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170815282

No, that was a fat finger error on my part. Thanks for spotting it, removed in changeset/172278492

172221376

(Review requested)

You can tag multiple values for material separated by semicolons, see
osm.wiki/Multiple_values

Would this be better tagged as an artwork rather than as a memorial?
tourism=artwork

118190380

Although this doesn't tell us what any structural weight limit on the bridge is (unlikely to be a standard road sign), or whether it's tonnes or tons (lt).

118190380

I've added ownership=private and treated the goods vehicle weight limit and width restriction as if the signs were on public roads. I suppose it also ought to be access=permissive, unless there's a PRoW?

172204817

Welcome to OpenStreetMap and thank you for all the edits you're making around Barking.

When a business or amenity is no longer in use, as an alternative to using 'disused' as a key, there's also the option of using it as a lifecycle prefix, e.g. 'healthcare=doctor' -> 'disused:healthcare=doctor'.
osm.wiki/Lifecycle_prefix

172147868

(Review requested)

Looks fine to me, thanks for fixing the typo.

172134190

Welcome to OpenStreetMap and thanks for spotting and correcting this.

According to OS Open USRN, there may be another arm of Wesley Drive going SW between the vicarage and White's Road. That doesn't necessarily mean it's been built or will ever get build, but are you local enough to check?

150195160

Hi @Intrigued and thanks for adding these new weight restrictions.

I've changed these to maxweightrating:hgv=7.5, as the weight restriction in the traffic order and corresponding signs is for "goods vehicles having a maximum gross weight of over 7.5 tonnes" and all goods vehicles ≥ 3.5t are HGVs.

There's been some ambiguity in the past over how to tag weight restrictions in the UK and tagging schemes have evolved over time, but hopefully the wiki now reflects the current position.

changeset/172128787

155988017

Do you know which sign was used for the 2t weight restriction on Maltravers Street? I'm reviewing weight restriction tagging in the UK and this is an unusual (but certainly not impossible) value.

osm.wiki/Road_signs_in_the_United_Kingdom#Size/weight_restrictions

118190380

I realise that this edit was made 3 years ago, but can you remember your source for the 25t (structural) weight limit on Kingsland Bridge?

I can see 3t mgw weight restrcition signs for goods vehicles at both ends of Kingsland Bridge (the private roads, not just the bridge) and have added these.

172050094

Geometry simplified in changeset/172067976

Looking at the edit history, it looks like the person who overcomplicated the geometry there was me. I think this was the first major road I'd to which I'd added separate sidewalks (for the unofficial Reverse London Marathon) and wouldn't do it quite like that now. Islands with staggered crossings and longer islands still need a carriageway split, but these didn't.

172050094

You're quite right, the geometry of that junction could do with simplification.

As the crossing island on East Smithfield is straight across rather than a staggered crossing, a carriageway split isn't really needed here. Having an unmarked crossing here with only a dropped kerb and tactile paving on one side does suggest some of the highway planners have an "interesting" approach to pedestrian safety here!

I'll update it later this afternoon, as there's also a missing HGV weight restriction on Thomas More Street.

172050850

You did, thank you.

172050850

I've added what I can using Bing's street side imagery in changeset/172063726

172050094

The crossings are visible on both Bing Maps street view and Mapillary, which have licences compatible with OSM (use of Google Maps/Street View is prohibited by their licence).

An example of relatively recent imagery for the Thomas More Street crossings is here:
https://www.mapillary.com/app/user/wasd42?lat=51.50859092482358&lng=-0.06912037297161078&z=18.581312534415048&pKey=274005104421719&focus=photo

The crossing details were also confirmed and updated by physical surveys by myself and @okwithmydecay, both local mappers.

172050850

Access tags in OSM like foot=no are intended to reflect actual legal restrictions rather than subjective opinions. In the UK, pedestrians have an absolute right to use highways unless explicitly prohibited (which requires legislation and a "pedestrians prohibited" sign).

Pedestrian routing software may use other OSM tags based on real properties of the road to assign a higher cost, including the 60mph speed limit which is already tagged. Other things which may be useful to add are the presence of sidewalks, verges, road width, lane count, whether it's lit, etc.

access=*

172050094

Reverted in changeset/172060354

172050423

(Review requested)

Unfortunately, you have disconnected Thomas More Street from East Smithfield, which would cause problems for routing software.

Everyone makes mistakes in OSM and this was easy to fix, so no harm has been done.

Reverted in changeset/172060354

172050094

Welcome to OpenStreetMap.

I'm afraid that you may have misunderstood how crossings work in OpenStreetMap. The definition of a crossing in OSM is a bit broader than just a marked or signalised crossing like a zebra, pelican, puffin, toucan, parallel, or pegasus crossing. There's more information about how crossings are mapped on the wiki, linked below.

The crossings over Thomas More Street at its junction with East Smithfield have lowered kerbs, yellow blister tactile paving and a crossing island. The crossing over the service road/driveway for Tower Bridge Business Centre also has modified kerbs and tactile paving. These have been explicitly designed as pedestrian crossings.

highway=crossing

172057282

Thanks for updating this.

If a road no longer has a number, it may be better to delete the ref=* tag, or change it to was:ref=* rather than using ref=Unclassified

If you've got access to GIS software, you might find that OS Open Roads is a useful resource for road names, numbers and official classifications
osm.wiki/Ordnance_Survey_OpenData#OS_Open_Roads