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This project shall be referred to as the WikiProject for Transportation in China.
All airports, seaports, expressways, roads of all grades, and railways, should be in the scope of this project. Geographically, this is limited to mainland China. The Hong Kong and Macao SARs and Taiwan do not form part of this project.
[edit] Parentage
No parent of this WikiProject has been defined.
[edit] Descendant WikiProjects
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[edit] Similar WikiProjects
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[edit] Participants
Everyone with an interest is welcome to take part in this project.
[edit] Structure
[edit] Please Note
- So far, the definition for seaports has not been formed. Participants are free to form it if they wish.
- If external sites exist for these items, link them, please!
[edit] General Info
- Expressway exit numbering is optional but is a welcome component of every expressway article.
- If no speed limit is known assume it to be the nationwide 120 km/h.
- The "Road Conditions" section doesn't need to be completed in full if full information is not available on hand.
- The layout structures as shown below represent what the articles might look like when it is completed in full. It is not a skeleton layout that must be completed on its first go; rather, it is a blueprint for article evolution. Incomplete entries are accepted! :-)
- The schematic map section will be defined soon.
[edit] Exit Format
For the above sign (which is typical throughout expressways and ring roads with expressway/express road characteristics in China), the following format is recommended:
- ⇆ 5: (Intersection with Jingtong Expressway) Jingtong Expressway
- Expand all abbreviations (e.g., expwy -> expressway, rd -> road, etc...).
- The number in ovals/squares is the exit number.
- Chinese Hanzi (characters) are optional, but warmly welcomed.
- If different numbers are used for exits in different directions (if you know them), state it. If the exit only exists in one direction, state it.
If there is no exit number, the following is recommended instead:
- ⇆ (Intersection with Jingtong Expressway) Jingtong Expressway
- Omit the exit numbering in this case.
[edit] Symbols
Where possible, use the following symbols:
↑ = overpass
↓ = underpass
⇆ = intersection
↪ = anticlockwise (ring roads only)
↩ = clockwise (ring roads only)
✕ = exit not open to the general public
↗ = exit
¥ = toll gate
→ = exit on way out (as per stated expressway direction) only
↘ = exit only
← = exit on way in (as per stated expressway direction) only
P = parking
S = service area
All must be put in boldface.
[edit] Airports
- Location
- History
- Connections
- Connections by Road
- Connections by Rail/Urban Public Transit
- Airlines
- Terminal Buildings
- Lounges
[edit] Railways
- Route
- History
- Major Stations and Junctions
- Speed
- List of Stations
- List of Platform
[edit] Underground Rail
- Route
- History
- Fares
- Major Stations and Junctions
- List of Stations
[edit] Expressways
- Basic information [1]
- Route
- Schematic map -- this is optional
- History
- Portions under Construction or Projection [2]
- Road Conditions
- Warning -- this part should be present when possible risks (e.g. fog, speed traps, etc...) related to the expressway are known. It should ALWAYS precede "Speed Limit".
- Speed Limit
- Tolls
- Lanes
- Surface Conditions
- Traffic
- Major Exits
- Service Areas
- Connections
- Other Information [3]
- List of Exits [4]
[edit] Ring Roads
- Basic information [1]
- Route
- Schematic map -- this is optional
- History
- Portions under Construction or Projection [2]
- Road Conditions
- Speed Limit
- Tolls (if they apply)
- Lanes
- Surface Conditions
- Traffic
- Major Exits
- Bridges and Overpasses
- Service Areas (if there are any)
- Connections (with main city routes and expressways)
- Other Information [3]
- List of Exits [4]
[1] = No section numbering.
[2] = Present only when the ring road is not totally completed.
[3] = Does not appear on all ring road articles.
[4] = Each section of the ring road gets its own sub-section number.
See: 4th Ring Road for a sample article in line with this format.
- Basic information [1]
- Route
- Schematic map -- this is optional
- History
- Portions under Construction or Projection [2]
- Road Conditions
- Speed Limit
- Tolls
- Lanes
- Surface Conditions
- Traffic
- Major Connections
- Connections with Expressways
- Other Information [3]
[1] = No section numbering. Also, the code/abbreviation (e.g. G101) for the road (if it has one) should be written.
