Talk:Interstate 355

message: I was looking at the recent changes, and it appears as though the extension is done, but I think a bit too much was shaved off the bottom. Some is easy to put back (the part beyond the "Southern Extension" section clearly should not have been removed; i'll put that back shortly), but what about the "Southern Extension" section. Assuming it was completed, it does deserve some editing, but there is still some useful info there, some of which should be merged into the top part of the article since it's now current. (most notable the junctions section of routeboxint) --Chris 02:58, 14 November 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: Whoa. No no no, it's not done. :) They started on it, but I can't drive on it yet. Not 'til at least 2007. The tollway's website is down, but I'll put up when it will done. 'Til then, I'm treating the last 20 changes (unless something useful was added, which is entirely possible) as a giant revert, because the right-hand side table is broken. --Rob 16:07, 30 November 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  recent edits 

message: The bridge is not 1.5 miles long. It is actually 1.3 miles long. See our own database:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des_Plaines_River_Valley_Bridge  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.16.169.178 (talk) 14:57, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Agreed - it'll need to be updated with data from the bridge database whenever the data gets there. —Rob (talk) 22:23, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bridge Length 

message: Planning on nominating this article as a good article once # of edits settles to a reasonable level... 3 days or so. If there's anything notably missing prior you notice prior to its nomination, please note it here. Thanks! —Rob (talk) 22:23, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Okay, I think I'm done adding copious amounts of text to the article, unless there's something I've missed about this highway that I just don't know about yet. Will nominate for GA on Sunday, 11/18. —Rob (talk) 23:19, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Assessment 

message: * 2006 interchange controversy
* Sources of funding for southern extension
* Maybe more references for the 1989 opening?
* More refs! Always more refs!  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lpangelrob (talk • contribs) 16:45, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Okay, I think I'm done adding copious amounts of text to the article, unless there's something I've missed about this highway that I just don't know about yet. Will nominate for GA on Sunday, 11/18. —Rob (talk) 23:19, 15 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  To do 

message: Here is the current revision of the page. Below is my assessment.
GA review (see here for criteria)
#It is reasonably well written.
#:a (prose):  b (MoS): 
#It is factually accurate and verifiable.
#:a (references):  b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR): 
#It is broad in its coverage.
#:a (major aspects):  b (focused): 
#It follows the neutral point of view policy.
#:a (fair representation):  b (all significant views): 
#It is stable.
#: (Even if was only started 2 days ago!)
#It contains images, where possible, to illustrate the topic.
#:a (tagged and captioned):  b lack of images (does not in itself exclude GA):  c (non-free images have fair use rationales): 
#Overall: 
#:a Pass/Fail: 
Further examination of my findings:
*The article contained no original research. 
*The prose was readable, and could address a wide-range of audiences.
*References were provided, and were verifiable. 
*All images were appropriately captioned. 
*No images are/were flagged as having no source, or no licensing information. 
*Only thing to do in my opinion, is to remove some repitition of the word "tollroad". I understand it is one, but it can get rather tedious when the same word crops up. But that's nothing to prevent an article gaining GA. 
After reading the article, I am happy to pass this article, per all my above reasoning. Congratulations to all the users involved. Well done. Rudget.talk 17:52, 23 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree, it's just hard to think of synonyms for the word "tollway". Thanks for your help! —Rob (talk) 17:04, 25 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Good Article Assessment

message: Because I have not yet reviewed the text of these articles, they shouldn't be cited as of yet. When they are cited, the URL may be useful, but mostly likely not - it will be reviewed on microfiche. —Rob (talk) 06:07, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Opps I already added some sources there sorry. We'll have to decide which ones are more valuable, mines are these because we can't have too many citations there. —JA10 Talk • Contribs 20:25, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, but there might be more content coming, too, depending on what's found here. Plus the old map doesn't show IL 53. —Rob (talk) 22:27, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Yup, I used it as a temporary source so the FAC stays alive, remove it when you add a better source . —JA10 Talk • Contribs 21:22, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  List of older Chicago Tribune articles to investigate 

message: *  - IL 38 / IL 53 grade separation
*  - part 3
::Opps I already added some sources there sorry. We'll have to decide which ones are more valuable, mines are these because we can't have too many citations there. —JA10 Talk • Contribs 20:25, 21 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Yeah, but there might be more content coming, too, depending on what's found here. Plus the old map doesn't show IL 53. —Rob (talk) 22:27, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Yup, I used it as a temporary source so the FAC stays alive, remove it when you add a better source . —JA10 Talk • Contribs 21:22, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Somewhat related 

