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Welcome, NY Wazers! (Please note that this page is a work in progress, and owes much to other pages here from which the general format was copied!)

If you are an editor or area manager working in the state of New York, please update this Wiki with the areas where you are working! Please feel free to contact me at the forum using the link below if you have questions about this page, about editing, or about life in general. :)

~ Spil ~ Area Manager, Southern Tier Region; Country Manager, USA/Canada



Current Projects

03MAR2012: I've added this new section to our Wiki for us to show what areas or projects we're currently working on. This way, we can avoid duplication of efforts by keeping each other informed of what we're doing. In this section, please add your name, where you're from (if you so desire), and your current project(s), including permalink(s).

Editor Home Base Current Project Area
Spil Steuben County Utica-Rome; Lockport; UR's/MP's in upstate; I-81 north of Syracuse
Jimerb Suffolk County Deer Park and Greater Babylon Cleanup
jeberhard Westchester County Road classification based on DOT maps
socon Queens County Central Queens including I-495 (LIE), Grand Central Parkway, Southern/Northern State Parkways, extending east towards and including the Hamptons.
ncc1701v ... ...
crusho2011 Onondaga County Greater Syracuse area
haydenl Jefferson County Watertown/Fort Drum area


NY Road Classification Guide

Although some states are using their DOT Functional Classification chart as a means of determining road types, New York uses the following guidelines, based on the road's nomenclature and setup. We start with this basic matrix:

  • Limited-access highways of significant length and/or with 3 or more interchanges: Freeway
  • US Routes: Major Highway
  • NY State Routes: Minor Highway
  • County Routes: Primary Street
  • Main urban thoroughfares that are not classified above: Primary Street
  • Most other roads not mentioned above: Street
  • Parking Lot Roads, Dirt Roads, etc. -- should be obvious
  • For multiplexed routes, use the type of the higher (or highest) route on the segment (for example: where US-20 and SR-5 are multiplexed, use Major Highway instead of Minor Highway).

From this point, roads may be adjusted up or down the scale as indicated by the road's setup and usage. Examples:

  • Most of SR-17 from Binghamton to Harriman is fully limited access; it is therefore typed as Freeway (except for one 5½-mile stretch of at-grade intersections between Sanford and Hancock, where it is typed Major Highway).
  • US-11 north of Syracuse has largely been supplanted as a thoroughfare by I-81, and there are places where it is more advisable for it to be typed as Minor rather than Major.
  • CR-56 in Steuben County is barely wide enough for two cars, has no appreciable shoulders, and is only rarely used; based on that, its type was downgraded to Street.

If you are having difficulty in determining what road type a particular section should have, feel free to contact NY's resident Country Manager and Waze Champ, Spil.

Interstates and Major Freeways

Primary issues for Interstate and Major Highway work

  • remove excess junction nodes (those not at intersections or at city-name changes)
  • inspect and correct connectivity of necessary junctions
  • update highway and ramp segment "road types"
  • inspect and correct overpasses/underpasses to ensure that the segments are on different levels and do not have a junction node where they meet
  • update all segment "Street Names" and "Alternate Names" (removing any duplicate alternates) in accordance with the standards published in the Wiki, but with certain exceptions as noted below-- when in doubt, follow these examples:
    • NON-SPLIT HIGHWAYS/STREETS/ROADS (two-way segments):
      • US Routes: US-20
      • NY State Routes: SR-60
      • County Roads/Routes/Highways: CR-70A
    • SPLIT HIGHWAYS (one-way segments):
      • I-481 N -- I-481 S
      • US-219 N -- US-219 S
      • SR-17 E -- SR-17 W
    • ONRAMPS:
      • to I-81 N / Watertown
      • to I-86 E / Corning / Binghamton
        • Note: two-way ramp segments should not be named; the TTS directions will then properly use the name for the next named street on its route.
    • OFFRAMPS:
      • numbered exits: Exit 26: Olean
      • numbered exits with multiple names: Exit 59: Dunkirk / Fredonia
      • non-numbered exits: Exit to SR-39 / Springville
        • Note: it is permissible to add route numbers on numbered exits; however, this is not essential, and if the name becomes too long, the TTS may cause extra confusion when repeating the information several times. Generally, the exit number and city name(s) on the sign are sufficient for the ramp name.

Interstate / Major Freeway Chart

If you are working on one of these sections, please update the following chart to include your screenname and progress details in the appropriate fields. For exit naming assistance, use the links provided with the highway numbers or names below. (For interstates in the NYC area, use the New York City page.)

