Hi, Udarian
My name is Shubham and I’m Ravinder’s teammate. We are mappers on the OSM team at Lyft.
Thank you for your feedback. Regarding my edits: I classified the way as residential because it appeared to be located at the front of the buildings. According to the OSM Wiki (https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:service%3Dalley), an alley (or alleyway) is typically a narrow highway=service road situated between properties, primarily used for accessing rear entrances, back gardens, fire exits, or storage areas. Since these roads are usually located at the back and this particular one seems to be in front, I chose residential. Unfortunately, I don’t have any street level imagery to confirm it. If you have street level sources or alternative sources, please feel free to amend our changes if necessary.
I apologize for that and for any inconvenience these edits may have caused.

Happy Mapping!

Best Regards,
Shubham
