[Tagging] Ways that change names while crossing divided roadways

[Alan Mintz]

At 2010-04-25 03:44, Ben Laenen wrote:
>Tyler Gunn wrote:
> > ...
> > I'm thinking the solution would be to split the small way segment between
> > the major roads so that the naming can carry across the major roadway.
>
>Just don't give a name to the small ways between the left and right streets.
>It's not part of either road on both sides anyway.

I can see this being awkward for routing:

"Continue 5.0 miles east on Sunset Boulevard to Cross Street
, then continue 60 feet east on unnamed road to Cross Street
, then continue 2.5 miles east on Crystal Ave to destination."

If you break it in the middle between the two sides of Cross Street (or at 
either side), or if you bring them together at one intersection, the router 
can combine the segments with the same name or won't have to, and you get:

"Continue 5.0 miles east on Sunset Boulevard to Cross Street
, then continue 2.5 miles east on Crystal Ave to destination."


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Alan Mintz <Alan_Mintz+OSM at Earthlink.net>