Section Editor(s) Progress Comment
I-81
PA Border to Syracuse Spil 100% should be no major issues remaining here
Syracuse to Canada Border Spil 5% 03NOV2012 - just started working on this ... most of it was imported as a Major Highway and hasn't been updated yet
I-481
Southeast Syracuse BigOB ... ...
I-781 (scheduled completion: August 2012)
Fort Drum Spil 0% 03NOV2012 - will take care of this spur when I get that far north in my work on I-81
I-84
PA Border to CT Border ... ... ...
I-684
Westchester (I-287) to Brewster (I-84) jeberhard 100% Should be no major issues remaining
I-86 / NY-17
PA Border to I-87 (Exit 16, Harriman) Spil 100% NYSDOT's construction projects for converting the remaining NY-17 portions (Elmira to Binghamton and Windsor to Harriman) to I-86 are scheduled to be completed in 2015; when that is done, I will need to update the highway and onramp segment names in those areas.
I-87
New York City to Albany ... ... moved to the NYC page
Albany to Canada Border ... ... ...
I-287
NJ Border to Port Chester (I-95) jeberhard 75% Ramp renaming in progress. Construction on-going, will need to rework exit 8 area when complete.
I-787
Albany ... ... ...
I-88
Binghamton to Schenevus Spil 100% should be no major issues remaining here
Schenevus to Albany ... ... ...
I-90
PA Border to Orchard Park Spil 100% should be no major issues remaining here
Orchard Park to Syracuse ... ... ...
Syracuse to MA border ... ... ...
I-190
Downtown Buffalo invented 1% Phantom roads, unsigned exits, improper turn restrictions
I-290
Niagara Falls ... ... ...
I-390
Avoca to Mount Morris Spil 100% should be no major issues remaining here
Mount Morris to I-90 ... ... ...
I-90 to I-490 (Rochester) conbot ... ...
I-490
West End: I-90 (Exit 47, LeRoy) to I-390 conbot ... ...
East End: I-390 to I-90 (Exit 45, Victor) conbot ... ...
I-590
Southeast Rochester conbot ... ...
I-690
Syracuse BigOB ... ...
I-790
Utica ... ... ...
I-890
Schenectady ... ... ...
I-990
Buffalo to Amherst ... ... ...
US-15 (Future I-99)
PA Border to Corning (I-86) Spil ~ 100% done for now ... "Freeway" status is not complete in the Lindley area, but that portion is properly updated as "Major Highway"; will keep an eye on this as the freeway construction is completed, and will someday have to update it to I-99
US-219 (possible Future I-67)
PA Border to Buffalo Spil ~ 100% done for now ... "Freeway" status currently extends only from Buffalo south to Springville, but the rest is properly updated as "Major Highway"; will keep an eye on this as the freeway construction continues south to the PA Border

Cities

City Chart

If you are working in one of these cities, please update the following chart to include your screenname and progress details in the appropriate fields. (Feel free to add other cities that you think may be of interest or that you are already editing.)

City Editor(s) Progress Comment
Albany chrysrobyn 100% ...
Binghamton Spil 100% ...
Buffalo/Niagara Falls: see this page -- who wants to take this area?
Corning Spil 100% ...
Cortland Spil 100% ...
Dunkirk / Fredonia Spil 100% ...
Elmira Spil 100% ...
Ithaca IlPapu / zikzak / Spil 20-25% bits and pieces completed from Update Requests and related editing; some work done in Lansing and downtown Ithaca; added a few parking lots and removed extra junctions here and there; more work needed
Jamestown Spil 100% ...
New York City/Long Island/Northern New Jersey: see this page
New Rochelle ... ... ...
Olean Spil 100% ...
Oneonta Spil 15% bits and pieces completed from Update Requests; more work needed
Poughkeepsie ... ... ...
Rochester NecoBri / conbot ... ...
Rome Spil 20% 07JUN2012 -- cleaned up the two major thoroughfares (Black River Blvd and Erie Blvd); also cleaned up SR-365 from Oneida to Rome and SR-49 (Utica-Rome Expressway) from Utica to Rome; still working on other state routes and minor thoroughfares, as well as residential areas
Schenectady chrysrobyn 100% ...
Syracuse BigOB ... ...
Utica Spil 2% 28MAY2012 -- starting work on the Utica-Rome area
Watertown ... ... ...
Yonkers ... ... ...

Suburban / Rural Regions

Suburban / Rural Chart

If you are working in one of these areas, please update the following chart to include your screenname and progress details in the appropriate fields. (Feel free to subdivide the larger regions as needed to fit your area.)

Rural Region Editor(s) Progress Comment
Southern Tier (borders:
PA in west and south;
Oneonta in east; Tully &
Orchard Park in north)
Spil ~ 15-20% 17MAY2012: bits and pieces completed from Update Requests and other editing; much more work needed!
North Western (Buffalo/Rochester) Rynerson27 ... Working on Turn Restrictions for Suburban Monroe County
North Central (Syracuse/Utica) ... ... ...
Adirondack ... ... ...
Capital District chrysrobyn 50% Central to western Troy done, now looking east of Albany. Rural areas will get lots of URs because turns are hard to rig to match what it feels like when you drive it. I-87 corridor from Glens Falls south to Ravena is done.



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