> basing edits on headmap data in this way ends up not being helpful ... I’m begging you to stop making edits just based on heatmap data.

I'm going to be just only slightly defensive here: I don't. I don't edit just based on heatmap data. I did it here, you're right, but, like I've made a lot of edits the past 10 years and something like ~99% of those edits were based on multiple sources of data: usually one of the sources is being physically on the dirt where the trail exists. I record hundreds of GPS recordings per year where I walk and ride. I even rode very near this trail in August when I made these edits, as you and I discussed in 2025, but sadly, as you noticed, didn't make it over to this particular trail.

Now that I'm done being defensive, this is definitely a screw up on my part. So I've effectively undone my changes for the most part: setting this trail as under construction based on your words above.

If you're reaching out to MORE, let me know here, and if not I'll send a message to the MORE trail liaison.

Thanks,

arichnad

Hello again, Nater,

No prob. I'll be totally honest, I haven't been here. In August (2025) I was hanging out a bit south of here as we discussed earlier. I based the "main section of this trail is open" comment on the heatmap information I was able to find. (I don't think I'm able to attach screenshots here, so to see the heatmap data, you have to have a strava account.) Definitely hundreds or thousands of people on foot and on bike are going through this section. I haven't seen the signage at either end of this trail though, sadly, which is why I left the other access tags unset.

Thanks!

arichnad

Wow, sorry I never replied to this! I have discussed this with who I assume made the complaint, if the complaint was in 2021. I think we came to a common understanding for these paths in 2021, but also they did stop replying to my questions so I'm not 100% sure. Thank you for the note.

Hello Nater,

It's a small section of trail (700 feet long) and hardly worth mentioning.

I marked it as abandoned:highway=path here:

way/1426456597/history

If you didn't notice the trail change, it could be because you didn't swing back close to Benway Court / Bryan Mills Way.

It was "discovered" by me: someone who works for the park or MORE painted over the red blazes with black blazes, and I assume it's not a black trail :) If you look at the strava heatmap, nobody on "cycle" is taking it anymore as it is marked as no longer red.

I discovered it on 2025-08-31 and I assume it's why the cut-through trail was opened in the first place, the cut-through was blazed with red, and it seemed like a new trail to me.

If you've been back there near Bently Court and Bryan Mills Way and you think the trail is open, I'd be 100% fine if you marked it as open, but you should remove the "name=Red Trail" tag.

thanks,

arichnad

Hello,

I have fixed this mistake.

Yes it was my typo, ooops. Sorry for the mistake, and thank you very much for catching it!

arichnad

Hello roberthiciks03,

cyclestreet=yes does not feel right here?

"Bicycles are the primary users of the street, while motor vehicles are secondary"

cyclestreet=*

I really do love the enthusiasm, but I don't think this cyclestreet definition jives with these Charles County and St. Mary's County roads. I have read the 2023 MDOT LTS study.

thank you,

arichnad

ps: I have been considering adding "cyclestreets" to my map here: https://cyclemaps.org/

Hello secutanudu,

Thank you for your response. I reached out to MORE (I imagine we are both members) and they had paragraphs of responses. They recognized my name and apologized for the bike lane race being cancelled today!

I have a combination of responses from three people at MORE. Since this comment is an open forum, I will send them to you in a private message. Summary: no, the values in Trail Forks are not correct and/or no name (so something along the lines of "Wakefield MTB Trail System"?) is the official name.

Please, let me know if you do or don't see the private message from me. I'd be happy to move the names back to what they were, but I'd like to hear back from you first. Thanks again!

arichnad

Good morning, secutanudu.

I'm looking for these trail names on other sources and I can't find them. Do you know where I can find them on an official website? I've checked the ground and do not see the trail names there. Thanks in advance!

arichnad

I love it when I notice some new bike lanes that aren't on OSM, and go in to add them, and I find that someone added them just days before. Nice job, thanks!

I reverted this, thanks!

changeset/161042840

Hello ericfromson,

I undid some of this change. It appears to have some issues: node/11246259374 seems to be in the wrong location.

I understand there's a new foot-crossing here? Can you please let me know where I can see this crossing? Do I need to go here to see it, or is it in some satellite imagery?

Thanks!

arichnad

Hmmmm, interesting! Thank you for the note: I had not heard of super-route. I'll definitely use that in the future and it seems easy enough.

Source for the horse=no wooden structure on path (way/94413718)

https://www.nps.gov/choh/planyourvisit/horsebackriding.htm

I think I fixed it mueschel. Thank you for your service!

way[~"lanes:(backward|forward):"~"^"]({{bbox}});(._;>;); now returns zero results in dc. I do see "hov:lanes:backward:conditional" in alexandria, which I'm guessing is supposed to be "lanes:hov:...", but it wasn't me this time.

You bet

I put the wrong description on this changeset. Correct description is: extended sidewalk. set surface and access.

Hello Phil,

The protected cyclelane goes from 13th st on the east side to Independence Ave on the west side.

I'm not sure the cycle-lane continues all the way to the bridge yet. Have you been east of 13th St here?

Thanks!

Hello Jorge,

You are 100% allowed to ride a bike here. It's private property, so chances are high that you're required to be a renter or visitor of a renter to follow the rules exactly.

bicycle=private is what makes the most sense to me.

bicycle=dismount is for where riding a bicycle is not allowed.

thank you,

arichnad

Perfect, thank you.

Hello whubsch,

I see warnings with this changeset in iD: thousands of warnings.

I think you maybe duplicated some nodes? Thanks in advance,

arichnad