message: The issue is, the Eisenhower extension from modern-day I-355 to York Road in Elmhurst gets lumped in with the part from the Addams Tollway to Army Trail Road. I'm trying to figure out what came first, or if it was all built at once. —Rob (talk) 22:37, 22 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Itasca expressway searches 

message: There are a few places where it appears that the exit list does not match signs. Please change them if that is in fact the case (i.e. signs have not been updated):
*I-80 - Iowa, Indiana 
*63rd Street, Hobson Road
--NE2 23:15, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Ah, 63rd Street / Hobson Road and Maple Avenue. The exits no one takes pictures of. However, 63rd Street is definitely Hobson Road. —Rob (talk) 23:56, 24 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Exit list

message: The "detailed map" in the article is rather redundant. Should it be removed? ^_^ AL2TB ^_^ 03:43, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: A larger map in the article itself adds value to the route description section. Most people can't see anything of value in the infobox map. By the way, the history section was placed above the route description (violating US:IH guidelines, yadda yadda) because the GA reviewer suggested that the history section is far more interesting than the route description, and I agreed. —Rob (talk) 15:31, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Umm... actually you can view a larger picture by clicking on the map on the infobox. Plus, no other route description has such a map. ^_^ AL2TB ^_^ 03:08, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Right, it's just an extra step that shouldn't be necessary. An east-west 3di route probably wouldn't have this problem - the map would be more easily visible in the infobox. To be able to follow the route as the reader reads about it is a benefit I'm willing to keep. —Rob (talk) 05:28, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Redundant map 

message: I believe the article needs more photos. Could we add some more? ^_^ AL2TB ^_^ 18:32, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It has three good-quality photos. I think one of the southern extension out in the farm would be a good addition (before the billboards and commercial development take over), but I'm not traveling in that general direction anytime soon. —Rob (talk) 19:04, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: I wish I could help, but I don't live in Illinois... ^_^ AL2TB ^_^ 19:28, 18 February 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Photos 

message: Does it make sense for this article to have a control city box like at Borman Expressway?--TonyTheTiger (t/c/bio/WP:CHICAGO/WP:LOTD)  06:42, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: It originally had one, but it was deleted per an "oppose" comment on the FAC. --TMF Let's Go Mets - Stats 15:21, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Interestingly, WP:USRD/MOS doesn't mention anything about control city boxes. So it's an open question at the moment, but I'll bring it up over there. —Rob (talk) 15:24, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Er... no, wait, I found it. Sections and boxes like "Communities along the route" and "Major cities" should be removed and be in the "Route description" section instead. —Rob (talk) 15:26, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Per a discussion somewhere in the archives of USRD, it was determined to get rid of those boxes on state highway and U.S. Route articles; however, no decision was made about control city boxes on Interstate Highway articles since these actually convey information not found elsewhere in the article. --TMF Let's Go Mets - Stats 15:33, 9 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Control cities 

message: The last paragraph of the "Route description" section says, "Due to increasing congestion, the Veterans Memorial Tollway will be widened to four lanes between 75th Street and I-88 in 2008." 2008 obviously passed, so what exactly happened with this plan?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Edge3 (talk • contribs) 02:24, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Updated article, construction complete-RoadView (talk) 09:35, 1 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  old statement 

message: Any chance of doing this in order to go along with US Roads-Manual of Style? Personally, I find it easier to read when the road is described first and then has the history explained.-RoadView (talk) 09:35, 1 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Both orders have been deemed acceptable. There's no reason to change it. Imzadi1979 (talk) 01:03, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Swap position of route description and history

message: The information about the new bike trail is a bit dated. I added some info on it back in [ June], but I only bothered reading the one article. --Odie5533 (talk) 13:23, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Most of the news has been happening offline (read: "things I have overheard at bicycle routes meetings in the past 4 months"), but the short answer is that the cities need to finish the trail, and a certain recession has shut out most funding for those trails for the time being. —Rob (talk) 22:48, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bike Trail 

message: Rates have increased; and as a result, the information in the "Route description" section is out of date. I would update the information; but there is a citation, and I am not sure how to handle that. The northernmost two toll plazas (Boughton Road and Army Trail Road) now charge $1.90 cash and $0.95 for cars with I-PASS and E-ZPass. Visit the www.illinoisvirtualtollway.com website to verify. 76.16.49.113 (talk) 05:20, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: - RoadView (talk) 07:44, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rate Increase 

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message: Sentences in writing that do not make any sense. 
Read the following carefully:
"The tollway authority had route of the new extension through Will County and a small portion of Cook County, which together comprised one of Illinois' fastest-growing regions at the time."
The verbs are particularly bad.05:27, 7 February 2018 (UTC)
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thread_title:  Sentences in writing that do not make any sense