Hey Joel,

Great question!I agree with you in general, I like to show bike path as seperate geometry as well. This generally works well where the infrastructure is standalone or has unique pathing and connections that are useful for cyclists using the map to navigate.

The differentiating factor for me comes down to whether the municipality treats cyclists as vehicles or pedestrians in the design of the infrastructure. (Which gets annoying because they can't seem to make up their mind, and sometimes you go from one to the other within the same route)

In general, I would say that drawing it separate from the roadways is warranted when if the cycle lane is part of a Multi-Use Path or is provided a dedicated crosswalk/signal when it crosses intersections, then it's most likely better to draw it separate from the road. (Such as the cycle infrastructure along Gilmore in central Burnaby, or the Central Valley Greenway in False Creek)

Otherwise, it's best to just tag the road with the cycle track since it's essentially an additional vehicle lane that is reserved for bikes (which is the case within this area).

Hope that helps! I've been thinking of starting getting documentation on the wiki for this as well sometime since we seem to be getting exponentially more bike infrastructure in the region and it would be nice to have a consistent standard.

Nyan