Tag:footway=sidewalk

footway = sidewalk
Description
Sidewalks as separate ways
Group: Highways
Used on these elements
Requires
highway=footway or highway=path highway=construction + construction=path / construction=footway
Useful combination
kerb=* incline=* wheelchair=* smoothness=* surface=* tactile_paving=* width=* / est_width=* type=associatedStreet / type=street
See also
footway=crossing footway=* sidewalk=*
Status: approved
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Use footway=sidewalk along with highway=footway to tag  sidewalks (also known as pavement/footway in the UK or a footpath in Australia) as distinct ways from the carriageway.

For crosswalks use footway=crossing.

footway=sidewalk is also sometimes used with other highway=* values

• sidewalks under construction highway=construction + construction=footway
• combined footway and cycleway - highway=path + bicycle=designated + foot=designated + segregated=no.

This article describes the "separate way" approach to mapping sidewalks. Alternatively, especially if the sidewalk is just attached with a kerb, sidewalks may be mapped as properties on the motorized roads, see Sidewalks for details on this distinction.

How to map

See footway=* for usage instructions.

See also

• an overview about mapping Sidewalks
• footway=* - Further refinement of footways
• sidewalk=* - Indicates the presence or absence of a sidewalk (pavement/footway)
• associatedStreet / street
• Proposed features/Sidewalk as separate way - approved proposal that introduced this tag
• Proposed_features/sidewalk_schema
• comprehensive explanation for bicycle way tagging