President Barack Obama has a road named after him in Orlando, FL.

[formulanone]

^ Your post title seems a little off...

[NE2]

Teleprompter's acting up. Or whatever the latest talking point is.

[1970_i feel alright]

I spread a rumour back in c.1997 that the Long Beach Freeway ( CA 15 / CA 7 / I-710 ) had its control "city" sign changed from "Valley Blvd" to "Versace's Tomb" , in honour of the recently-deceased Gianni Versace .



Many actually believed me 

Regarding the naming / renaming of streets , etc. , after political figures : stop already ! How many Martin Luther King (Jr.) Blvd's do we need !?!
Even those whom live or have grown up in the East Los Angeles area were irritated that Brooklyn Avenue had its name changed to Ceasar Chavez Avenue !!
It's nothing more than a political arse kissing , absolute waste of tax payers' money .

I agree that streets , etc. , should be named after those whom actually , I dunno , contributed to society in a positive way (not to say that Dr. King didn't do just that ) .
Beyond that , it's just a case of cult-of-personality .

[Zmapper]

You think naming streets after current presidents is insane? We are already naming streets after future presidents! http://goo.gl/maps/TvXo 

[NE2]

Hye look, necrobump!

[bulkyorled]

Anything in LA or Kern counties named after Michael D. Antonovich. Good lord do we really need another courthouse or adopt-a-hwy or open preserve land named after him? Everyone's allowed their own opinion but at this point I'd rather an Obama Blvd than another Atonovich. At least in these parts Obama is still pretty much supported.
No streets named after Atonovich but please no more!

[D-Dey65]

The only real reason anybody has named any streets after President Obama is because they were caught up in the frenzy of him replacing fomer President George Walker Bush. It's the same reason he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. You've got a global mentaility that stupidly blames Bush for a war started by Al-Qaida, and a man who during the 2008 elections promised to undo everything that's necessary to destroy them by "reaching out" to other cultures. Too many people incorrectly think we're the Fourth Reich or something, and then once Obama was elected they assumed "Yay! Now we'll have peace for a change," when in reality we weren't the ones causing the war we're in, and our enemies are.

As far as Robert Moses was concerned, I forget where I read this, but naming Robert Moses State Park really wasn't his idea, but he went along with it. All the plans I've seen indicate that it was simply supposed to be called "Fire Island State Park."

With so many people mentioning the Brendan Byrne Arena, I thought I'd bring up the fact that Secaucus Junction is officially named "Frank R. Lautenberg Secaucus Junction Station," but I honestly doubt that too many people really call it that. Further southwest, Wilmington, Delaware's historic French Street Station was renamed "Joseph R. Biden Jr. Railroad Station," last year which is complete and utter BS as far as I'm concerned.

Years ago, I tried to suggest that FDOT Region #7 name some street after a woman named Lois Marrero, who was the first female Tampa police office to die in the line of duty. That still hasn't happened.

[Beltway]

The only real reason anybody has named any streets after President Obama is because they were caught up in the frenzy of him replacing fomer President George Walker Bush. It's the same reason he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. You've got a global mentaility that stupidly blames Bush for a war started by Al-Qaida, and a man who during the 2008 elections promised to undo everything that's necessary to destroy them by "reaching out" to other cultures. Too many people incorrectly think we're the Fourth Reich or something, and then once Obama was elected they assumed "Yay! Now we'll have peace for a change," when in reality we weren't the ones causing the war we're in, and our enemies are.

He needs to change his name to Barack Hussein Oblamer.

[deathtopumpkins]

Please try to stay on topic, and discuss roads named after politicians WITHOUT bashing either side. Not everyone shares the same opinion or beliefs about you when it comes to politics, and that fact needs to be respected.

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

I spread a rumour back in c.1997 that the Long Beach Freeway ( CA 15 / CA 7 / I-710 ) had its control "city" sign changed from "Valley Blvd" to "Versace's Tomb" , in honour of the recently-deceased Gianni Versace .



Many actually believed me 

Regarding the naming / renaming of streets , etc. , after political figures : stop already ! How many Martin Luther King (Jr.) Blvd's do we need !?!
Even those whom live or have grown up in the East Los Angeles area were irritated that Brooklyn Avenue had its name changed to Ceasar Chavez Avenue !!
It's nothing more than a political arse kissing , absolute waste of tax payers' money .

I agree that streets , etc. , should be named after those whom actually , I dunno , contributed to society in a positive way (not to say that Dr. King didn't do just that ) .
Beyond that , it's just a case of cult-of-personality .

