Generic vs. intuitive use of highway=path

[ezekielf (Zeke Farwell)]

@SomeoneElse

@aighes

If you talking about highway=unclassified..primary… Someone invented them … to show different level of importance. In the end those differences are kind of useless… Modern road-maps evaluating the ref or the route-relataion and their network-tag.

[citation needed]

@aighes

Take a look at OSMAmericana

This is not the citation you are looking for. Like any other OSM based map, Americana uses the highway=* classifications values to choose an appropriate minimum zoom level for each road segment. The classification is also one of several factors affecting the line color and weight. Route relations with network & ref are excellent for displaying highway shields. They are not a replacement for highway=* classification values.