Unfortunately, using your own preferred format for prow_ref breaks things like https://osm.mathmos.net/prow/progress/essex/uttlesford/great-dunmow/

Although the iD editor you're using provides drop down boxes suggesting that all the access values should be filled in, that really isn't necessary here. That's not your fault, it's poor design.

If you have a highway=footway, that implies access of foot=yes + (everything else)=no

Adding access=yes to highways is usually wrong, as it means that all modes of transport have a legal right to use that highway. More specific access tags override that, so the (otherwise unnecessary) motor_vehicle=no takes precedence. The horse="not specified" and bicycle="not specified" tags will likely be ignored by routing software, as "not specified" won't be understood by routing software and access=yes might take precedence.

access=*

By converting Eden Dock (Middle Dock) to a multipolygon with the piers as inner members, you have effectively turned them into islands, which they are not.

I've restored the dock's extent in changeset/164884805

These roads are visible in aerial imagery as under construction and are in use by construction vehicles. Some even have clearly visible road markings.

If your navigation software is so broken that it cannot process access=no (this should be actually be access=private), that is not a valid reason to delete objects from OSM.

I have reverted your changeset and made a few other changes.
- the roads to the south of The Boulevard have been changed from highway=proposed + proposed=* to use a lifecycle namespace as proposed:highway=*
- changed access=no to access=private in most cases

Welcome to OpenStreetMap and thanks for adding your business. I've tweaked the tagging a little. I've also added The Angel Inn.

Good luck. I think you've done everything you reasonably can.

For different routing services, it can take a while before they "know" about updates. Although the default OSM Carto tiles update in minutes, it can be as long as several weeks, depending on how often they update. For example, when I use Komoot to plan running routes, it's typically a fortnight before changes are "live". With delivery drivers using satnavs, you also have to hope that they're receiving updates at all.

Welcome to OpenStreetMap.

I don't think people trying to access Fox Talbot Close via Epping Close is due to people using routing services based on OSM data, as he roads aren't connected in OSM.

That said, I've made a few tweaks, including changing Fox Talbot Close to a (private) residential street - it's not just a service road or driveway. I've also split it at the gate, so the stub between Baker Street and the gate is routeable. Adding vehicle=private to the gated portion wasn't necessary, as the access=* tag applies to all transport modes.
changeset/164716098

It may take a few weeks for changes to propagate to routing software.

Thanks! Barking & Dagenham tends to get a little neglected.

A lot was added from GPS traces during the initial phase and Mapillary images I took in Oct 2019. Another user added some more recent imagery in Jun 2024, which might be of some use.

I'm not sure what "cordic routing" is, but this section of Elmfield Road is clearly signed as being for bicycles, buses and taxis. Please don't add incorrect data to the map.

osm.wiki/Tagging_for_the_renderer

https://www.bing.com/maps?cp=51.40281%7E0.018695&lvl=20.1&mo=om.1&pi=-7.3&style=x&dir=342.3

No problem. Looking at the history of the service road/driveway, it was added by someone who worked for Amazon Logistics. Presumably they felt it was useful, but probably should have tagged it as a driveway in the first place.

That would imply 24/7 access for all motor vehicles without exception, which isn't the case. The signage isn't great, as it's mostly via banned turn signs at junctions.

* Star Hill, not Star Lane!

"Making an absolute dog's breakfast of the junction by mapping for the renderer and treating lanes as if they were physically separated carriageways"

Please don't remove features which actually exist, just tag them correctly. Only features which do not exist should be deleted.

In this case, all you needed to do was add service=driveway to the highway=service which was already present.

Reinstated in changeset/164654950

Please at least try to use access:* and contact:* tags correctly.

If I remember, I'll walk that way on the way back from the gym on Thursday .

Thanks - worth adding name:etymology:wikidata=Q7966315 here as well?

(added in wrong place, own error - reverted)

(Review requested)

That looks fine, thank you for adding the path and improving OpenStreetMap.

The horse=no access tag isn't strictly necessary on a highway=footway, but it's harmless.