Wikipedia:WikiProject Golden Horseshoe Roads/Sample Article

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PLEASE FOLLOW THIS EXAMPLE WHEN STARTING A NEW ARTICLE. Disregard the shortcut links; they are for the project's purpose only.

Words in italics are instructions.

Introduction: At the start of the article, place an insightful introductory paragraph. In the paragraph, there must be the official name of the road in bold type. Three to five lines would be sufficient. For example:

Sample Article is a guideline for WP:GHR members when creating a new article. It is an attempt to unify all articles.

1 Road Information
2 Map
3 Purpose and Description
4 Public Transit
5 Public Transit
6 Major Roads that Intersects (Article Name)
7 Major Roads that are Parallel to (Article Name)
8 References
9 Categories

[edit] Road Information

Road Information: A list of information using bullets to show them. Be sure to mention about Local Names (Nicknames), Official Names, Municipalities, Length, Transportation, Road Status, Attractions, Zonings, and additional notes. Below is an example.

Locally referred to as (From west to east): Rutherford Road, Carrville Road, 16th Avenue
Municipalities (From west to east): Vaughan, Richmond Hill, Markham
Length: 40km (within York Region)
Transportation: mainly YRT Routes 85, 85A, 85B, and future 85C (from Beaver Creek to Markham-Stouffville Hospital)
Attractions: Kortright Centre for Conservation, Vaughan Mills Mall, David Dunlap Observatory (walking distance needed), Buttonville Airport
Road status: Mostly a 4-lane paved avenue, 6-lanes in portions near Vaughan Mills and between Mural Street/Vogell Road and Highway 404, 2 lane road east of Markham bypass and west of Highway 27
Zoning: Various, lots of residential, commercial, and farmland (mainly to west and east)
Additional information: Rutherford Road stretches from Highway 50 to Bathurst Street, Carrville is from Bathurst to Yonge, and 16th Avenue is from Yonge Street to the York Durham Line. Rutherford Road is known as Castlemore Road (which eventually becomes Bovaird Drive) in Peel Region (west of Highway 50)

[edit] Map

Map: If available, you can make a map using Microsoft Paint, or take a picture of an actual atlas. Be sure to make your map a thumbnail size at 300 px.

[edit] Purpose and Description

Purpose: If available, you can state its original purpose of why the government would build the road. State your citation if necessary.

Description: Here, you describe the road conditions, such as number of lanes, paved or unpaved, and amount of traffic it receives each day. 5 to 10 lines are sufficient.

[edit] Public Transit

Public Transit: Make a list of bus routes driving along the road. Be sure to state which portion of the road the bus route is using. For example:

Highway 7 is served by YRT Route 1, and a joint service Route 77 by YRT and Brampton Transit. It is served by Viva purple from McCowan Road to Yonge Street and Viva orange from Interchange Way to Martin Grove Road. Numerous other routes also use portions of Highway 7, including:

YRT Route 10
YRT Route 23
YRT Route 40
YRT Route 41
YRT Route 87
YRT Route 522
TTC Route 25D
Viva Purple (peak service west of Interchange Way)
Viva Pink (peak hours only)
Viva Green (peak hours only)

[edit] Public Transit

Public Transit: List all the bus routes that are using the road or portions of the road, be sure to state which section of the road the bus is using. For example:

YRT Route 10
YRT Route 23
YRT Route 40
YRT Route 41
YRT Route 87
YRT Route 522
TTC Route 25D
Viva Purple (peak service west of Interchange Way)
Viva Pink (peak hours only)
Viva Green (peak hours only)

[edit] Major Roads that Intersects (Article Name)

Road Intersections: List all the roads that intersect from west to east (if it is a north-south route) or south to north (if it is an east west route) Be sure to post appropriate road shields.

[edit] Major Roads that are Parallel to (Article Name)

Parallel Roads/Alternate Routes: List 11 roads (including the original road, 5 from the west [or north], and 5 from the east [or south]) Be sure to post appropriate road shields. For Example: