Re: [Talk-us] Long-distance scenic roads

2011-02-24 Thread Paul Johnson
On 02/24/2011 11:30 AM, Nathan Edgars II wrote: That's not what trunk means - it's supposed to have significant motorway features, like some degree of limited access, very few lights, and very few at-grade intersections. There are bits of Memorial Drive that begin to approach that, but

[Talk-us] Long-distance scenic roads

2011-02-23 Thread Nathan Edgars II
In the US there are two long federally-maintained roads, the Blue Ridge Parkway and Natchez Trace Parkway, that were built for the sole purpose of sightseeing. Since they are surrounded by a narrow strip of parkland, access is only allowed at certain points, so they are technically expressways

Re: [Talk-us] Long-distance scenic roads

2011-02-23 Thread Ian Dees
They should be part of a route relation. On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 8:40 PM, Nathan Edgars II nerou...@gmail.comwrote: In the US there are two long federally-maintained roads, the Blue Ridge Parkway and Natchez Trace Parkway, that were built for the sole purpose of sightseeing. Since they are

Re: [Talk-us] Long-distance scenic roads

2011-02-23 Thread Nathan Edgars II
On 2/23/2011 9:46 PM, Ian Dees wrote: They should be part of a route relation. Buh...? I'm asking what highway=* value they should have. On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 8:40 PM, Nathan Edgars II nerou...@gmail.com mailto:nerou...@gmail.com wrote: In the US there are two long

Re: [Talk-us] Long-distance scenic roads

2011-02-23 Thread Ian Dees
On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 9:04 PM, Nathan Edgars II nerou...@gmail.comwrote: On 2/23/2011 9:46 PM, Ian Dees wrote: They should be part of a route relation. Buh...? I'm asking what highway=* value they should have. Do they really, truly fit into one highway=* category along their entire

Re: [Talk-us] Long-distance scenic roads

2011-02-23 Thread Richard Welty
On 2/23/11 10:10 PM, Ian Dees wrote: On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 9:04 PM, Nathan Edgars II nerou...@gmail.com mailto:nerou...@gmail.com wrote: On 2/23/2011 9:46 PM, Ian Dees wrote: They should be part of a route relation. Buh...? I'm asking what highway=* value they should have.

Re: [Talk-us] Long-distance scenic roads

2011-02-23 Thread Nathan Edgars II
On 2/23/2011 10:10 PM, Ian Dees wrote: On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 9:04 PM, Nathan Edgars II nerou...@gmail.com mailto:nerou...@gmail.com wrote: On 2/23/2011 9:46 PM, Ian Dees wrote: They should be part of a route relation. Buh...? I'm asking what highway=* value they should