[Talk-ca] Trans-Canada Highway research

[James]

http://openstreetview.org/details/23187/73

No trans-canada naming in sight because the trans-canada is a meta road
composed of multiple highways. See road sign in OSV.

On Mon, Mar 26, 2018, 12:07 PM Kevin Farrugia, <kevinfarrugia at gmail.com>
wrote:

> The proper name for the highways that are under the Kings Highway system
> (400-Series included) is "Highway xxx" or Highway xx, with the exception of
> the QEW.  Highways signs and government data follow the same rules.
>
> The Trans-Canada as a name/deaignation is almost inconsequential in
> Ontario and to Ontarians.
>
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> Kevin Farrugia
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 26, 2018, 11:46 AM Viajero Perdido, <
> viajero.perdido.spam.bucket at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On 18-03-26 05:33 AM, talk-ca-request at openstreetmap.org wrote:
>> > Message: 3
>> > Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2018 11:33:14 +0000
>> > From: James <james2432 at gmail.com>
>> > To: "Olivia Robu - (p)" <olivia.robu at telenav.com>
>> > Cc: Talk-CA OpenStreetMap <talk-ca at openstreetmap.org>
>> > Subject: Re: [Talk-ca] Trans-Canada Highway research
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>> > highway 417 should be tagged as highway 417 and not principally
>> transcanada
>> > way as this is how it's known locally. It can be tagged in transcanada
>> > relation, but it's mainly known as the 417
>>
>> I disagree.  "Highway 417" is a low-value name, because the "ref" tag
>> should already contain the number, causing numbered shields to be
>> shown.  "Highway 417" is just a verbosification of the number.
>> "Trans-Canada Highway", however, is a real name; it belongs in the name
>> field.
>>
>> This way, most maps would show both name and number.
>>
>> To me, the (completely separate) issue is whether ordinary numbered
>> highways should have a name tag at all, "Highway nnn", or simply nothing
>> because "ref" takes care of it.  I've been able to find no guidance on
>> this, and I've looked.  I've been leaving "Highway nnn" in place when I
>> see it, which is most of the time.  But that's another discussion for
>> another day.
>>
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