Re: [Talk-us] [Local-chapters] Can someone please start communicating better?

2009-11-02 Thread Sam Vekemans
Hi All, In the US, there is some chatting going on about the US chapter being formed, although some of the technical details (local laws) are different, the same general principle and ideas and reasons for becoming a local chapter are the same internationally. All the problems... logistically

Re: [Talk-us] [Local-chapters] Can someone please start communicating better?

2009-11-02 Thread Frederik Ramm
Hi Sam, Sam Vekemans wrote: In Canada, (once the import is further underway, there will be more active involvement with the national team) [...] And with the Austrailia Import, there would probably be a need to a local chaper [...] And with The New Zealand data, i know the Linz is being

Re: [Talk-us] [Local-chapters] Can someone please start communicating better?

2009-11-02 Thread Sam Vekemans
On 11/2/09, Frederik Ramm frede...@remote.org wrote: Data imports and community are two completely different things. (Some say that data imports actually prevent community building.) I did :-) (in a very long-round-about-way) There is absolutely no reason to set up an incorporated chapter

[Talk-us] NY: I-87 Junction with I-84 in Newburgh

2009-11-02 Thread Richard Welty
in the absence of a talk-ny list, i'm going to prefix NY State local things with NY: for now. if we get obnoxious enough, we can get pushed to our own list, right? The interchange between I-87 (the Thruway) and I-84 in Newburgh is being extensively redone, with new ramps in new locations and

[Talk-us] NY: Genesee Valley Greenway

2009-11-02 Thread Richard Welty
This is a mixed use trail in central NY south of Rochester, NY. http://www.fogvg.org/faq/faq.php In building out the NY relations for I-90, i have just come across its path. the greenway is showing up along side the abandoned Pennsylvania Railroad. since the greenway in theory is using the

Re: [Talk-us] NY: I-87 Junction with I-84 in Newburgh

2009-11-02 Thread Shaun McDonald
On 2 Nov 2009, at 23:54, Richard Welty wrote: in the absence of a talk-ny list, i'm going to prefix NY State local things with NY: for now. if we get obnoxious enough, we can get pushed to our own list, right? There was a recent discussion on this. The US community isn't ready for more

Re: [Talk-us] NY: I-87 Junction with I-84 in Newburgh

2009-11-02 Thread Bill Ricker
On Mon, Nov 2, 2009 at 6:54 PM, Richard Welty rwe...@averillpark.net wrote: The interchange between I-87 (the Thruway) and I-84 in Newburgh is being extensively redone, with new ramps in new locations and significant changes in traffic pattern Hallelujah. Will we be able to transit from one

Re: [Talk-us] NY: I-87 Junction with I-84 in Newburgh

2009-11-02 Thread Richard Welty
On 11/2/09 7:23 PM, Shaun McDonald wrote: On 2 Nov 2009, at 23:54, Richard Welty wrote: in the absence of a talk-ny list, i'm going to prefix NY State local things with NY: for now. if we get obnoxious enough, we can get pushed to our own list, right? There was a recent

[Talk-us] US Chapter Working Group: wiki info about 501(c) type organiations

2009-11-02 Thread Richard Welty
per discussion during the Working Group call: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501(c) ___ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us