State Street's Second Name

The Ithacan and the Ithaca Journal reported today that a Wednesday Board of Public Works meeting showed strong support to give State Street a second name--Martin Luther King, Jr. Street. The change would be a "dual naming," meaning that the Martin Luther King, Jr. Street designation would be an addition, not a replacement. The image below is of a similarly dually-named street in Manhattan, courtesy of http://publicdomainclip-art.blogspot.com/.


Support of the dual naming seems to have been influenced by the election of Barack Obama as America's next president. As the Journal's article reported,
"Many of those who spoke in favor referenced Tuesday's election of Barack Obama as evidence that America and Ithaca want change and a more inclusive society."

The board is set to vote in City Hall Wednesday, November 12th at 4:45 PM. All board meetings are open to members of the public.

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--Eric Raue