{"id":7974,"date":"2014-03-11T23:40:39","date_gmt":"2014-03-12T03:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/topics\/?p=7974"},"modified":"2014-05-03T12:25:05","modified_gmt":"2014-05-03T16:25:05","slug":"city-seeks-new-name-for-midtown-plaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rochestersubway.com\/topics\/2014\/03\/city-seeks-new-name-for-midtown-plaza\/","title":{"rendered":"City Seeks New Name for Midtown Plaza and Street"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nOn Monday we had some fun climbing to the top of Midtown Tower<\/a>. Today we can have some more fun with Midtown. The City of Rochester is asking the public to name the new street and plaza being built at the Midtown site…<\/p>\n

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\nThe City’s website \"external<\/a> gives the following details…<\/p>\n

“The new street will begin at East Main Street opposite the Liberty Pole and run south to Elm Street (Area B on the map above). The plaza is a .58 acre parcel that lies between S. Clinton Ave. (next to the Windstream building) and the new street. The new plaza is designed to be used for events and everyday enjoyment by Downtown residents, workers and visitors. It includes seating areas, a paved plaza, a lawn area and a grove of trees (Area A on the map above).<\/p>\n

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Suggestion Guidelines<\/h3>\n

Names for the new street and the plaza will be accepted thru March 31. Suggested names should be specific to the street and the plaza and relate to Rochester or Rochester\u2019s history. Submissions must include a written explanation of why the suggested name is important and include the sources of information provided.<\/p>\n

Written explanations must not be more than 400 words. Proposed names may not be of a living person or of someone who has died in the previous year.<\/p>\n

To submit a suggestion:<\/h3>\n

Use the this on-line form \"external<\/a>. You can also send an email to namemidtown@cityofrochester.gov<\/a>, or send mail to:<\/p>\n

Midtown Naming Suggestions
\nAttn: Jason Haremza
\nCity Hall Room 125B
\n30 Church Street
\nRochester, NY 14614<\/p>\n

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\nSo what do you think? Would you reference old street names? Or choose a figure from Rochester’s past? “McCurdy<\/a> Way” perhaps?<\/p>\n

Drop your ideas in the comments below… AFTER you submit them officially to the City, of course!<\/p>\n

UPDATE:<\/b>
\nUnfortunately this story was posted a bit too early and the submission form was not in working order.<\/p>\n

If you already submitted your naming ideas, please take a minute to fill out the form \"external<\/a> one more time, including your name and contact info. <\/p>\n

And if you haven’t already, you have until March 31 to get your ideas in!
\nVisit Cityofrochester.gov\/namemidtown \"external<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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