Talk:Washington State Route 500/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Ed! (talk · contribs) 00:04, 20 January 2019 (UTC)

Giving a look. —Ed!(talk) 00:04, 20 January 2019 (UTC)


 * GA review (see here for criteria) (see here for this contributor's history of GA reviews)


 * 1) It is reasonably well written:
 * Dab links, dup links, external links tools show no problems. Copyio tool returns green.
 * 1) It is factually accurate and verifiable:
 * Source Spotcheck Material in refs 3, 9 and 36 all properly back up details cited in the article. I note several offline sources on the article, accepted in good faith.
 * Citation needed: "The interchange with I-205 was built in 1977, but was not connected to the SR 500 freeway or nearby roads until a later date"
 * Unable to resolve this based on the current sources I have available.
 * 1) It is broad in its coverage:
 * Not Yet
 * Route description: Is there any detail on the geography of the road? As in, if it is hilly in certain sections or features any sharp turns?
 * As the name Fourth Plain implies, most of the highway is along flat terrain. The turns are listed.
 * Any details on speed limits along the stretch of the road? This might be difficult to find and properly source I acknowledge.
 * Added speed limits in a general sense, along with the specific mention for Padden Parkway.
 * History: Vancouver's population growth might make useful context to add to this part of the article as well.
 * That data, and its relationship with the highway, is hard to come by due to boundary changes that affect Census numbers.
 * Any idea of the initial cost in the 1970s and 1980s?
 * I don't have access to local newspapers from that era, so any detail is lost.
 * "...named the state's second most dangerous highway in 2002." -- How many accidents were tracked in that time?
 * The list uses the weird criteria of "cost to society", but I found a different reference with a number.
 * Last sentence of the history graph, is this planned in a future state budget and if so what year? If not would be good to indicate if not funded. Also good to indicate projections on cost.
 * Added a note. Since these are long-range plans, the cost has not been disclosed in available materials.
 * 1) It follows the neutral point of view policy:
 * Pass No problems there.
 * 1) It is stable:
 * Pass No problems there.
 * 1) It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate:
 * Pass Two images and map tagged PD or CC as appropriate.
 * 1) Other:
 * On Hold Pending a few fixes. 00:36, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
 * Answered all of your comments above. I don't have access to the newspaper archive for Portland's daily newspaper (The Oregonian) or pre-1990 coverage from The Columbian, so details for the initial construction of the highway in the 1970s and 1980s will have to go un-referenced for now.  Sounder Bruce  02:17, 20 January 2019 (UTC)

Much appreciated for your work on both articles. Based on these, going to Pass the GAN at this point. Well done! —Ed!(talk) 02:57, 20 January 2019 (UTC)