[mkgmap-dev] patch to correct plazas in default style

Fri Feb 20 11:30:19 GMT 2009

On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 10:53 AM, Mark Burton <markb at ordern.com> wrote:

> Tagging an area as a highway, is that commonplace? According to
> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Map_Features, highways are lines,
> not areas.

Actually for pedestrian "highways", areas are allowed, in particular
for pedestrian squares:

http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:highway%3Dpedestrian

This tagging is particularly common in the down town areas of European
cities. I have long hoped for such a patch. :-) I will try it out.

Cheers.