will-i-am (2019-09-04 17:11:53+00:00): Hi Best

Thanks for you comment.  Proper tagging is absolutely critical to OSM.  I am actually struggling with OSM best practices right now related to mapping the Empire State Trail (https://www.ny.gov/programs/empire-state-trail), a 750 mile multi use trail (hiking, cycling, fitness, running) that will run from the southern tip of Manhattan to Albany where it splits heading north to Canada and west to Buffalo and run over many separate trails.  My work on the trail started around Poughkeepsie and spread North to Kingston and South to Westchester County (https://cycling.waymarkedtrails.org/#route?id=9973398&map=9!41.4115!-73.8433).  Then I jumped south to the MWG (a portion of which) is also a part of the EST.  At the link above you can see the tags I used and most importantly the "Sections" dropdown will show you the various trails that taken together will form a part of the EST on its completion in 2020.  I do not know if you know about waymarkedtrails (the link above) but it offers hiking, biking, mountain biking sking and inline skating views of trails.  This is why I use the

    highway=path
    type=route
    route=hiking;bicycle;foot;running;fitness_trail

Your comment got me thinking about my approach to mapping the EST.  Before doing any of the changes I consulted the NYC Map of the Greenway at this link (http://www.nyc.gov/html/edc/pdf/greenway_mapside.pdf) and saw that they designate the Greenway with a single line.  However, thanks to your comment I now see I may have actually made 2 errors. 

    The one you mention with respect to the places where the pedestrian, hiking and fitness path diverges from the cycle path. I will have to think about this very carefully but I was not able to see the divergence.  In addition to my review of the Greenway map above, I also consulted the google streetview of many sections of the trail that seem to show symbols on the trail for pedestrian, cycle and inline skating on many of the sections you mentioned.
        this one near the Battery https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7048801,-74.0170562,3a,60y,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sZ0E3sNUglfxdDXNhUv-9Yw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en
        this one on W. Thames https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7077482,-74.0158478,3a,60y,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sE47uxNltWflPO4cj7T8usQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en
        this one on Albany Street https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7098401,-74.0151568,3a,15y,353.76h,89.09t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s0xdx36YDaH7SiEq3GHVffQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en
        this one on Liberty Street https://www.google.com/maps/place/Vesey+St,+New+York,+NY/@40.7111402,-74.0148886,80a,35y,1.18h/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c25a1bdc8a2c8d:0xd16add7202fe6734!8m2!3d40.7133051!4d-74.012832?hl=en
        this one on Vesey Street https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7138495,-74.0141036,3a,60y,7.87h,66.78t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1snBGxG8bnHde3w6xrYI_Qzw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en
        this one on Murray Street https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7138495,-74.0141036,3a,60y,7.87h,66.78t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1snBGxG8bnHde3w6xrYI_Qzw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en
        this one on Warren Street  https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7165413,-74.0132885,3a,60y,300.85h,85.23t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s2jkEd7fzdWnuWPj-9ioiGQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en
        this one on Chambers Street https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7173474,-74.0131407,3a,75y,286.96h,54.69t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s0uhiqmGaMf3gURkHOwR11Q!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en
        this one on N. Moore Street 
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Vesey+St,+New+York,+NY/@40.7199437,-74.0125529,60a,35y,6.04h,45.06t/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x89c25a1bdc8a2c8d:0xd16add7202fe6734!8m2!3d40.7133051!4d-74.012832?hl=en
        Would you please review the above shots and let me know if I missed something?  If you have google streetview links showing where I have erred, I will be happy to fix.  
    What did become clear is that only a portion of the MWG will be a part of the EST so I need to create another relation for the Hudson River Greenway portion of the MWG that will be part of the EST.

Thanks again for your comment and please let me know if I am missing something. 
Be well.

Bill