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To start a new issue, use <nowiki>{{subst:Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Roads/Newsletter/Newsroom/Template|issue=1|date=Winter 2016|monthday=January15}}</nowiki>.
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==Always in the newsletter==
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*From the editor
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==Issue 1 (Spring 2017)==
==Issue 2 (Summer 2017)==
Publication deadline: 12 PM Pacific-3 PM Eastern on TBD.


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===Introduction===
===Introduction===
:''Contributor:''
:''Contributors:'' Philroc, Morriswa (copy-editing)
Welcome to the first issue of ''The Center Line'' since winter 2015, which was over a year ago. Firstly, because 2016, the year we were so excited about in the last issue, has come and gone without a new issue, we hope 2016 was a good year for you. Secondly, since it is now 2017, happy belated New Year! We hope that this year will bring new improvement for USRD. We will focus on the completion of two initiatives on Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata, route articles that don't have junction lists and getting route log data for them, and *Topic of Feature 3* in this issue. We hope to publish another issue this summer, so please be patient. ❖Philroc


===Commons and Wikidata revamp===
===Feature 1 (if needed)===
:''Contributor:'' Rschen7754
:''Contributor:''


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2012 and 2013 were momentous years in the history of USRD: the consolidation of the state highway WikiProjects, the deployment of [[Keyhole Markup Language|KML files]], and a record-breaking number of featured articles and good articles. But behind the scenes, two initiatives on Wikimedia sister projects were started, and were only completed last year.
===Feature 2 (if needed)===

:''Contributor:''
[[File:California 9.svg|left|100px]] '''[[c:Commons:WikiProject U.S. Roads|Commons:WikiProject U.S. Roads]]''' completed the initial work of tagging all the highway shields properly. In the past, shields were tagged with templates like {{tl|PD-self}} or {{tl|CC-BY-SA 3.0}}, even though the design of the shields themselves was done by the state department of transportation. For example, the shield to the left was created by the [[California Department of Transportation]] and should be tagged {{[[C:Template:PD-MUTCD-CA|PD-MUTCD-CA]]}}, because it appears in the [[Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices]] and is thus in the [[public domain]]. A full list of the templates to use is on [[c:COM:USRD/L]].

'''[[d:Wikidata:WikiProject Roads/United States|Wikidata:WikiProject Roads/United States]]''' is our portal on one of the newest Wikimedia projects, [[Wikidata]]. Last year, we completed the initial setup of the project pages and the data items. The project pages dynamically change when data is added to items, easily indicating what facts are missing.

In future months, we hope to add more shields to Commons (including shields for other countries and historic highway shields) and to improve the infrastructure on Wikidata to handle geographic shapefiles and other data.

===Route logs for junction lists===
:''Contributor:'' –[[User:Fredddie|Fredddie]][[User talk:Fredddie|™]]

As of this writing, [[Montana Highway 2]] is the last remaining extant Montana article that is missing a junction list. To be honest, it's missing everything, but I'm just going to focus on junction lists. If you look at [[:Category:U.S. Roads project articles needing a junction list]], you'll see that there are still {{PAGESINCAT:U.S. Roads project articles needing a junction list}} articles that do not have a junction list, which is roughly 6.5% of all USRD articles. Some state departments of transportation are more forthcoming with their data than others, whether it's in a convenient route log like [[Minnesota Department of Transportation|MnDOT]] provides, or it's given in GIS data as [[Illinois Department of Transportation|IDOT]] does. Some states do not provide any route log data, and as you can imagine, articles in those states lag behind in quality.

These are the states that need the most attention with regards to route logs:
:[[WP:USRD/ME|Maine]], [[WP:USRD/NV|Nevada]] (former routes only), [[WP:USRD/PR|Puerto Rico]], [[WP:USRD/TN|Tennessee]], [[WP:USRD/TX|Texas]], [[WP:USRD/VI|U.S. Virgin Islands]], [[WP:USRD/WV|West Virginia]], [[WP:USRD/WI|Wisconsin]]

These are states that have route log data available, but still have a lot of articles requiring junction lists:
:[[WP:USRD/AR|Arkansas]], [[WP:USRD/IL|Illinois]], [[WP:USRD/KS|Kansas]], [[WP:USRD/KY|Kentucky]], [[WP:USRD/MO|Missouri]], [[WP:USRD/NM|New Mexico]] <!-- I will link to route logs/data before publishing -->

So this is my call to action. We can easily halve the number of articles that need a junction list by plugging away at the states that have route data and contacting the departments of transportation in the states that don't to see if they could provide us with the data.
<!-- more to come -->


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===Feature 3 (if needed)===
===Feature 3 (if needed)===
:''Contributor:''
:''Contributor:''


Note: If you suggest a story then you are volunteering to write it, unless someone else decides to do so.
Note: If you suggest a story then you are volunteering to write it, unless someone else decides to do so.

