[Talk-us] New US Bicycle Routes (USBRs) are proposed, need to be OSM-entered

[Kerry Irons]

And as a follow-up, USBR 21 at the very north end is to use a new bridge over the railroad tracks in Cleveland to allow the route to start in Edgewater Park.  It is my understanding that this bridge will be completed in the next few weeks so if someone on the ground in Cleveland can get eyes on this project and update the infrastructure when the bridge is done, that would be a cherry on top of the cake.


Kerry Irons
Adventure Cycling Association

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From: stevea <steveaOSM at softworkers.com> 
Sent: Monday, May 31, 2021 3:30 PM
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Subject: [Talk-us] New US Bicycle Routes (USBRs) are proposed, need to be OSM-entered

Fellow US mappers, especially bicycle enthusiasts / those who enjoy mapping bike routes:  AASHTO's Spring 2021 round of new additions to the USBRS includes 15 new proposed (national) United States Bicycle Routes yet to be added to OSM.  Some of these are realignments or extensions to existing routes, most are brand new alignments.

It is expected that these routes will be approved by AASHTO "around summer 2021," this might be June or July.  Until then, it makes sense for OSM to do what we've been doing for many years, entering the routes (tagged proposed=yes) using the ballots provided to AASHTO by the respective state Departments of Transportation who publish / promote them as the states now ask AASHTO for official approval.  (AASHTO has kindly provided to OSM explicit permission for us to enter these; their entry while they are proposed follows established OSM precedent).  After approval, simply remove the proposed=yes tag from each route.  Instructions and links to the route maps and turn-by-turn instructions are in our USBRS wiki's Proposed section at:

https://wiki.osm.org/wiki/United_States_Bicycle_Route_System#Proposed_USBRs_in_OSM

Remaining Spring 2021 AASHTO ballots for new USBRs are:

California (3 routes):
	USBR 50 California (new alignment)
	USBR 66 California (new alignment)
	USBR 95 California (northern; new alignment)

Indiana (1 route):
	USBR 235 Indiana (new)

Ohio (6 routes):
	USBR 21 Ohio (new)
	USBR 25 Ohio (new)
	USBR 30 Ohio (new)
	USBR 44 Ohio (new)
	USBR 225 Ohio (new)
	USBR 230 Ohio (new)

Utah (2 routes remain to be realigned / extended, 4 already have been entered):
	USBR 70 Utah (realignment)
	USBR 79 Utah (extension of existing USBR)

Washington (4 routes):
	USBR 20 Washington (new)
	USBR 40 Washington (new)
	USBR 81 Washington (new)
	USBR 281 Washington (new)

It would be great if OSM's terrific volunteers could enter these route data by the time AASHTO votes on the ballot (in a few weeks / couple months) and likely approves these.

Thank you for any contributions you might make to improve the USBRS in OSM.  I am happy to offer guidance if the wiki still leaves you with questions.  Happy Mapping!

SteveA

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