[Talk-us-massachusetts] Would using alt_name help?

[Alan & Ruth Bragg]

"The Great Road" is the official name of the main drag in Bedford. Street
signs are inconsistent, some say "Great Road" others say "The Great Road".
The MAD street addresses are "Great Road"
I have set OSM name="The Great Road" and alt_name="Great Road"

I'm hoping the GIS data manipulation software could be set to look at both
name= and alt_name=?

alt_name is explained here https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Names

Alternative name by which the feature is known. If there is a name that
does not fit in any of the above keys, alt_name can be used, e.g.,
name=Field Fare Road and alt_name=Fieldfare Road, or name=University Centre
and alt_name=Grad Pad. In rare cases, the key is used for multiple
semicolon-separated names, e.g. alt_name=name1;name2;name3, but this usage
is not preferred.

On the Cape hundreds of MAD addresses use the route number for sections of
MA and US highways.
Route 6 for OSM "Grand Army of the Republic Highway",
Route 6A for OSM "Cranberry Highway",
Route 130 for OSM "Forestdale Road",
Route 28 for OSM "Main Street"







Alan
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