Talk:U.S. Route 395

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I added 2 photos.. hope it's not overkill.. I just got back from a roadtrip down 395 though, and figured here's a good use for some of the photos I took :) --Kvuo 1 July 2005 22:31 (UTC)

[edit] To Merge or not to Merge

Sorry I let this sit for a while. But yeah, the article U.S. Route 395 North Spokane Corridor needs to be merged and pruned.I just drove a good portion of the 395 corridor and counted no fewer than 5 sections of US 395 that were being widened to a freeway as we speak, not counting this one. It's simply not noteworthy in the big scheme of things. Davemeistermoab (talk) 04:18, 29 January 2008 (UTC)

Davemeistermoab, the US 395 NSC project is not just a "widening" of US 395, its a completely new roadway, and is arguably one of the largest road projects in Washington State. It is most definitely the largest project in Spokane, Washington. Do not merge this article with the US 395 article.. Here's a link to the project's website, if you need to check it out for yourself. [1] —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jdubman (talk • contribs) 01:03, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

I would not do the merge alone, I would wait until a few more editors chime in and a consensus is formed. With that said, at least 2 other editor have put the "merge" tag in place. So there's 3 of us that have gone on record in one form or another with a vote of merge. I don't agree with the logic presented. By comparison Interstate 580 (Nevada), which is a complete reconstruction of US 395 in Nevada on a new alignment built to Interstate standards, has 3 official webpages dedicated to the project: http://www.ccfreeway.com http://www.freewayextension.com and http://www.nevadadot.com/projects/us395northbound/ It did have 4, but the re-construction between I-80 and Clear Acre Lane in Reno was just finished and pulled from NDOT's website. I don't see anybody creating 4 different pages about those construction projects. You're welcome to convince me otherwise. However, with the evidence currently presented I'm not convinced. Davemeistermoab (talk) 01:17, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

There aren't four Wikipedia articles for that project because it is just one major project. The T-REX I-25 project in Metro-Denver has a whole article about it - Colorado T-REX Project (TRansportation EXpansion). Maybe the problem is that the the US 395 NSC page isn't developed and comprehensive enough to meet Wikipedia's "standards"? If that's the case, I would be more than glad to expand the article with some good information. I'm from Spokane, so I know a lot about the project. Jdubman (talk) 19:59, 30 January 2008 (UTC)

I think your second reply is a much better argument. I agree that the T-REX article is well done. However, I suspect that as the light rail system ages the name of the expansion project will be long forgotten and this article will be eventually deleted or merged with the main RTD article. For the record, if I were the king of Wikipedia I wouldn't have an Interstate 580 (Nevada) article until NDOT actually nails a 580 sign to a post =-). But, I'm not the king so.... If you can make it a good article, Yeah I'd support it, but until then I still vote for a merge. Good luck on improving it. I'm more than willing to change my vote when that happens. Davemeistermoab (talk) 03:54, 31 January 2008 (UTC)