===Project news===
===Project news===
:''Contributor:''
:''Contributors:'' Philroc, Morriswa (copy-editing)

* There is an ongoing discussion [[WT:USRD#Multi-State Route Articles Redux|here]] about whether sets of articles about highways that travel through multiple states, have the same number, and are connected to each other should each be combined into one article, and how the articles that are made from this process should be named. Your input is needed, so, please voice your opinion at the above link. [[User:Philroc|<font color="#009933">Phil</font>]][[User talk:Philroc|<font color="#000000">roc</font>]]<sup>[[Special:Contributions/Philroc|''My contribs'']]</sup> 13:56, 18 March 2017 (UTC)


Be sure to look through Article Alerts and WT:USRD.
Be sure to look through Article Alerts and WT:USRD.
*All states are < 5.5 in rel WW. --'''[[User:Rschen7754|Rs]][[User talk:Rschen7754|chen]][[Special:Contributions/Rschen7754|7754]]''' 03:25, 16 July 2017 (UTC)


===State updates===
===State updates===
Write the updates below. If signatures are present, remove them before adding to the newsletter.
Write the updates below. If signatures are present, remove them before adding to the newsletter.


*California: Since the last issue, [[California State Route 11]] became a Good Article, and [[California State Route 94]] and [[California State Route 76]] became Featured Articles. [[:File:McClure Tunnel west.jpg]] also became a Featured Picture. A source for replacing the [[California postmile]] with actual mileages was found at [https://postmile.dot.ca.gov/]. And finally, [[Interstate 8]] was featured on the [[Main Page]] on [[Wikipedia:Today's featured article/March 26, 2017|March 26, 2017]] and got 32,800 page views. --'''[[User:Rschen7754|Rs]][[User talk:Rschen7754|chen]][[Special:Contributions/Rschen7754|7754]]''' 05:05, 3 April 2017 (UTC)
*Georgia: The [[List of state routes in Georgia (U.S. state)]] page was made [[Wikipedia:WikiProject U.S. Roads/Standards/Route lists|standards compliant]] and still is in the midst of a major revamp to include all previous and current state highways. Also, the [[List of former state routes in Georgia (U.S. state)]] page has had a major revamp started to include all previous state highways and make each section cited and include complete histories. The process on both pages is still ongoing, with various current state highway articles having properly-cited "History" sections added or revamped to be proper. [[User:Morriswa|Charlotte Allison (Morriswa)]] ([[User talk:Morriswa|talk]]) 11:13, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
*Idaho: All current state highways now have articles, with the final redlink of [[Idaho State Highway 81]] being created on February 21. The main list of state highways was made [[WP:USRD/STDS/L|standards compliant]] and split thrice. '''[[User:SounderBruce|<span style="background:#5d9731; color:white; padding:2px;">Sounder</span>]][[User talk:SounderBruce|<span style="background:#1047AB; color:white; padding:2px;">Bruce</span>]]''' 06:44, 18 March 2017 (UTC)
*Michigan: With the promotion of [[Interstate 675 (Michigan)]] (and the previous promotion of [[Interstate 94 in Michigan]]) to Featured Article status, the [[Wikipedia:Featured topics/Interstate Highways in Michigan|Interstate Highways in Michigan]] topic automatically promoted to Featured Topic status on March 4, 2017. <span style="background:#006B54; padding:2px;">'''[[User:Imzadi1979|<font color="white">Imzadi&nbsp;1979</font>]]&nbsp;[[User talk:Imzadi1979|<font color="white"><big>→</big></font>]]'''</span> 00:59, 20 March 2017 (UTC)
====Leaderboard and stub count====
====Leaderboard and stub count====
:''Contributor:'' Dough4872
:''Contributor:''

