Street Realignment / Closure

[ericjrw (Eric Wes)]

And, with your OSM updates, next time the city is re-processed by CityStrides, those manually completed streets will become non-manually completed (I forget the proper term).

I also seem to recall a wiki here, about getting started with OSM. Found it!

OSM Basics

This is a resource that summarizes a few techniques for fixing common OpenStreetMap (OSM) errors that found their way into CityStrides. It is meant as a shortcut for those unwilling to navigate the OSM learning curve for the sake of a few edits, a more detailed write-up/guide can be found here. As of October 2020 map updates are being pulled into CityStrides, detail of the query can be found here. Signing up: Head over to https://www.openstreetmap.org/ and create an account for yourself. To st…

PS. There is also an Beginners’ Guide and an automated tutorial at OSM. As I recall, once you sign up, it will ask if you would like to see it. If doesn’t, see this: Interactive tutorial to getting started editing OSM - OSM Help

Oh, and you can also upload GPS “traces” to make adding roads and paths easier, when no satellite imagery is available.

Warning: Getting started with OSM can be very addicting. You might find yourself correcting all sorts of things… I started adding all the drinking fountains in local parks!