[2] = Present only when the road is not totally completed.
[3] = Does not appear on all road articles.
[edit] China National Highways
- Basic information and road numbering [1]
- Route
- Schematic map -- this is optional
- History
- Portions under Construction or Projection [2]
- Road Conditions
- Speed Limit
- Tolls
- Lanes
- Surface Conditions
- Traffic
- Major Connections
- Major Localities
- Connections with Expressways
- Other Information [3]
[1] = No section numbering. The code/abbreviation (e.g. G101) for the road (if it has one, most likely it does) must be written.
[2] = Present only when the road is not totally completed.
[3] = Does not appear on all road articles.
[edit] Image Guidelines
Please, people: no copyright violations. The monetary expenditures and deadpan judges are too much for us. ;-)
The images we value the most are images which are licensed under the GFDL or are in the public domain.
Non-commercial images and images with special permission for Wikipedia are less valued, but still accepted. However, if a similar version is available in a GFDL or PD version, we will take these instead.
A recommended upper dimension limit is 640x480. JPEGs are preferred.
Try to make every picture of every road/airport/expressway/etc... look like that the image shows something of its speciality. We all can take pictures of roads (black background, white interrupted lines, etc...), so try to make something that has a speciality of its own. Don't knock yourself out taking great photos. Photos complement the article, but remember this isn't exactly an art gallery. 80%-100% good pictures are accepted with wide open arms. Nobody dictated that we are a top-notch photo club! :-)
Don't forget the caption -- neither too short nor too long. Expressways/railway stations/airports/etc..., although they're immovable, do change over time. A little something along the lines of "(July 2004 image)" or so would be fine.
[edit] Step-By-Step Policy
If you know anything about a road/railway/etc..., please write it.
We are not expecting articles to be written (commenced) offline, the contributor freaking out over data research, the article be stalled for a decade, and sometime in the 22nd century, be fully written up and is compliant with the standards (which would have changed anyway!). As the initiator of this project, I (User:DF08) will be doing the work in adjusting transportation entries in the PRC to the standards as shown here.
We are not expecting perfection! Human inperfection is absolutely OK. Please don't knock yourself out while taking part in this project! Write what you know -- no more! :-) (that's a friendly smile).
[edit] Hierarchy definition
- Parent WikiProject
- Sibling WikiProjects
- Related WikiProjects
- Associated WikiProjects
- Standarise layout and presentation on all transportation-related articles to better provide readers a more reader-friendly appearance.
[edit] General strategy and discussion forums
[edit] Templates
Please take a look at the current template (as an example) for Beijing roads and expressways: Template:Roads and Expressways of Beijing. It should look something like:
Please either base templates on this standard or adjust them to fit requirements as seen fit.
Important: Please only use the template on reformed pages, that is, pages that have had their content revised according to the suggested standards of this project!
[edit] Portal
Please help add comprehensive coverage worldwide on the world international road portal, and if there are any additions which could be made from many countires or regiona that would be awesome.
- For instance, a successful DYK could be added.
- Feel free to directly add quality, or featured road related images or panoramas. If a photo is not recognised by being classified as quality or featured, then it should be of finer quality like would be in a magasine or print encyclopaedia, as a portal showcases wikipedia's finer work, in this case the portal roads showcases wikipedia road finer work world wide.
- Feel free to directly add [[Wikipedia:Version 1.0 Editorial Team/Canada articles by quality|featured, A or GA class. Roads content articles to the above list which are now rotated automatically through the portal. Other articles may be nominated here. If an article is at B class, which would have the following for an example), it could also be submitted, with a strong lead, as a short one or two sentence lead is hard to put that intro on the front page of a portal.
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- B Class criteria
- A brief but informative lead section which introduces all the article sections.
- An infobox
- A route box, showing the junctions of the roads and the roads which intersect the motorway at these junctions.
- A history into the road, informative, and well-written.
- A NPOV, well-written well-referenced article, without trivia that can not be integrated.
