[Talk-us] Another road classification disagreement (this time with HFCS in Kansas)

[Richard Welty]

On 9/6/15 12:49 PM, richiekennedy56 at gmail.com wrote:
> I am the editor in question.
>
> The discussion appears to assume that roadway design conveys type. I
> do not necessarily agree.
>
> However, I can see where some roads with a high HFCS classification
> may warrant a class downgrade. US 24 in Central Kansas obviously
> connects mainly smaller towns, whereas US 54 (which I had just
> re-classed as trunk a few days ago) connects larger towns and cities.
>
> I would suggest the following guidance for rural HFCS:
>
using HFCS has never been a normal practice for OSM. i don't think it's
rational
to impose HFCS derived classification on the US road grid at this point
in time.

in any case, it is something that should be discussed before changing tags.

richard

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