[Imports] TIGER09 over-digitizes, doesn't capitalize, abbreviates strangely

[Anthony]

On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 7:54 AM, Alan Mintz
<Alan_Mintz+OSM at earthlink.net<Alan_Mintz%2BOSM at earthlink.net>
> wrote:

> B. Some street names are being abbreviated in ways that the average
> consumer may not recognize. Examples[1]:
> Cll Quebrada (Calle Quebrada)
> Cam Norte (Camino Norte)
>
> Also, suffixes are sometimes abbreviated strangely, like "Magdalena Ci"
> instead of "Magdalena Cir" (Circle). At first glance in a small font, I
> mis-read it as "Ct"[2].
>

That last one seems to be a typo.  The other two are listed at
http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/tgrshp2009/TGRSHP09AE.pdf
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