For roads that are still being built, it’s usually better to tag them as highway=construction (road under construction) rather than just access=no. That helps data users understand the road is temporarily closed due to construction rather than simply restricted. Just a suggestion for future edits—thanks for contributing!

hanks for the clarification — I appreciate the explanation.

In OSM, sidewalks and bike lanes are often mapped separately, but that does not make the roadway centerline foot=no unless pedestrians are legally prohibited from using the roadway itself. In most cases, the presence of a separately mapped sidewalk does not imply a pedestrian access restriction on the road.

Tagging the road foot=no would indicate a legal prohibition (e.g., a limited-access highway), which affects routing and pedestrian networks. If pedestrians are legally allowed to be on the roadway (even if a sidewalk exists), the road should generally not be tagged foot=no.

As a general practice in OSM, access restrictions like foot=no or bike=no should only be added when there is clear on-the-ground signage or a verifiable legal basis. Without that, we risk incorrectly restricting access in the map data.