> primary way to get a clean-ish OSM shapefile

Shapefiles shouldn't be what you're after, Parquet can almost always do a better job unless you need to either edit something or use really advanced geometry not yet supported in Parquet.

Also, this is your best source for bulk OSM data: https://tech.marksblogg.com/overture-dec-2024-update.html

If you're using ArcGIS Pro, use this plugin: https://tech.marksblogg.com/overture-maps-esri-arcgis-pro.ht...