The essential guide

A tutorial to help you on your OSM editor journey

General techniques for cycleways, but sometimes things are done a little differently in Australia for cycleways and footpaths

These links are from the author of SydneyBikeMap who has a page about improving the data for the map

An older way-finding map from City of Newcastle that shows more of the local network routes - https://web.archive.org/web/20210118070041/https:/newcastle.nsw.gov.au/getattachment/On-Your-Bike/Cycleway-maps/Cycleway-ZCard-492x688-v85-1.pdf

LMCC's excellent data sources showing a range of cycling and pedestrian routes - present and planned
https://data.lakemac.com.au/explore/?sort=modified

Overpass turbo queries to find points of interest to cyclists and future route planning:

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• Bike racks / storage

• Bike shops

• Drinking fountains

• Schools

• Train stations​

Overpass turbo queries to help with data quality checks:

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• 30 km/h streets Newcastle

• 40 km/h streets Newcastle

• 70 km/h streets Newcastle

• 80 km/h streets Newcastle

• 90 km/h streets Newcastle
   

• 30 km/h streets Lake Mac

• 40 km/h streets Lake Mac

• 70 km/h streets Lake Mac

• 80 km/h streets Lake Mac

• 90 km/h streets Lake Mac

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• Dedicated cycleways Newcastle

• Shared paths Newcastle

• On-road painted 'cycleways' Newcastle

• Surface = paved cycleways Newcastle (adapt query to find specific surfaces, if necessary)

• Surface = 'unpaved' cycleways Newcastle

• Cycleways with no surface value Newcastle

• Bicycle = permissive tag Newcastle (adapt query to find other tag values)

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• Dedicated cycleways Lake Mac

• Shared paths Lake Mac

• On-road painted 'cycleways' Lake Mac 

• Surface = paved cycleways Lake Mac (adapt query to find specific surfaces, if necessary)

• Surface = 'unpaved' cycleways Lake Mac

• Cycleways with no surface value Lake Mac

• Bicycle = permissive tag Lake Mac (adapt query to find other tag values)