Question in Dover… We switch from SR-108 being the primary name to Central Ave at one point with SR-108 and SR-9 as alt names… but there are also segments where SR-9 is not added as an alt name that it should be. Here’s a PL for the entire thing, but I’ll also post PLs breaking it down: all relevant segments
In my mind there should be consistency for the above segments
But Central Ave does not have SR-9 as an alt name here, and has a primary name of SR-108. Main St however is set as its primary name with SR-108 and SR-9 as alts - as well as SR4 for the portion where it exists.
This is a really good question that doesn’t have a quick answer
One of the first things we like to do is look at what the roads are signed as or know as.
The sign is typically the primary name since it matches what one would hear as they make the turn.
Alt names and house numbers work fine so the order doesn’t impact how one would find an address.
Another consideration is there had been rumors that Waze would match State Route sigh shields to display on the map similar to how US- and I- work currently but that is “soon”
But I always lean towards machig the signs
A recent discussion in Maine also discusses some of this.
I think the roads are signed with the local street name, but there are also signs for the route numbers. All the businesses use the local name (I just finished going through them, with the exception of Central Ave north of Oak St - that’s where I’m at right now), and most people I know, know those streets better by the local name than the route number. For example I didn’t realize that entire stretch is also SR-9. edit I should say, that I knew they were SR-9 on some level, but it wasn’t really part of my thinking of those roads.
That’s my feeling as well, for the segments in question (not the Indian Brook Rd ones), I’d say that those should all be the local names as primary with all appropriate SR as alternates.
I’m all for consistency. All towns in NH use street names for addressing unless there is no street name and/or they default to Route 120 or some version thereof. If Waze uses the Primary street names for routing then it seems wise to not have the street name. I realize there might be a balance between TTS and routing but on routes that have signed street with named segments (other than SRs) then it seems that we likely should use those unless there’s a good reason not to.
My thoughts, and as usual, local leadership trumps all of the following if different.
Usually the primary street name is what matches the GIS, with the Little Green Street Signs overriding that if different. WIth all the various alt names not sure why not there but they can be added for consistency where appropriate (and to cure any OCD). Unless someone uses that missing SR-# for addresses there isn’t too much benefit to the users.
For routing, if the SR-9 or SR-108 is primary name and then the road switches to a proper local town road name (ex Main St), as long as the next segment has at least one alt name that matched the prior SR-9 or SR-108 primary it should not have an adverse affect on the routing. Basically follows the BDP rules.
