Talk:Washington State Route 500/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Ed! (talk · contribs) 00:04, 20 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Giving a look. —Ed!^(talk) 00:04, 20 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

GA review (see here for criteria) (see here for this contributor's history of GA reviews)

It is reasonably well written:
Dab links, dup links, external links tools show no problems. Copyio tool returns green.
It is factually accurate and verifiable:
Source Spotcheck Material in refs 3, 9 and 36 all properly back up details cited in the article. I note several offline sources on the article, accepted in good faith.
- Citation needed: "The interchange with I-205 was built in 1977, but was not connected to the SR 500 freeway or nearby roads until a later date"
Unable to resolve this based on the current sources I have available.
It is broad in its coverage:
Not Yet
- Route description: Is there any detail on the geography of the road? As in, if it is hilly in certain sections or features any sharp turns?
As the name Fourth Plain implies, most of the highway is along flat terrain. The turns are listed.
- Any details on speed limits along the stretch of the road? This might be difficult to find and properly source I acknowledge.
Added speed limits in a general sense, along with the specific mention for Padden Parkway.
- History: Vancouver's population growth might make useful context to add to this part of the article as well.
That data, and its relationship with the highway, is hard to come by due to boundary changes that affect Census numbers.
- Any idea of the initial cost in the 1970s and 1980s?
I don't have access to local newspapers from that era, so any detail is lost.
- "...named the state's second most dangerous highway in 2002." -- How many accidents were tracked in that time?
The list uses the weird criteria of "cost to society", but I found a different reference with a number.
- Last sentence of the history graph, is this planned in a future state budget and if so what year? If not would be good to indicate if not funded. Also good to indicate projections on cost.
Added a note. Since these are long-range plans, the cost has not been disclosed in available materials.
It follows the neutral point of view policy:
Pass No problems there.
It is stable:
Pass No problems there.
It is illustrated by images, where possible and appropriate:
Pass Two images and map tagged PD or CC as appropriate.
Other:
On Hold Pending a few fixes. 00:36, 20 January 2019 (UTC)
@Ed!: Answered all of your comments above. I don't have access to the newspaper archive for Portland's daily newspaper (The Oregonian) or pre-1990 coverage from The Columbian, so details for the initial construction of the highway in the 1970s and 1980s will have to go un-referenced for now. Sounder Bruce 02:17, 20 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Much appreciated for your work on both articles. Based on these, going to Pass the GAN at this point. Well done! —Ed!^(talk) 02:57, 20 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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