What's the source for this system? Is it widely adopted?
On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 7:01 PM, stevea <[email protected]> wrote: > I just wanted to add that the CycleNet proposal I mentioned in my previous > post is simply a numbering protocol added to ALREADY EXISTING (Class I, II > and III) bicycle infrastructure. All of the "proposed routes" are actual > bicycle infrastructure "out there today." What is being proposed is simply > the set of numbers to be used to identify the routes (in a one-to-one > correspondence with existing bicycle infrastructure), and eventually (most > likely, given things like funding) displayed on the MUTCD-standard sign for > that purpose. > > (In the USA, there are three bicycle number signs approved by the MUTCD -- > our signage standards -- SG45 is used in California for local bike routes, > M1-8 is used for state routes, and M1-9 is used for USBR routes). > > It is cool that this little countywide (an lcn, l being for "local") > system for bike routes has familiar "rules:" > > Even routes are primarily east-west, > Odd routes are primarily north-south, > Major/significant routes end in 0 and 5, > Three-digit routes XYZ are based off of route YZ with X a primary > direction (odd, N-S; even, E-W). > Suffixes can be appended to numbers: > M = Mountain Bike Trails (no pavement), L = Loop routes, P = > Pedestrian/walk bike (dismount), Z = planned, not yet implemented or actual > infrastructure, N, S, E, W are direction-restricted traffic segments, A, B, > C, D...= Alternate or segmented routes. > > Take a look! http://www.openstreetmap.org/?** > lat=37&layers=C&lon=-122&zoom=**12<http://www.openstreetmap.org/?lat=37&layers=C&lon=-122&zoom=12> > > > SteveA > California > > ______________________________**_________________ > Talk-us mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.openstreetmap.**org/listinfo/talk-us<http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us> >
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