Steve and Friends, Update on this. I was out along the AT in the Weverton area and had a chance to observe this unique condition where cyclists are encouraged to use what is effectively a motorway for travel.
There is no sign or specific indication of USBR 11 anywhere out there that I observed. What I did see was that the eastbound carriageway of US 340 had a green sign indicating that it was a bicycle route between the Keep Tryst Rd / Valley Rd intersection, and Exit 2, which had a sign indicating the bicycles must exit. The "Bike Route" signs did not have a number reference. There is a Bike Route sign on the exit to MD 67 as well, which is the part that is USBR 11. For the sections of US 340 where cyclists are allowed, I added the cycleway:right=shoulder tag. I also fixed any FIXMEs related to this condition. Curiously, the eastbound carriageway is tagged as trunk, while the westbound is tagged motorway. While there is a single grade intersection along the eastbound portion (at Keep Tryst Rd), I think that this is probably not enough to call the entire section trunk. Thoughts on that? Finally, I also improved the routing of USBR 11 where it crosses the Potomac River on a shared-use rail bridge. There is a staircase to access the bridge that I added the steps tag too. I am not sure how bicycling routers, like OSRM or Strava will handle steps, but cyclists are allowed there provided they dismount (per signage). I have mapped my observations with this changeset: http://www.openstreetmap.org/changeset/39027403 Best, Elliott On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 6:40 PM Kerry Irons <[email protected]> wrote: > Steve, > > When the locals have confirmed your work, let's provide a concise summary > of > the issues to MDOT. I have the contact information in the agency. > > > Kerry > > -----Original Message----- > From: stevea [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, October 17, 2014 2:32 PM > To: FTA/Ethan; Elliott Plack; Wade; Phil! Gold; Kerry Irons > Subject: Is USBR 11 in Maryland complete/correct in OSM? > > Hello Ethan, Elliott, Wade, Phil and Kerry: > > Ethan made a great effort to get most of USBR 11 in Maryland entered into > OpenStreetMap (OSM) a week ago. I understand his apparent trepidation at > entering the remainder of the southerly portion of the route near Weverton > and Keep Tryst Road: there is what appears as a dangerous-to-bicyclists > routing that MDOT has documented in its application. The application notes > that "Bicyclists Must Use Shoulder" on Maryland 67 and US 340, and the > interchange between these and onward to Keep Tryst Road seems OK for USBR > 11 > southbound cyclists. However, for USBR 11 northbound cyclists it involves > some contraflow shoulder riding on US 340 against 55 MPH automobile traffic > for about a kilometer (the last 500 m on the cloverleaf), and may involve a > tricky crossing across the southern terminus of Maryland 67 just south of > the bridge over US 340 so that subsequent riding is with the flow of > traffic > on the shoulder of Maryland 67. > > I documented these difficulties in "source ways and nodes" of OSM with note > tags. However, these do not show up in rendered maps, they are there > largely to guide OSM editors of how present intentions are tagged and > intended to be tagged in the future as newer infrastructure is built: > thankfully, Page 10 of MDOT's USBR 11 application notes that MDOT "will > pursue grant funding for a new shared-use path to route bicyclists between > Keep Tryst Road and MD 67 under US 340. This will eliminate the need for > bicyclists to ride on US 340 in this location. Until such time as the > shared-use path is constructed, bicyclists will use US 340." My note and > note_2 tags are intended to convey these intentions. My bicycle=shoulder > tag is something I have never used before, but it is intended to convey > MDOT's intention that "bicyclists must use shoulder" on Maryland 67 and US > 340. > > Somewhat confusingly, I note that Page 9 of the application (PDF), or Page > 3 > of the turn-by-turn directions, notes specific northbound routing for USBR > 11 cyclists. These actually "Begin" at Keep Tryst Road and US 340, "3.7 > miles from West Virginia State Line." As I understand the application, > this > implies that northbound USBR 11 cyclists have no routing from West Virginia > for these 3.7 miles. I am further confused by what is an apparent error in > the application here, instructions to turn RIGHT (eastbound) from the > T-intersection of Keep Tryst Road onto US 340, while the intended direction > is clearly westbound: indeed, the corresponding "General Direction of > Travel" says "West." The most recent satellite imagery I see shows Keep > Tryst Road does not allow a crossing of dual-carriageway US 340 here to > travel westbound with the flow of automobile traffic. > Finally, the next turn-by-turn instruction is to travel 0.4 miles from US > 340 and turn right onto Maryland 67 in an eastbound direction. First, > there > is no turn to be made here (that I can determine -- it seems it must be a > contraflow shoulder ride through the cloverleaf, then that tricky crossing > to ride with the flow of traffic south of the overcrossing) and Maryland 67 > is northerly here, not easterly. > > The relation in OSM is http://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/4095725 > and the "tricky part for bicyclists" can be seen here: > http://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=18/39.33225/-77.68856&layers=C . > Also, I have updated the wiki entry > (http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/WikiProject_U.S._Bicycle_Route_System) > for proposed USBR 11 in Maryland to reflect its completion in OSM (as I > currently understand it). > > I ask OSM editors in Maryland, especially those familiar with this area, to > please double check my work around the Maryland 67 and US > 340 interchange. Is the tagging adequate? Is the routing (both southbound > and northbound) correct? Kerry, if you have an email contact for anybody > in > MDOT associated with this application, I encourage you to forward this onto > them for a similar review of OSM's accurate documenting of this proposed > USBR in Maryland. The most useful link to use is the relation link above, > then zoom and pan. > > Thank you to everybody for a great team effort here! > > Steve All > USBRS WikiProject coordinator > California > > > >Wonderful, thanks. I'm absolutely open to collaborators on any project :). > > > >Ethan > > -- Elliott Plack http://elliottplack.me
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