[Talk-us] Short 'connector' roads -- _link or not?

Shawn K. Quinn skquinn at rushpost.com
Wed Nov 21 01:48:41 UTC 2018


On 11/20/18 16:23, Andrew wrote:
> The rule I've always followed is that it's the highest _link unless it's
> at an intersection with a named street, in which case the names roads
> just connect.
> 
> The only exception I think could make sense is if the /*only* /function
> of the connector is to connect to a service road–like in a
> right-in/right-out configuration– and U-turns aren't permitted. If the
> connector allows U-turns on a dual-carriage arterial, then it ought to
> be a link so it has the same priority in routing.

In the case of a median crossing (the third example in the original, and
the one I was commenting about earlier), I will make it a *_link instead
of service if it connects two service roads, so routing works as expected.

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Shawn K. Quinn <skquinn at rushpost.com>
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