[Talk-us] Removing US Bicycle Route tags

[Paul Johnson]

What's the source for this system?  Is it widely adopted?


On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 7:01 PM, stevea <steveaOSM at softworkers.com> wrote:

> I just wanted to add that the CycleNet proposal I mentioned in my previous
> post is simply a numbering protocol added to ALREADY EXISTING (Class I, II
> and III) bicycle infrastructure.  All of the "proposed routes" are actual
> bicycle infrastructure "out there today."  What is being proposed is simply
> the set of numbers to be used to identify the routes (in a one-to-one
> correspondence with existing bicycle infrastructure), and eventually (most
> likely, given things like funding) displayed on the MUTCD-standard sign for
> that purpose.
>
> (In the USA, there are three bicycle number signs approved by the MUTCD --
> our signage standards -- SG45 is used in California for local bike routes,
> M1-8 is used for state routes, and M1-9 is used for USBR routes).
>
> It is cool that this little countywide (an lcn, l being for "local")
> system for bike routes has familiar "rules:"
>
> Even routes are primarily east-west,
> Odd routes are primarily north-south,
> Major/significant routes end in 0 and 5,
> Three-digit routes XYZ are based off of route YZ with X a primary
> direction (odd, N-S; even, E-W).
> Suffixes can be appended to numbers:
> M = Mountain Bike Trails (no pavement), L = Loop routes, P =
> Pedestrian/walk bike (dismount), Z = planned, not yet implemented or actual
> infrastructure, N, S, E, W are direction-restricted traffic segments, A, B,
> C, D...= Alternate or segmented routes.
>
> Take a look!  http://www.openstreetmap.org/?**
> lat=37&layers=C&lon=-122&zoom=**12<http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=37&layers=C&lon=-122&zoom=12>
>
>
> SteveA
> California
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