What to update next on AARoads?

Alex · January 18, 2009, 07:24:30 PM

Andy, Justin, Brent, Matt, Kevin, Carter, and I are sitting on a huge backlog of photos that go back to 2003. We pretty much have photos from just about every state. The question is, what do we add next?

The states in white are those without any photos (DE, NV and UT should be yellow as well now)

When I go about updating the site, its pretty much based upon whatever motivates me or what area of the country interests me the most at the time. Thats not to say that I cannot switch to a different area or state at any time, but its more of my personal interest or what's new in roads than anything else that results in page updates and additions. So my question is, what would you like to see updated next or the most, or what areas that are not presently covered on the sites would you like to see added in a future update?

Voyager · January 18, 2009, 07:26:16 PM

Personally I'd love to see some Washington photos around Seattle. Last time I checked, the guides only went to Olympia on Interstate 5. I'd love to see downtown Seattle.

deathtopumpkins · January 18, 2009, 07:49:25 PM

Now that Virginia's fairly well taken care of

I can't really think of anything else thats not already covered that I think really needs to be.

Fine, Washington.

un1 · January 18, 2009, 09:07:54 PM

How about starting Canada's road system? But I guess that defeats the point of "AA".

-un1

Alex · January 18, 2009, 09:11:30 PM

We do have a Europe section, but its partially missing from a server crash. So AARoads is not limited to just the U.S. as a rule.

Voyager · January 18, 2009, 09:24:02 PM

The AA in AAroads actually stands for All About. You can access the website from the domain http://www.allaboutroads.com

Snappyjack · January 18, 2009, 10:17:04 PM

New York could see a few more things. More coverage of the Tallahassee, FL area maybe? Ummm... Mississippi too perhaps? Can't think of much else at the moment.

Alex · January 18, 2009, 10:56:32 PM

Quote from: voyager on January 18, 2009, 07:26:16 PM
Personally I'd love to see some Washington photos around Seattle. Last time I checked, the guides only went to Olympia on Interstate 5. I'd love to see downtown Seattle.

Well Matt recently sent us a new page for Interstate 5 northbound in Oregon between Eugene and Clackamas County. I've added that tonight. He plans on extending coverage northward to Seattle at some point.

Andy and I also have a ton of photos from the Seattle area from our September 2006 trip marinating in the queue too.

Alex · January 18, 2009, 10:59:03 PM

Quote from: Snappyjack on January 18, 2009, 10:17:04 PM
New York could see a few more things. More coverage of the Tallahassee, FL area maybe? Ummm... Mississippi too perhaps? Can't think of much else at the moment.

I have more NYC, Albany, Syracuse, Finger Lakes, Binghamton, Kingston, Northway sitting on external harddrives.

Tons more Tallahassee too, and recent trips to Mississippi covering U.S. 90, Interstate 55, and back roads.

John · January 19, 2009, 12:04:04 AM

Washington would be cool, it is very undercovered. IMO you should work on the states and highways not covered much, like most of I-75 north of Tampa or Arkansas or Idaho.

Alex · January 19, 2009, 12:13:08 AM

Quote from: John on January 19, 2009, 12:04:04 AM
Washington would be cool, it is very undercovered. IMO you should work on the states and highways not covered much, like most of I-75 north of Tampa or Arkansas or Idaho.

I have a lot of I-75 to go through north of Tampa picwise. Idaho I have I-84 east from OR to Boise, then ID-55 north and I-90 west and stuff from Wallace among other stuff.

Justin has some stuff covering I-540 from Arkansas and maybe a few other odds and ends. I've not taken a road pic in Arkansas in years personally...

Snappyjack · January 19, 2009, 12:15:27 AM

Quote from: aaroads on January 18, 2009, 10:59:03 PM
Quote from: Snappyjack on January 18, 2009, 10:17:04 PM
New York could see a few more things. More coverage of the Tallahassee, FL area maybe? Ummm... Mississippi too perhaps? Can't think of much else at the moment.