Here's how the leaderboard looks as of April 12, 2017:
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Rank
!State
!{{FA-Class|category=Category:FA-Class U.S. road transport articles}}
!{{A-Class|category=Category:A-Class U.S. road transport articles}}
!{{GA-Class|category=Category:GA-Class U.S. road transport articles}}
!{{B-Class|category=Category:B-Class U.S. road transport articles}}
!{{C-Class|category=Category:C-Class U.S. road transport articles}}
!{{Start-Class|category=Category:Start-Class U.S. road transport articles}}
!{{Stub-Class|category=Category:Stub-Class U.S. road transport articles}}
!ω
!Ω
|-align=center
!1
|[[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Michigan road transport articles by quality statistics|Michigan]]
|31
|5
|188
|0
|0
|0
|0
|381
|1.701
|-align=center
!2
|[[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Delaware road transport articles by quality statistics|Delaware]]
|1
|0
|63
|0
|0
|0
|0
|126
|1.969
|-align=center
!3
|[[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/New York road transport articles by quality statistics|New York]]
|12
|3
|198
|332
|107
|24
|2
|1955
|2.883
|-align=center
!4
|[[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Washington road transport articles by quality statistics|Washington]]
|0
|2
|73
|78
|53
|6
|1
|630
|2.958
|-align=center
!5
|[[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Maryland road transport articles by quality statistics|Maryland]]
|4
|1
|65
|346
|45
|8
|0
|1389
|2.962
|-align=center
!6
|[[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/New Jersey road transport articles by quality statistics|New Jersey]]
|0
|2
|102
|47
|19
|81
|0
|828
|3.299
|-align=center
!7
|[[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Utah road transport articles by quality statistics|Utah]]
|4
|3
|16
|64
|131
|7
|1
|792
|3.504
|-align=center
!8
|[[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Iowa road transport articles by quality statistics|Iowa]]
|2
|1
|19
|19
|87
|12
|0
|504
|3.600
|-align=center
!9
|[[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Arizona road transport articles by quality statistics|Arizona]]
|2
|0
|12
|18
|47
|20
|1
|372
|3.720
|-align=center
!10
|[[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Oklahoma road transport articles by quality statistics|Oklahoma]]
|2
|0
|14
|66
|39
|58
|0
|672
|3.754
|-
|}

Since the last issue in 2015, there has been no change in the top 10 and the WikiWork has remained relatively stable in those states, with very little change.

As always, you can find full statistics for all 50 states and more at [[WP:USRD/A/S]]. And now for a look at how the project is doing as a whole:
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Project
!{{FA-Class|category=Category:FA-Class U.S. road transport articles}}
!{{A-Class|category=Category:A-Class U.S. road transport articles}}
!{{GA-Class|category=Category:GA-Class U.S. road transport articles}}
!{{B-Class|category=Category:B-Class U.S. road transport articles}}
!{{C-Class|category=Category:C-Class U.S. road transport articles}}
!{{Start-Class|category=Category:Start-Class U.S. road transport articles}}
!{{Stub-Class|category=Category:Stub-Class U.S. road transport articles}}
!Total
!ω
!Ω
|-align=center
![[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/U.S. road transport articles by quality statistics|USRD]]
|73
|20
|988
|1567
|2986
|4596
|1658
|11888
|51569
|4.338
|-align=center
!|[[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Interstate Highway System articles by quality statistics|IH]]
|23
|1
|53
|39
|273
|188
|4
|581
|2280
|3.924
|-align=center
!|[[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/U.S. Highway system articles by quality statistics|USH]]
|17
|2
|70
|44
|239
|338
|9
|719
|2974
|4.136
|-align=center
![[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/U.S. auto trail articles by quality statistics|Auto trail]]
|7
|0
|5
|1
|10
|29
|9
|61
|252
|4.131
|-
|}

Since the last issue in 2015, the USRD project has had a net gain of 7 Featured Articles and 11 Good Articles. The project has had a net loss of 31 stubs since the last issue was published. The USRD project WikiWork has dropped slightly by 0.01 to 4.338.


