How to report streets that are not runnable

Support City/Street/Node Issues
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Hi,

I am currently closing in on finishing the city of Warwick, RI, however there are several streets which are listed on CityStrides that are no longer “there” because they are closed off with 8 foot privacy wall due to be annexed by the airport for parking/storage.

The streets in question are as follows:
Murray St
Strawberry Field Rd (just one end - can view what isn’t walkable on my profile)
Fieldview Dr

Carol W’s Map View - CityStrides

Thanks!! and I love CityStrides :slight_smile:
Carol

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You’re pretty close to doing it already! :raising_hands:

It’s just helpful to include some links, so people don’t have to go searching:

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Mark Peeters’s activity on May 8, 2025 - CityStrides

Hi James, the two red nodes on this activity are not runnable, because of high fences, camera security,…

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Hi Mark,

I’m finding the same, but also want to confirm you mean Murray St, correct?

Thanks!
Carol

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Oeps Carlo, I was reporting not runnable nodes in Belgium, my hometown. Guess this was not the right place to do so.

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As your profile is private, we can’t see your run at all. If you tell us the street name, and show your run we might help

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Hans, I don’t think my profile is private.
[Mark Peeters’s activity on May 8, 2025 - CityStrides]
You can see my run here:
(CityStrides)

There are 2 problem streets:

  1. Heike at marker 2K: I did run as far as possible.
  2. 2: Bosstraat at marker 10 K, the street is turning left there: that zone is impossible to reach, so I turned right and then made a 180° turn.

Hope this helps.
Mark Peeters

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Strava blocks me (all third party apps) from displaying their data to anyone other than the owner. Your account is effectively private, from the perspective of your Strava data (so your activities are hidden, but your cities/progress/stats are not).

I think you might be referring to Heike - CityStrides and Bosstraat - CityStrides as the two problem streets.

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James, you are correct. The two problem streets are, as you quoted: I think you might be referring to Heike - CityStrides and Bosstraat - CityStrides
If you could fix that, I might get to 100 %!!!
Best Regards, Mark Peeters from Belgium

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OK, now I’ve located them, and I can help you update OSM. But I need to know exactly how/why.
Bosstraat - you say impossible to reach, why? Is there a gate or a fence stopping you?? A private road? On the satellite map it almost looks like there is no road at all… And it seems it’s exactly on the Dutch-Belgian border…?
Heike - this looks like it could be a private road leading up to the next property, is that so?

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Hans,

concerning Bosstraat: There is a gate, but behind the gate there is no road visible, it’s all impenetrable bushes, and there is no road to be seen. Maybe long ago there was a road or something.

There are two nods in the Belgian side of the Bosstraat. The first one is exactly on the Dutch-Belgian border (as you mentioned), and that one is the only nod that can be reached. The second nod is full in Belgium, but as said, not reachable, due to a fence and behind there are a fence, bushes and no road.

Beware: the Bosstraat on the Dutch side of the border is no problem to run.

Concerning Heike: the last nod is behind a huge fence (camera, security), so that nod is impossible to reach without trespassing private property (and it would take a climb over a high fence).

I must say that sometimes roads are difficult to find and the road may be a dirt road, with high grasses and so, but that’s no problem, but the Belgian part of the Bosstraat is really not a road (I guess it’s only 100 meters long, maybe it’s not worth to leave it in the map). I’ve done lots of trails in my years as a runner, but this is impossible.

Hope to cleared everything out for you.

Thank you (and James) for the effort you put in me (and in general in Citystrides).

I do promote your side to the runners in my community!

My English is not perfect, but I hope you can understand what I’m trying to say.

Best regards,

Mark Peeters

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Hans, James,

there is another not runnable street in Hoogstraten, Belgium. It’s a part of the Amsterdamstraat. Photo included (see the red zone on google maps and city strides running map).

Amsterdamstraat
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The road is blocked there with a fence. It’s private property of a firm. No entrance possible.
Best regards,
Mark Peeters, Belgium

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OK, I have edited those three streets in OSM, so they should be sorted at next update OSM → CS

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That’s what I call quick service!
Thank you!

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Hi,

First, I wanted to say thank you for removing Fieldview Dr and Strawberry Field Rd (as per my 4/29 support request). I will say that I trespassed on airport property to get Murray St ¯_ (ツ)_/¯ - but I wasn’t about to give up.

I also wanted to report Stafford St in Warwick RI Stafford Street - CityStrides - the end node of this street is behind the barbed wire gate of a heating oil company. I have tried to go during business hours to request to walk it from someone on the property, but have not been able to do so. This is literally the only thing holding me back from getting 100% - currently 99.95%. So, I guess what I’m asking is - can this be edited to remove the last end node on Stafford St?

Thanks!!
Carol

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Done. Stafford street is shortened

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Thank you so much! Have a great day!