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

[Brian M. Sperlongano]

On Tue, May 4, 2021 at 2:34 PM Clifford Snow <clifford at snowandsnow.us>
wrote:

> I was asking myself that very question. In basic terms I don't think
> traffic count shouldn't be the only determination. Road width, lanes, state
> classification, shoulder size, markings, etc. could all help determine
> classification. Personally I tend to pay a lot of attention to how the
> state/county classifies the road. Typically higher classification roads are
> better than their lower classification counterparts. And yes they may have
> higher traffic counts but there are other reasons why the state may build a
> higher classification road, such as its importance to commerce.
>

We should also consider continuity.  It is not helpful if a road is
constantly shifting between highway classifications, because renderers use
that to decide which zoom level roads appear at.  If you look at many areas
of the US at certain zooms, many roads are practically rendered as dashed
lines because of frequent classification changes.  Classification should be
a measure of relative importance and not strictly tied to physical
characteristics.
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