To Do - Kansas City, MO-KS

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Freeways

(or: Let's Just Do This Once)

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For map viewing and navigation, it is critical to use the proper labeling of a road type. The Work Chart above gives a good representation of what you should see in Cartouche and the client, if you have your client's color scheme set to map editor.

road geometry matches aerials
eliminate unnecessary junctions: other than where the city changes, or where ramps connect, get rid of 'em.
lane directions correct & locked (one-way roads do not have center dividers)
road type is correct
primary road name first: "I-xx"/"US Hwy xx"/"State Hwy xx"
alternate route numbers next;
highway name (e.g., "Yankee Division Hwy") next
street name if applicable (e.g., Andover St.) last
check & correct connectivity between highway segments

geometry matches aerials
directions correct & locked (one-way roads do not have center dividers)
road type set to "ramps"
street names should match existing signage; e.g.:
- "Exit 20 / Boston / Brighton / Cambridge"
- "to I-90 W / Worcester"
when a ramp segment has no sign of its own (e.g., after two ramps merge), borrow from the names of the "upstream" ramps, which should be similar if not identical
check & correct all connectivity among ramps & roads--critical for proper routing

eliminate junctions connecting roads that should be at different levels
when possible, make "0" the street level
overpasses should have a positive level (unless they are at street level spanning a below-grade road)
roads that are below street level, such as I-90 through Allston, should have a negative level, even when there are no roads crossing over them
do not add junctions in order to change road levels mid-segment, unless unavoidable (e.g., A crosses over B, which crosses over C, which elsewhere crosses over A.)
when changing a segment's level, check its full length for problems with using the new value

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