I broadly agree, but would like to point out that for those willing to use JOSM, UtilsPlugin2 provides the very useful Circle Arc tool. I use it a lot.

I like iD. Without it I most likely would have never started editing OpenStreetMap. But I advise people to learn JOSM. The investment will soon pay back.

Great tip! It seems there’s a JOSM plugin for everything. Obviously it’s the more powerful option for editing, but after trying to get used to it several times I can’t seem to get over that initial wall of unfamiliarity. I suppose one of these days I should make myself switch over and reap some of the benefits you describe…

If you have an official map, maybe the official centerline is the best.

I’d add a sub-point to “Keep Consistent Distance Between Nodes”: node spacing should be proportional to curvature:

• If the curve is tight segments should be shorter,
• if it’s gentle they should be longer and
• if the segment is straight as laser beam then it should have no intermediate nodes unless something else requires it

That way the angular spacing is more consistent and we use nodes where they are the most useful.

I hate when the map in my region has a childish look.