Virginia seeks new name for Jefferson Davis Highway, makes wrong turn onto information superhighway

Here’s an idea that’s never gone horribly wrong before: turn to the public for help choosing a name. Not only do Confederate statues and monuments — and maybe even the statue of Christopher Columbus in Columbus Circle —need to come down; there are plenty of schools, highways, parks, municipal buildings … even entire cities that are going to need new names before long. That’s going to take some thought.

Alexandria City Council decided a while back that the part of Jefferson Davis Highway that runs through Alexandria needed to be renamed, and the city has opened up a survey strictly for brainstorming purposes: it is neither a vote nor a poll, just a means of collecting ideas.

Virginia is renaming Jefferson Davis Highway and asking the internet for suggestions https://t.co/Ut09mVA2Pt pic.twitter.com/USXud2zIqR

— Jalopnik (@Jalopnik) August 20, 2017

Virginia wants your help renaming Jefferson Davis Highway. https://t.co/xL3WuHxYOr pic.twitter.com/zfXR2sJj6G

— U.S. News (@usnews) August 24, 2017

"Virginia officials renaming Jefferson Davis Highway, asking internet for ideas"

This can't go wrong, can it?https://t.co/ZWzZDr4LKN

— Stephen (@GeronimoFrost) August 24, 2017

If past results are any indicator of future returns, expect the vast majority suggestions to be, “Jefferson Davis Highway,” although some good alternatives are coming in.

Roady McRoadface. It's traditional for online names. The long-standing precedent has already been set

— RealFurgas (@RealFurgas) August 24, 2017

Virginia seeks new name for Jefferson Davis Highway, makes wrong turn onto information superhighway

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