Sounds good to me - I think the PATP abbreviation is easy to understand. Thanks, Bryan
Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 10, 2018, at 7:50 PM, Albert Pundt <roadsgu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Does anyone object to the use of "PATP" as the ref equivalent for the PA > Turnpike? Particularly for destination:ref tags, as the Turnpike keystone > shield is used on most guide signs for ramps onto the Turnpike. However, > since it's not used as a reassurance marker*, I don't think it should be > added as a ref tag on the ways (i.e. ref=I 76;PATP) as is done on the New > Jersey Turnpike, which does have its shield on pull-through signs and similar. > > This sort of abbreviation is already standard practice in New Jersey (for the > NJTP, GSP, and ACE) and New York (all the parkways), which have standard > shields used on guide signs. > > This would apply to the mainline (I-76 and I-276) and the Northeast Extension > (I-476), but not the newer four extensions (PA Tpke 43, 66, 576, and I-376). > > *There is now one set of signs eastbound on the mainline PA Turnpike > approaching the Willow Grove (PA 611) interchange that has the PA Turnpike > shield on the pull-through side. However, this was put up within the past two > months and is not nearly common enough to base system-wide practice on. > > —Albert Pundt > _______________________________________________ > Talk-us mailing list > Talk-us@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-us
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