[Talk-us] Mass Pike naming convention

[Kevin Kenny]

On Tue, Jul 5, 2022 at 5:11 PM Paul Johnson <baloo at ursamundi.org> wrote:

> On Tue, Jul 5, 2022 at 3:50 PM Brian M. Sperlongano <zelonewolf at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> If I wanted to build a map that shows roads "as would be locally
>> experienced", placing "Mass Pike" in alt_name fails miserably at this.
>>
>
> Or you could render alt_name when available instead of name.  That and
> loc_name are great places to document slang like "Mass Pike" to refer to
> that turnpike.
>

 It's rather more than slang.  All the signs, even here in NY, refer to it
as 'Mass Pike'. I-90 and the Berkshire Spur of the Thruway both announce
their connection to the Mass Pike as far back from the state line as
Albany. I think I'd relegate 'Massachusetts Turnpike' to `official_name`
because I can't recall seeing a highway sign with the name spelt out in a
couple of decades.

-- 
73 de ke9tv/2, Kevin
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