[OSM-newbies] multiple ways - one street

[Claudius Henrichs]

Am 07.04.2009 17:14, Robert Helvie:
> Hi,
>
> Please have a look here:
>
> http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=36.36484&lon=127.37958&zoom=17&layers=0B00FTF
> (Mapnik might show it better. Or this style on Cloudmade:
> http://maps.cloudmade.com/?lat=36.364866&lng=127.379624&zoom=18&styleId=1167 )
>
> Technically, all those east-west segments are one street
> 'Dunsandaero'. I just left the name on the original way after I edited
> the single way to include the tunnels under the intersestion and
> oneway segments.
>
> How should I, or would you, handle the naming of that street (those
> ways)? Is there a way to do it with relations? I am rather poor with
> relations, so if so, I'd like an example if you have the time.
>
> Thanks for the ideas or help.

Add the name-tag to all segments that bear that name. The renderer needs 
to sort that out. If you have splitted the east-west segments 
"horizontally" you may re-collect these lines together using a collected 
way relation: 
http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Relations/Proposed/Collected_Ways

Claudius