keep more road labels at high zooms

queries.yaml

@@ -2084,12 +2084,22 @@ post_process:
     params:
       source_layer: roads
       start_zoom: 8
-      end_zoom: 17
+      end_zoom: 15
       # pixels (256px nominal) to require per letter in the name. if lines are shorter than this,
-      # the name gets dropped. name pairs (e.g: :left and :right) get dropped if either are longer
-      # than pixels_per_letter. larger values mean fewer lines are eligible for labelling.
+      # the name gets dropped. larger values mean fewer lines are eligible for labelling.
       pixels_per_letter: 11
 
+  # drop labels on roads which are too short to render
+  # but with more flexibility for range of style text sizes
+  - fn: vectordatasource.transform.drop_names_on_short_boundaries
+    params:
+      source_layer: roads
+      start_zoom: 15
+      end_zoom: 17
+      # pixels (256px nominal) to require per letter in the name. if lines are shorter than this,
+      # the name gets dropped. larger values mean fewer lines are eligible for labelling.
+      pixels_per_letter: 8
+
   # since we drop names in the previous step, we would like merge it again
   - fn: vectordatasource.transform.merge_line_features
     params: