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

[Paul Johnson]

>
> 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.
>

Nothing at all.  Add noname=yes instead.


> 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.
>

This would be a tagging error; that information's supposed to go in ref=*,
or better yet, a route relation.
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