[OSM-talk] TIGER data abbreviations

[Jon Stockill]

Cameron Patrick wrote:

> The heuristics involved in shortening street names can also get quite
> complex.  For example, there are streets near me named "The Avenue" and
> "The Boulevard".  It would look weird to see those written "The Ave" or
> "The Blvd" on a map - certainly, no road maps or street signs that I've
> seen shorten it that way.

Similarly there's a street near me called Mount Road, which a certain 
provider of online maps happily abbreviated to Mt Rd, despite having 
plenty of room for the full name.

Jon