USA/CommonState

This new page is currently undergoing modifications. The information presented should be considered a draft, not yet ready for use. Content is being prepared by one or more users. Do not make any changes before you post a message in this forum.

This page is being developed as a template for all USA state pages. Current pages being considered as a guideline for some or all of their content include:

• Connecticut
• Pennsylvania
• Massachusetts
• Texas

I have made the comments appear on the standard page for easy review by all concerned. They will stay in the final template as editor comments, not to be visible on the final page when read normally.

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<!--Instructions to the editor first setting up this template for STATENAME.

1. Copy the content of this page under edit mode.

2. If the page STATENAME currently exists, paste this content on a temporary page, otherwise paste it on the STATENAME page.

3. Globally search and replace STATENAME with the name of the target state.

4. Review the notes in edit mode and make the appropriate changes noted.

5. Integrate any content from a current state page as needed.

6. Review the final proposed page with other editors in your state.

7. Resist moving sections around in this template because all states are being set up this same way. If necessary add subsections to current sections. New sections should be reviewed with other state editors to keep the template as similar as possible.-->

This page serves as a key resource for editors in STATENAME. Review all the sections to better understand how the guidelines for this state might deviate from the overall USA or worldwide guidelines. If you have questions refer to the forum links below.

Cities and towns

What is the primary goal of this section? Are there states with cities that are unnamed? Or is this more about when and how to name CDPs? Either way we should explain why this section is here since we are not just listing city names for the sake of listing them. One example is Connecticut/Cities and towns.

There are 169 cities and towns in the state. See STATENAME/Cities and towns for proper naming information.

Major roads

The state specific page for Roads by type (third link below) does not appear to be active for most states and would be removed for states that don't have it. One example is Connecticut/Roads by type

STATENAME follows the general road naming and type guidelines of the USA. See Road names/USA, Road types/USA and STATENAME/Roads by type.

Places

If a state has specific guidelines different from the rest of the country, it would be noted here.

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STATENAME follows the USA standard for Places. It is recommended that the guidelines in that page are not deviated unless discussed in the state forum linked below.

Major construction projects

Some states have a full subpage on tracking construction projects and others just link to the state's DOT.gov page.

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The major construction projects for STATENAME can be found on this DOT web page.

Special roads

This appears to be more of a list of editing manual page links. There are others like the Junction Style Guide and the linked pages inside it that we might want to reference as well.

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STATENAME follows the standard USA guidelines for all of the following special road types.

• Divided highways and roadways
• Carpool, HOV, Transit lanes
• Roundabouts and traffic circles
• Cul-de-sac's
• Dirt roads
• Parking lot roads
• Toll roads

Non-drivable roads

Is this generally universal for all states? Can we link to the one page in the Wiki and only list deviations here?

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Review the guidelines for non-drivable roads to ensure compliance with the general guidelines.

Cameras

Because many states are different from each other, this section is very important to be covered uniquely for each state.

Not every camera-looking device at an intersection is a speed or red light camera. Be sure to know your cameras before accepting new camera reports. Currently only the Waze client app can add cameras to the map. When adding a camera from the app, be sure to review the camera placement recommendations.

Speed cameras

Speed cameras are (legal/illegal) in STATENAME. These cameras take a photograph of a vehicle when it passes by at too high a speed. Refer to the Cameras page for specific information.

Red light cameras

Red light cameras are (legal/illegal) in STATENAME. These cameras take a photograph of a vehicle that enters an intersection after the light is red. Refer to the Cameras page for specific information.

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To do list

Some states have it and others don't. I recommend we always make it an entire subpage.

If you are an active editor in this state, consider reviewing the "to do" list for the state at STATENAME/To do list.

Mapping resources

Virtually every state has links to other resources

The following links can be helpful when editing STATENAME.

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Forum

Most states have this already, so it should be easy to match for all states.

The Waze forum is a great place to find answers to previously asked questions and also a place to ask new ones. Below is a link to the forum specific to STATENAME as well as the main USA forum page.

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• STATENAME section of Waze Forum
• USA section of Waze Forum

Area Managers

Most states already use this same basic format, so we might as well all use it. This is from Connecticut.

The table below identifies the editors with a rank at least that of an Area Manager who participate in editing in STATENAME. If you have any questions, please consider contacting them directly as needed.

Username	Area Managed	Comments	Forum PM
Rank 6 Country Managers
orbitc	Region 8 New England Regional Coordinator	Rank 6	PM
AndyPoms	Statewide	Concentrates on Connecticut, but also covers Springfield, MA and Limited Access Highways throughout the North East Region.	PM
Rank 5 Area Managers
pumrum	Statewide	Also covers NYC	PM
Rank 4 Area Managers
Jallen	+/- Fairfield & New Haven Counties	Also covers I-684 & Saw Mill River Parkway corridor in New York	PM
Rank 3 Area Managers
BWJSS	+/- Fairfield & New Haven Counties		PM
Cassio26	+/- Hartford & Tolland Counties	Focus primarily on North Central CT and north through Northampton, MA	PM
CTGreybeard	+/- Fairfield & Litchfield Counties	Also covers Northern Westchester, Putnam, and Duchess Counties in NY	PM
SaxTeacher3	+/- Fairfield & New Haven Counties	Also covers Westchester County, NY	PM

If you are an Area Manager that covers the State of STATENAME, or a USA Country Manager that does a lot of work in STATENAME, please add yourself to this list (alphabetical by username).