Talk:Caltrans

Picture issues

Two issues. First of all, the 85-101 interchange, as I understand it, is primarily a VTA project funded mostly with local funds, not a Caltrans project. A real Caltrans project would be the Bay Bridge retrofit or the new Alfred Zampa Bridge. So we need to replace the picture with one of a real Caltrans project.

Second, the picture of the SoCal district office is terrible. We need a better photo that's not shot straight into the sun. I would take it myself but I won't be in downtown L.A. for the foreseeable future unless something comes up. For an example of how to take good photos of a building, see United States Patent and Trademark Office. My first photos were shot from the other side of the building (straight into the sun) and looked terrible. Then later when I had the time I went around to the other side (so that the sun would be at my back) and took the photo that's now in the article.--Coolcaesar 22:02, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Requested move 12 August 2025

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Jeffrey34555 (talk) 00:44, 21 August 2025 (UTC)

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California Department of Transportation → Caltrans – "Caltrans" has always been the WP:COMMONNAME, which takes precedence over WP:OFFICIALNAME. The official name is rarely, if ever used, over the common name, both in everyday usage and secondary sources. OrdinaryScarlett (talk) 01:14, 12 August 2025 (UTC) — Relisting. TarnishedPath^talk 11:40, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

• Support, per Ngrams as the apparent long standing WP:COMMONNAME. Probably also move Caltrans out of parenthesis, although still after the full name in the lead. The full name is technically the "formal/full" name as "Caltrans" is also used officially. DankJae 11:24, 17 August 2025 (UTC)

Note: WikiProject Transport and WikiProject California have been notified of this discussion. TarnishedPath^talk 11:40, 19 August 2025 (UTC)

• Support per nom and DankJae. Pi.1415926535 (talk) 17:09, 19 August 2025 (UTC)
• Support as clear common name. — RickyCourtney (talk) 04:36, 20 August 2025 (UTC)

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