===Selected article/picture from portal===
===Selected article/picture from portal===
Just make sure this is substituted before publication.
<gallery title="Selected pictures" mode=packed>
File:M-77 Heading North.jpg|(October 2015) '''[[M-77 (Michigan highway)|M-77]]''' heading north toward [[Grand Marais, Michigan]]
File:Million Dollar Highway 10 2006 09 13.jpg|(November 2015) '''[[U.S. Route 550]]''' in the [[Uncompahgre Gorge]] in [[Colorado]]
File:North NH 123.jpg|(December 2015) Northbound on '''[[New Hampshire Route 123]]'''
File:Tx Hwy 207.jpg|(January 2016) '''[[Texas State Highway 207]]''' as it winds its way through the valley of the [[Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River]] in [[Armstrong County, Texas|Armstrong County]]
File:Indiana State Road 26 start.png|(February 2016) The start of '''[[Indiana State Road 26]]''' at the [[Illinois]] border near [[Ambia, Indiana|Ambia]]
File:Denali Highway.jpg| (March 2016) The '''[[Denali Highway]]''' near [[Cantwell, Alaska]]
File:CentervilleWisconsinDowntownWIS35.jpg|(April 2016) '''[[Wisconsin Highway 35]]''' in [[Centerville, Trempealeau County, Wisconsin|Centerville]]
File:Eisenhower Tunnel2.JPG|(May 2016) The eastern portal to the [[Eisenhower Tunnel]] along '''[[Interstate 70 in Colorado]]'''
File:San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge- New and Old bridges.jpg|(June 2016) Eastern span of the '''[[San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge]]''', with the old and the new bridge, as seen from [[Yerba Buena Island]] to [[Oakland, California|Oakland]]
File:Dc skyline pentagon.jpg|(July 2016) '''[[Interstate 395 (District of Columbia–Virginia)|Interstate 395]]''' passing by [[the Pentagon]] in [[Arlington, Virginia]], with [[Washington, D.C.]] in the distance
File:2015-10-07 14 46 28 View north along West Virginia Route 28 and east along West Virginia Route 55 (North Fork Highway) in northern Pendleton County, West Virginia.jpg|(August 2016) '''[[West Virginia Route 28|Route 28]]''' and '''[[West Virginia Route 55|Route 55]]''' in [[Pendleton County, West Virginia]]
File:AR7HotSprings.jpg|(September 2016) '''[[Highway 7 (Arkansas)|Highway 7]]''' in [[Hot Springs, Arkansas]]
File:Shenandoah SkylineDrive Milemarker103 FallColors.jpg|(October 2016) '''[[Skyline Drive]]''' at milepost 103 in [[Shenandoah National Park]], [[Virginia]] in the fall
File:Amboy_(California,_USA),_Hist._Route_66_--_2012_--_1.jpg|(November 2016) '''[[U.S. Route 66 in California|U.S. Route 66]]''' near [[Amboy, California]]
File:Merritt3.jpg|(December 2016) Tree canopy on the '''[[Merritt Parkway]]''' in [[Connecticut]]
File:U.S. Route 25 South Carolina.JPG|(January 2017) '''[[U.S. Route 25 in South Carolina|U.S. Route 25]]''' north of [[Travelers Rest, South Carolina]]
File:SR123East.jpg|(February 2017) '''[[Tennessee State Route 123|State Route 123]]''' in [[Tennessee]] heading east toward [[North Carolina]]
File:Hardscrabble Pass.JPG|(March 2017) '''[[Colorado State Highway 96]]''' at [[Hardscrabble Pass]]
</gallery>
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Selected articles
|-
!scope=col|Month
!US
!MI
!NY
|-
|October 2015
|[[Pennsylvania Turnpike]]
|[[U.S. Route 27 in Michigan]]
|—
|-
|November 2015
|[[Interstate 29 in Iowa]]
|[[M-231 (Michigan highway)]]
|[[New York State Route 418]]
|-
|December 2015
|[[Eisenhower Tunnel]]
|[[Pure Michigan Byway]]
|—
|-
|January 2016
|[[New York State Route 28]]
|[[H-13 (Michigan county highway)]]
|[[Arden Valley Road]]
|-
|February 2016
|[[California State Route 67]]
|[[U.S. Route 12 in Michigan]]
|—
|-
|March 2016
|[[U.S. Route 15 in Maryland]]
|[[M-69 (Michigan highway)]]
|—
|-
|April 2016
|[[Nevada State Route 375]]
|[[Interstate 296]]
|—
|-
|May 2016
|[[H-58 (Michigan county highway)]]
|[[M-48 (Michigan highway)]]
|—
|-
|June 2016
|[[U.S. Route 195]]
|[[M-37 (Michigan highway)]]
|—
|-
|July 2016
|[[Legacy Parkway]]
|[[ Black River National Forest Scenic Byway]]
|—
|-
|August 2016
|[[North Carolina Highway 54]]
|[[M-115 (Michigan highway)]]
|—
|-
|September 2016
|[[U.S. Route 412 in Oklahoma]]
|[[M-203 (Michigan highway)]]
|—
|-
|October 2016
|[[Arizona State Route 67]]
|[[Interstate 196]]
|—
|-
|November 2016
|[[Interstate 81 in West Virginia]]
|[[M-67 (Michigan highway)]]
|—
|-
|December 2016
|[[U.S. Route 67 in Iowa]]
|[[Interstate 496]]
|—
|-
|January 2017
|[[California State Route 94]]
|rowspan=2|[[County Road 510 (Marquette County, Michigan)]]
|—
|-
|February 2017
|[[New York State Route 32]]
|—
|-
|March 2017
|[[M-6 (Michigan highway)]]
|[[M-129 (Michigan highway)]]
|—
|}

===From the editors===
The next quarterly issue should be out in the summer. The editors of the newsletter would like to hear from you, the reader. What do you like about the current format? What should be changed? Removed? Added? [[WT:USRD/NEWS|Your comments are needed.]]


===From the Contributor===
Lastly, remember that this is your newsletter and you can be involved in the creation of next issue released for the summer. Any and all contributions are welcome. Simply let yourself be known to any of the undersigned, or just start editing!

Latest revision as of 03:25, 16 July 2017

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