tsmock / sidewalks

JOSM Sidewalks

Installation

JOSM Preferences → Plugins → sidewalks

Usage

Automatic crossing ways

Enter the mode via Mode → Sidewalk Mode.

Once in the mode, you can start mapping sidewalks. It works in a similar manner to the Draw mode with some special actions for sidewalks. Of specific note:

• When adding nodes to a way with highway=footway, if the footway crosses a road and is sufficiently short, a crossing way will be created. It is recommended to put a node where the sidewalk stops and starts on either side of the road.

Synchronizing keys between crossing ways and nodes

When adding tags to a crossing way or node, common crossing tags will be copied from the edited way or node to the attached node or way. Current keys that are synchronized:

• bicycle
• crossing
• crossing:continuous
• crossing:markings
• crossing:signals
• crossing_ref
• cycleway
• flashing_lights
• horse
• traffic_signals:sound
• traffic_signals:vibration

Parallel way creation

Data → Create parallel sidewalks

This just creates parallel ways to a highway. It is recommended to check the geometry of the highway before using this tool.

Advanced preferences

Preference	Default value	Description
sidewalk.crossing.kerb.tags	[{}]	Any additional tags to add to the kerb node
sidewalk.crossing.kerb	true	If true, add kerb tags to crossing nodes connected to sidewalks
sidewalk.crossing.maxlength	30	The maximum length for a crossing way
sidewalk.crossing.node.maxdistance	6	Attempt to merge nodes with crossing tags at most this distance (m) away when creating crossing nodes
sidewalk.crossing.node.dupedistance	1	Attempt to merge nodes at most this distance (m) away when creating crossing nodes
sidewalk.crossing.sync	true	If true, synchronize tags between the crossing way and the crossing node

License

GPLv2 or any later version

sidewalks's Issues

Not adding crossing nodes in all cases

I had an area where the sidewalks were already in place but the crossing did not exist. I entered sidewalk mode and clicked the nodes in order 1,2,3,4. I has missed making crossing nodes for the north/south roadway.

Creating a crosswalk to close a loop causes the first node of the way to be deleted

This way:

This crossing:

The weird result:

My JOZ file with the layer in it:
SidewalkPlugin-WeirdDelete.zip

Sidewalk tags not continued on new way attached to other sidewalks while in Sidewalk mode

This is probably because you want it to be a replacement for the general draw but here's a situation I've hit a few times where I think it could do the right thing.

I draw things in this order and the third way doesn't end up with any tags.