On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 1:32 AM, Kevin Atkinson <ke...@atkinson.dhs.org> wrote: > > OK. So There is clearly no agreement on the abbreviation of road types > (Street, Way, etc). So what about these specific exceptions. I will assume > silence means agreement :)
See http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Name specifically under "Abbreviations: Don't do it" :-) > Rather than "United Stated Highway 29 Frontage Road" just "U.S. 29 Frontage > Road" or maybe "US 29 Frontage Road". Why. Because no will say the formal > out load. > > Rather than "Interstate 95 Frontage Road", just "I-95 Frontage Road". Why? > Even though some will say the formal, most just say the letter I. North Service Road and South Service Road. Romantic names, I know. Are these similar to what you are calling frontage roads? http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=43.58872&lon=-79.57644&zoom=17&layers=M Perhaps frontage roads are an edge case that have been dealt with in another jurisdiction. Are there suggestions from tagging, or talk? _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
