Aaronantrim: /* Addressed Stop Name */ broke out Stops at Landmarks category

2015-10-28T22:20:28Z

Addressed Stop Name: broke out Stops at Landmarks category

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	# The stops that are not at an intersection but identified using a well known entity/business should be named using the numbered address with hyphenated name of the known entity. For example, ‘Fitzgerald Ave at Sizzler’ should be renamed to ‘3483 Fitzgerald Ave-Sizzler’. This allows user to approximately locate the stop on a digital map and at the same time know that it is near the Sizzler restaurant.		# The stops that are not at an intersection but identified using a well known entity/business should be named using the numbered address with hyphenated name of the known entity. For example, ‘Fitzgerald Ave at Sizzler’ should be renamed to ‘3483 Fitzgerald Ave-Sizzler’. This allows user to approximately locate the stop on a digital map and at the same time know that it is near the Sizzler restaurant.
	# Stop names like ‘Gurdwara Cul-de-sac’ should be avoided. It does not provide a good sense of the location.		# Stop names like ‘Gurdwara Cul-de-sac’ should be avoided. It does not provide a good sense of the location.
	Stops at Landmarks		====Stops at Landmarks====
	# Stop names at landmarks/known places should be fully qualified. For example, ‘San Carlos Caltrain Station’ is preferred over ‘San Carlos Caltrain’ or ‘San Carlos Station.’		# Stop names at landmarks/known places should be fully qualified. For example, ‘San Carlos Caltrain Station’ is preferred over ‘San Carlos Caltrain’ or ‘San Carlos Station.’
	# When a stop is located within a larger known place/area the stop name should start with the larger place/area name followed by a hyphenated more specific location name. For example, ‘University of California Berkeley-Business School’, ‘College of San Mateo-CSM Dr’, ‘Southland Mall-Macy’s, ‘Millbrae Bart-Bay 5’, or ‘South San Francisco Bart-Bay 7 Eastside.’		# When a stop is located within a larger known place/area the stop name should start with the larger place/area name followed by a hyphenated more specific location name. For example, ‘University of California Berkeley-Business School’, ‘College of San Mateo-CSM Dr’, ‘Southland Mall-Macy’s, ‘Millbrae Bart-Bay 5’, or ‘South San Francisco Bart-Bay 7 Eastside.’

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-Transit stops names support identifiability of stop locations. Agencies take a variety of approaches to naming stops. This article is a digest of some of those practices, along with recommendations for choosing stop names.
+Some of this content is based on the [[Metropolitain Transportation Commission]]'s [[File:511 Proposed Transit Stop Naming Convention V1.0.pdf|Proposed Transit Stop Naming Guidelines VERSION 1.0]].
-Some of this content is based on the [[Metropolitain Transportation Commission]]'s [[File:511 Proposed Transit Stop Naming Convention V1.0.pdf|Proposed Transit Stop Naming Guidelines VERSION 1.0]].
+=== Background ===

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2015-10-28T20:35:41Z

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Transit stops names support identifiability of stop locations. Agencies take a variety of approaches to naming stops. This article is a digest of some of those practices, along with recommendations for choosing stop names.

Some of this content is based on the [[Metropolitain Transportation Commission]]'s [[File:511 Proposed Transit Stop Naming Convention V1.0.pdf|Proposed Transit Stop Naming Guidelines VERSION 1.0]].

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Aaronantrim: /* Addressed Stop Name */ broke out Stops at Landmarks category

Aaronantrim: added recommendations

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