Having the footpath connected to the road there was technically correct, because someone walking on the footpath would be able to start walking on the road once the footpath ended.
You are right though that there isn't actually a path connecting them, so for more detailed mapping you can use the tags highway=footway and footway=link to connect the path and road, which is what I have just done. You can read more about that tag here: osm.wiki/Tag%3Afootway%3Dlink

Hi, thanks for contributing to OSM!
Just so you know, the name tag should only be used if something officially has a name. So frequently the name tag can be left blank. I've removed the name from the drop off road because I am guessing that is not the official name.

If the playground, field, and track do not have official names, those name tags can also be removed.

Here is an excerpt from the wiki which explains more:
"Do not construct names for features by combining the name of an enclosing feature with a description. For example, an unnamed fountain in XYZ Park should not be tagged with name=XYZ Park Fountain. Internal features to a named area should only be tagged with a name when they have a commonly-used local name, or some other indication (such as signage) of the feature's name." (osm.wiki/Editing_Standards_and_Conventions)

Hi, you added the same road three different times in these three changesets:
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I have deleted two copies of the road so it is fixed now but please be careful.

Hi, thanks for contributing to OSM. For future reference, when adding a marked crossing, there also needs to be a marked crossing node that connects to the road that the crosswalk is crossing.
To add this, click on the crossing that you just added, and there will be a yellow box on the left side of the screen saying what the issue is, you just need to click "connect using a crossing"

Hi, just so you know we aren't allowed to use Google Maps or Google Streetview as a source because of copyright reasons, so don't put any google links in your changeset comments

Got it, thanks!

That makes sense. I initially hesitated with 'village' because I don’t see it as a distinct settlement. I’m still figuring out when to use the various place values.
I see you changed it to a neighborhood already, thanks!

I am curious why you classified the paths in the Salem Common as tracks. I haven't been there but in the imagery they look like regular paths

Hi, I am curious how you decided to classify places, because I don't think some of these places fit the definition of a village. Amherst Center for example doesn't fit the wiki definition of a village in my opinion: node/13388820240

Hi, in this changeset you changed the name of the terminal from terminal 2A to terminal 2. I think the correct name is Terminal 2A, because terminal 2 already exists as a relation with this terminal and terminal 2B included in it: relation/8469252
I'm changing it to 2A, but I'm letting you know just so that if I am wrong you can correct me, because I am not from this country.

Hi, I changed it back because roads should not be split into two unless there is a physical barrier separating the road

Ah, that makes sense, thanks!

Hi, I notice you changed one of the roads from a track to a residential road. Read the wiki about what a residential road is: highway=residential
I think this should be changed back to a track.

Hi, a shoulder cycleway means that there is a shoulder on the road that you can bike in (see the wiki for a picture example: cycleway=*), but I don't think there is any shoulder on this road so I removed the cycleway tag you added.
If I am mistaken please let me know and I can revert my changes.

Hi, I am curious why you added the name "Lighthouse Hill Road" to this building: way/1058591316

A different user has added that name to many of the buildings on that road, which seems incorrect to me but I was unsure because you also added that name to a building.

Thanks! I noticed in a lot of your other changesets you were deleting roads and adding new ones, which is deleting the way history in addition to potentially causing problems like this one. Going forward, if possible could you edit existing ways instead of making new ones? Thanks

Hi,
I think this changeset should be reverted. You deleted this way: way/591277988
and extended a different road to replace it. This is an issue because the piece of road you deleted had tags that are specific to that section of road, such as the width tag and the bike lane tags. That section of road does not have any bike lane according to both bing streetside and the previous tagging, but you have replaced it with a road that says there is a bike lane.

No worries, we all learn as we go!

Hi, thanks for contributing to OSM. UMass Amherst is already mapped, so I deleted the node that you added. Though I updated the existing umass relation with the phone number and social media accounts that you added.

Here is the UMass relation: relation/9361144

Here is a page in the wiki that explains why I removed what you added: osm.wiki/One_feature,_one_OSM_element

Hi, I converted the node you added into an area and labeled it as grass. That should help it show up on the map. I notice that you removed the house number though, if the lawn actually has an address you can add the house number back.