How many Washington, Franklin, Jefferson, Lincoln, Kennedy, and Reagan (among others) named highways do we need?

[vtk]

I think it's okay to name new or physically-changed things after people who have been dead (or retired and reclusive) long enough for their reputations to stabilize.  In Columbus, we have a MLKJ Blvd that (appears to me without doing any research) was built in some kind of redevelopment in the 70s.  Cincinnati's Ronald Reagan highway has been called that as long as I can remember, and I think it was pretty darn new when I became aware of it during Bush 41's presidency.  I'm okay with these names.

But renaming something after a still-actively-famous person (or corporation) without any physical change to the thing being renamed is just dumb.  (Unless maybe the existing name is outstandingly boring, like the Eighteenth Avenue building on Ohio State campus.  Seriously, most buildings on campus are named after people, and the rest are at least named after a field of study or the function the building serves...)

[CentralCAroadgeek]

In Seaside, there's an Obama Way there, although it's still signed as Broadway Avenue. The signs that say Obama Way are brown instead of green. I wonder what the reasoning behind this decision is, as none of the other streets in the area are named after presidents.

[allniter89]

Due to his student-athlete accomplishments, moral integrity, and spiritual inspiration, a small stretch of road between the Mid-Bay Bridge and Highway 98 in Destin, FL has been dedicated as Danny Wuerffel Way by the Florida state legislature.

Not a politician....yet. Heisman Trophy/Florida Gators winner Danny Wuerffel.

[english si]

To bump this thread and to bring it roughly back to the original topic, A new service plaza in Moneygall, Ireland has been named after Barack O'bama.

[FightingIrish]

Any guess what Chicago-area freeway will be renamed for Obama? They've already got Eisenhower, Kennedy and Reagan (not to mention two-time presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson).

And we have a local elementary school named for both Barack AND Michelle Obama.

[sandwalk]

Any guess what Chicago-area freeway will be renamed for Obama? They've already got Eisenhower, Kennedy and Reagan (not to mention two-time presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson).

And we have a local elementary school named for both Barack AND Michelle Obama.

I-57 ???

[US 41]

I was wondering when the first road named after him would open up. Though, I think this is a tad too soon. Whatever happened to the idea that you have to be dead before you could get something named after you?

There is also a road in East St. Louis named after him unfortunately.

[FightingIrish]

Any guess what Chicago-area freeway will be renamed for Obama? They've already got Eisenhower, Kennedy and Reagan (not to mention two-time presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson).

And we have a local elementary school named for both Barack AND Michelle Obama.

I-57 ???

Ahh, forgot about I-57. It appears to be the only local freeway without a name.

And it is on the south side, so that works too.

EDIT: Looks like Chicago does have an Obama Dr.:

http://www.chicagonow.com/vociferous-envoy/2014/04/is-it-too-soon-to-name-things-after-president-barack-obama/

And then there's these:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_things_named_after_Barack_Obama

[hbelkins]

Maybe they'll name the Illiana after him.

[roadman65]

I am surprised that no one named a road after Michael Jackson considering that he was born in the Chicago Area.  He was known as the King of Pop and had more media coverage than anyone has ever had after their passing.

[FightingIrish]

I am surprised that no one named a road after Michael Jackson considering that he was born in the Chicago Area.  He was known as the King of Pop and had more media coverage than anyone has ever had after their passing.

That would be Gary, IN. And they did put a commemorative marker outside the Jackson family home, which, interestingly enough, is located on Jackson Street.

[getemngo]

105 posts, including a long discussion on whether roads should be named after living persons, and not a single mention of the Bud Shuster Highway? Shame on you, AARoads.  

Anyway, I went back to the first couple pages of this topic from 2011-12. Even though there were people on both ends of the political spectrum (as there have been and always will be in this community), everyone was able to talk about the topic without mudslinging. There was joking from both sides and no bitterness.

Have things really gotten that much worse on these forums, where it's angry one liner after angry one liner? I don't want us going down that path... and while I'd much prefer the option of "step back, take a deep breath, and stop taking everything personally", it might be better to cease political tangents altogether.

[on_wisconsin]

 Who the heck revived this thread and why?!?

[roadman65]

Who the heck revived this thread and why?!?

To bump this thread and to bring it roughly back to the original topic, A new service plaza in Moneygall, Ireland has been named after Barack O'bama.

Does this answer your question.

[Alps]

Political discussion split off, shitcanned. Autofellatio is a better option than discussing politics online.