[OSM-newbies] Trunk highway going through a town -- how to tag

[Charlotte Wolter]

Clay,

`       Thanks for the feedback. I'll fix them. I hate it when I 
forget and leave out the space before the number.
         As for US 550's continuation in Colorado, I just checked 
NM-DOT and, indeed, it is all US 550 after the intersection in the 
middle of AZtec. Sigh. Well, I guess there is danger in relying on 
your fellow mappers exclusively. Making 516 dual carriageway took at 
lot of time, and I think I still have to fix some places where side 
roads come in.
         I was on this road this summer on my annual Southwest 
vacation. I'm not sure it really deserves "trunk" in town. It's 
really just a four-lane major city street with a left-turn lane. US 
64 keeps its "trunk" status through Farmington (about 15 miles west) 
because it really is a dual-lane road with a substantial divider down 
the middle. The situation in Aztec is much more modest.

Best,

Charlotte

At 11:37 PM 11/4/2012, you wrote:
>I would recommend marking it as trunk on the same principle I 
>mentioned earlier. If it's trunk on both sides of the town, it makes 
>more sense to have it as trunk within the town too unless there's a 
>bypass (which there isn't in this case).
>
>Also, just noticed a few other things, I hope you don't mind the criticism -
>* What happened to US 550? Is it getting redesignated to NM 516? 
>What happens inside Colorado?
>* Good job on making it dual carriageway - make sure you delete the 
>FIXME="dual carriageway" after you're done.
>* On NM 516, make sure the ref="NM 516" tag is consistent - I 
>noticed a few ref=NM516 in there.
>
>
>On Sun, Nov 4, 2012 at 8:36 PM, Charlotte Wolter 
><<mailto:techlady at techlady.com>techlady at techlady.com> wrote:
>
>         Here is the location: 
> <http://www.openstreetmap.org/edit?lat=36.82709&lon=-107.990342&zoom=18>http://www.openstreetmap.org/edit?lat=36.82709&lon=-107.990342&zoom=18
>         It's Aztec, NM, where NM 516 passes through town.
>
>Best,
>
>Charlotte
>
>
>
>At 10:18 AM 11/4/2012, you wrote:
>>I immediately thought of this place I pass through frequently: 
>><http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=29.8394&lon=-96.70525&zoom=15&layers=M>http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=29.8394&lon=-96.70525&zoom=15&layers=M 
>>
>>In this case, going off the same principle we have with 
>>"almost-freeways" (i.e. tagging them as trunk roads), I think it 
>>makes more sense to tag it as a trunk road because the undivided 
>>section is short and insignificant. Though I don't know how similar 
>>your case is to this one. Could you show us the specific instance(s)?
>>
>>
>>On Sun, Nov 4, 2012 at 11:16 AM, Charlotte Wolter 
>><<mailto:techlady at techlady.com>techlady at techlady.com> wrote:
>>Hello all,
>>         I have a place where a trunk highway (divided but not 
>> limited access) goes through a large town where it becomes a 
>> four-lane street with a wide left-turn lane in the center (but not 
>> really a divided highway). My instinct is to tag it a primary road 
>> while in town (it is called Main Street in town). Is this correct?
>>Charlotte
>>Charlotte Wolter
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>Charlotte Wolter
>927 18th Street Suite A
>Santa Monica, California
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><mailto:techlady at techlady.com>techlady at techlady.com
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Charlotte Wolter
927 18th Street Suite A
Santa Monica, California
90403
+1-310-597-4040
techlady at techlady.com
Skype: thetechlady

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