I have more NYC, Albany, Syracuse, Finger Lakes, Binghamton, Kingston, Northway sitting on external harddrives.

Tons more Tallahassee too, and recent trips to Mississippi covering U.S. 90, Interstate 55, and back roads.

Have anything for the I-59 corridor and Meridian, MS area? Looking forward to all the rest

Alex · January 19, 2009, 12:25:33 AM

Quote from: Snappyjack on January 19, 2009, 12:15:27 AM

Have anything for the I-59 corridor and Meridian, MS area? Looking forward to all the rest

Was just on Interstate 59 through Hattiesburg two weekends ago in horrible rain. Thats it for me. Andy however took all of Interstate 20 from Atlanta to west Texas last Summer and photographed westbound through Meridian and maybe the approaches to the I-20/59 merge (will have to check the h/d's).

Snappyjack · January 19, 2009, 12:34:56 AM

I've been on I-20 from Birmingham to Meridian at the I-20/I-59 split. Was impressed with Meridian's frontage road system, which I know exists many other places down there. We don't get that too much here in New York, but we should.

Alex · January 19, 2009, 12:52:12 AM

Quote from: Snappyjack on January 19, 2009, 12:34:56 AM
I've been on I-20 from Birmingham to Meridian at the I-20/I-59 split. Was impressed with Meridian's frontage road system, which I know exists many other places down there. We don't get that too much here in New York, but we should.

Frontage roads are very common in Texas, and have spread eastward in a few areas (Louisiana, Jackson, MS, Mobile, AL). Unfortunately they are conduits to sprawl if development is not controlled, which is definitely the case along I-65's roads in Mobile and I-55's in Jackson.

Snappyjack · January 19, 2009, 01:13:02 AM

Our problem here is that we have the whole sprawl issue, but unlike the south, we have inadequate roads to handle all that comes with it.

un1 · January 19, 2009, 07:27:58 AM

Quote from: voyager on January 18, 2009, 09:24:02 PM
The AA in AAroads actually stands for All About. You can access the website from the domain http://www.allaboutroads.com

Huh, I always thought of it something like AAA, so I thought it was something like American Auto.
I guess you learn something new everyday.

-un1

akotchi · January 19, 2009, 07:47:07 PM

How about the Legacy Parkway and the Salt Lake City area of Utah? The former just opened in September 2008.

Alex · January 19, 2009, 08:07:57 PM

Quote from: akotchi on January 19, 2009, 07:47:07 PM
How about the Legacy Parkway and the Salt Lake City area of Utah? The former just opened in September 2008.

Only have Andy's photos that are posted on the Blog from I-15 southbound currently: https://www.aaroads.com/blog/?cat=25

Someone has to go back and photograph it...

agentsteel53 · January 19, 2009, 08:12:23 PM

I thought the AA stood for Alex and Andy!

Alex · January 19, 2009, 11:52:26 PM

Quote from: ComputerGuy on January 19, 2009, 11:51:15 PM
ooh..ooh...U.S. Route 101 in Washington...floods!

Also:

Washington State Route 112
Washington State Route 410
Washington State Route 531
Washington State Route 202

Only have photos of the very end of U.S. 101 in Olympia.

Also have various state freeways around Seattle and other random stuff from Spokane, Yakima, Tri-Cities, etc.

Voyager · January 20, 2009, 12:39:31 AM

Patience, he's got a huge que waiting for him, this is just a board for suggestions on what to update next.

Darkchylde · January 20, 2009, 02:55:38 AM

Got any more pics from Louisiana's Acadiana region?

Alex · January 20, 2009, 03:05:40 AM

Quote from: Darkangel on January 20, 2009, 02:55:38 AM
Got any more pics from Louisiana's Acadiana region?

Went to Baton Rouge the first weekend of this month. Mainly hung around the city and Port Allen before heading north along U.S. 61 to rain drenched Natchez...

jasonsk287 · January 20, 2009, 11:11:55 PM

More Upstate NY, if you have the pics. I noticed you guys started coverage of I-88. Thanks!

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