[Talk-us] Name tag on unnamed, but numbered routes

[MoiraPrime]

I think this is further complicated by the officially designated name of a road. MS 588 in Mississippi is officially designated as "James Duncan Arrington Memorial highway" or something like that, but putting it in the official name tag throws validator errors.... But it shouldn't be in the main name tag because nobody calls it that. See the issue here?


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On Nov 16, 2021, 8:44 AM, Brian M. Sperlongano < zelonewolf at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Hello all,
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> There was a discussion on Slack this morning that could use a wider perspective. The question is what, if anything, should go in the "name" tag for numbered routes in the US that don't have any other name.
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> One convention is to make a "constructed" name from the route number, for example, "VT Route 17" or "Highway 12" or something along those lines to put in the name tag. Arguments for this usage include signage that contains these constructed names, for example at intersections with other roads.
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> Another convention is to have the name tag be omitted, perhaps also with noname=yes for unnamed numbered routes. The argument for this usage is that name is only used for names, and ref is only used for route numbers, and that constructed names are "mistagging for the renderer". For transparency, this approach (no name tag) is my preference, however, in my area, unnamed numbered routes are rare with the exception of Interstate highways.
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> How do folks feel about the use of the name tag in these situations?
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