Wikipedia talk:WikiProject U.S. Roads/Connecticut/Archive 1

Untitled comments
Is there any standard for the unsigned "secret" routes, i.e. Route X (Connecticut) where X >= 500? --Tckma 13:10, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
 * The only article I'm aware of that uses the unsigned number is State Road 695 (Connecticut). There are a few other secret route articles that are titled using their common, nonnumeric designations, e.g. Milford Parkway (Connecticut) and Conland-Whitehead Highway. A few others redirect to the Route article they are most closely related to (e.g. SSR 401 --> Route 20) and where there is a brief mention of them.
 * In short, there is no hard and fast standard yet for these secret routes but if you have ideas, please do share them. --Polaron | Talk 13:27, 9 August 2006 (UTC)

State route naming conventions poll/Part2
Your state is invited to participate in discussions for its highway naming convention. Please feel free to participate in this discussion. If you already have a convention that follows the State Name Type xx designation, it is possible to request an exemption as well. Thanks! --Rschen7754 (talk - contribs)  00:18, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

Stub-a-week project
As you can see from the list, we only have articles for about 25% of the current highways. I would like to create more articles but I will be quite busy with real-life stuff beginning next week for the next few months. Once the CT highway articles are renamed, I am proposing that each of us create one stub article every week. I would like to do more but that is probably the most I can commit to at this time. The article can be as simple as: Route X is a state highway in Connecticut running for xxx miles from Route Y in Town Y to Route Z in Town Z. Of course, you don't have to do this if you don't want to or don't have the time to do so. I just don't want the Project to stagnate. I am hoping we can have articles for 50% of the highways by the end of the year. Thanks again for your help. --Polaron | Talk 14:57, 7 September 2006 (UTC)


 * Can do. I suggest a format such as what I used for Route 21.  Definitely use the stateroutect infobox and the Connecticut-State-Highway-stub template.  Someone needs to create shield images for 131 and other routes which don't have them. -- Tckma 13:23, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
 * That's perfect. I'll try and get as many of the missing route shields uploaded this weekend. --Polaron | Talk 13:44, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Route Mileage
How do we find official mileages? -- Tckma 13:14, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
 * For official mileage, look at the ConnDOT highway log. It will also help identify the exact town for the termini for routes that are near town lines. --Polaron | Talk 13:44, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
 * Thanks. It also told me not to rely on Google Maps for state route termini; I had to correct both endpoints of 21.  -- Tckma 18:39, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Naming Convention
Looks like "Connecticut Route X" has been agreed upon... I'm going to write the stubs with that format of title from now on, and redirect "Route X (Connecticut)" to it. How are we handling moves of existing articles? -- Tckma 20:55, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I suppose we could go ahead and move them. I may start doing that when I have a longer block of free time available. --Polaron | Talk 01:08, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Free time? What's that?  ;) -- Tckma 13:37, 3 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Looks like these still have not been moved. Vegaswikian 05:48, 26 October 2006 (UTC)

Project directory
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Infobox curiosity
Out of curiosity, why does this project put the browsing at the bottom of the article instead of at the bottom of the infobox? -- NORTH talk 20:59, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
 * It is against the new standard at WP:USRD... --Rschen7754 (talk - contribs)  21:22, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Inertia, I guess. The small number of articles that existed prior to the implementation of infobox browsing had them at the bottom. --Polaron | Talk 21:33, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
 * True. What a lot of states do is articles with no infobox yet have browsing at the bottom, then move it into the infobox once it's implemented. -- NORTH talk 21:39, 28 October 2006 (UTC)

On the same note, it appears that Stateroutect can easily be converted to read directly from Infobox road since the look of the two boxes is very similar. Would anyone be opposed to this conversion (which would ultimately result in the browse being moved to the infobox)? -- T M F Let's Go Mets - Stats 01:13, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
 * No objection on my part. Anything that improves the infoboxes would be very welcome. --Polaron | Talk 03:22, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
 * The conversion is now complete. I'll add the new available parameters (including browsing) to the project page. -- T M F Let's Go Mets - Stats 04:23, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia Day Awards
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TfD nomination of All USRD Clean-up Templates
All of the USRD Clean-up Templates have been nominated for deletion. You are invited to comment on the discussion at the template's entry on the Templates for Deletion page. Thank you.  master son T - C 16:47, 5 August 2007 (UTC)

Reminder from USRD
In response to a few issues that came up, we are giving a reminder to all state highway wikiprojects and task forces:


 * 1) Each project needs to remain aware of developments at WT:USRD and subpages to ensure that each project is aware of decisions / discussions that affect that project. It is impossible to notify every single project about every single discussion that may affect it. Therefore, it is the state highway wikiproject's responsiblity to monitor discussions.
 * 2) If a project does not remain aware of such developments and complains later, then there is most likely nothing USRD can do about it.
 * 3) USRD, in most to nearly all cases, will not interfere with a properly functioning state highway wikiproject. All projects currently existing are "properly functioning" for the purposes mentioned here. All task forces currently existing are not "properly functioning" (that is why they are task forces). Departments of USRD (for example, MTF, shields, assessment, INNA) may have specific requirements for the state highway wikiprojects, but complaints regarding those need to be taken up with those departments.
 * 4) However, this is a reminder that USRD standards need to be followed by the state highway wikiprojects, regardless of the age of the wikiproject.

Regards, Rschen7754 (T C) 05:15, 8 November 2007 (UTC)

Potential B-class assessments
There are a few articles that are close to or are already at B-class. I would like some opinion as to what is needed by these articles to be promoted to B-class. The list is here. Thanks. --Polaron | Talk 00:35, 17 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I've basically upgraded all of the items on the list to B-class after some improvements. If there are any that need to be downgraded, please let me know. --Polaron | Talk 16:45, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

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Template:CTint
Hey, I created a CTint to use for junction lists. It is used in Pennsylvania as PAint. From using this template within WP:PASH, I think this would be a simpler way of making junction lists. See Pennsylvania Route 39 and Connecticut Route 72 for examples. I was working on Route 72's exit list guide to bring it to standard, when I worked on the junction list. If people don't want to make this change, I'll revert Route 72 back. --Son (talk) 17:20, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

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RFC on coordinates in highway articles
There is currently a discussion taking place at WT:HWY regarding the potential use of coordinates in highway articles. Your input is welcomed. --Rschen7754 01:53, 26 December 2011 (UTC)