related data into OSM. The different tags are already documented on their own pages.

Sidewalks

There are two main ways to map the sidewalks : on the street itself or as a separate way.

Context	On the street		As separate way
		Way A : highway=* + sidewalk=both		Way A : highway=* Way B : highway=footway + footway=sidewalk Way C : highway=footway + footway=sidewalk
		Way A : highway=* + sidewalk=right		Way A : highway=* Way B : highway=footway + footway=sidewalk
		Way A : highway=* + sidewalk=left		Way A : highway=* Way B : highway=footway + footway=sidewalk
		Way A : highway=* + sidewalk=no

Pedestrian ways independent from a street

Depending on the nature of the pedestrian way :

highway=*	Comment
pedestrian	Pedestrian roads in shopping and residential areas
footway	For designated footpaths
path	Non-specific footpaths
cycleway	For designated cycleways
bridleway	For horses
steps	Steps

Detailed descriptions : Key:highway.

Crossings

A crossing between a pedestrian way and a highway can be represented as a point (highway=crossing) and as a line (footway=crossing).

Access restrictions

Default access restrictions are already documented for the pedestrians on each highway type. However, it is sometimes necessary to add another access restriction : the tags below allow to do it for the pedestrians.

foot=*	Comment
yes	Pedestrians are allowed
designated	Way specially designated for pedestrian use
permissive	Pedestrians have no legal right but the owner allow them on this way
no	Pedestrians are not allowed

All values : Key:access.