Daniel Krause

I like the idea of being able to find pedestrian areas where bicycles are allowed on the map. But I dislike the idea of using a grey fill for other...

> > > I'm against coloring pedestrian highway in grey (like bicycle=no) by default, since this depends on local laws. > > Can I close the PR ? You're right,...

> When looking at the traffic, pedestrian roads are more like a very broad footway rather than like a road. For cyclists, they're usually safe. But they're not suitable for...

So this is how it would look like if [@footway-fill](https://github.com/cyclosm/cyclosm-cartocss-style/blob/4350a4635cab7df5e46007052babe3390c2fa51b/road-colors.mss#L19) was the default for pedestrian roads:     

> > I don't understand, for me the way is not drawing "prominently in green" it's a green-yellowish faded. It's really different than the bright green of a no-motor-vehicle road....

> > 1. There are **a lot** of sidewalks. By coloring all sidewalks, we'll add a lot of lines to the map. This may hide actual cycleways, which I consider...

This place: https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=19/51.47209/7.25881&layers=Y © OpenStreetMap-Mitwirkende © RVR, 2020, [dl-de/by-2-0](https://www.govdata.de/dl-de/by-2-0) Cycling the carriageway of the East-West road is for tough cyclists here. But for children of 9 years or younger, it...

With an SVG of this place https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/51.47195/7.26015&layers=Y, I could try to make a mock-up as a basis for further discussion.

> I actually implemented this, but decided not to proceed to a pull request, because when I tried it, at least in my area, there is much duplication of sidewalks,...

I just found out that there are regions where cycling in the sidewalk is allowed generally, [e.g. Queensland, Australia](https://www.qld.gov.au/transport/safety/rules/wheeled-devices/bicycle#footpath). Showing sidewalks is even more important there.