[Talk-us] Mass Change of Highway Classification in Larimer County Colorado

[Paul Johnson]

On Tue, May 4, 2021 at 12:49 PM Mike Thompson <miketho16 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> It looks like there has been a mass change of highway classifications in Larimer County Colorado in the following changesets:
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/103936689
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/103940306
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/103960238
> https://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/103955688
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> No explanation is given other than "Update roads in southern Larimer County" (e.g.).
> imagery_used is listed as "OpenStreetMap (Standard)", which doesn't make any sense (probably automatically inserted by iD editor - but suggesting that satellite/aerial imagery was not used).
>
> Given the relatively large number of changes made in a short amount of time (I am local and am familiar with many of these roads, and for me to made an individual determination as to the classification of each of these roads would take considerably longer), I suspect that the changes were based upon a source that has not been cited, and/or an attempt to get a router to behave in the desired manner.  In any event, shouldn't the logic behind the change be explained?
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> What does the community think?

I wouldn't be opposed to seeing that reverted.  Also perhaps a
mechanical edit for "name=State Highway xxx" to "noname=yes", since
names are not refs and at least CO 72 is improperly using name as
well.