On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 9:40 AM, McGuire, Matthew <matt.mcgu...@metc.state.mn.us> wrote: >> Can you show me an area of the US that's tagged completely objectively? > > For example: Interstate 99 near Altoona, PA is coded (AFAIK appropriately) a > motorway. Over the entire length of the Interstate, it looks like it serves a > max average daily traffic of 37,000 vehicles per day > (http://www.interstate-guide.com/i-099.html), which is equivalent to many > "primary" roads. > > Given this volume, it is reasonable to imagine Interstate 99 was never built. > Instead there is a four lane, at-grade highway. The road would still serve > the same interregional travel purpose in the area network. It could have the > same traffic volume. But it wouldn't be a motorway. > > Interstate 99 doesn't share other qualities of Interstates (traffic volume, > Interstate Travel, connecting large cities) Therefore, the current > classification of motorway is based on the physical quality of the road.
I know that motorway is based on physical characteristics. I'm asking for an area where every road is tagged objectively. _______________________________________________ Talk-us mailing list Talk-us@openstreetmap.org http://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
