Now that the Silver line is a done deal and with yesterday’s post about renaming Metro stations fresh in mind, I want to give renewed attention to a point made back in 2008 about the proposed names of the Silver line stations in Tysons Corner:

Sooner or later we’re going to need names for these (stations) that people can use. Tysons East, Tysons Central 123, Tysons Central 7 and Tysons West are too cold. Who wants to be from a neighborhood named after a highway number, adjacent to another neighborhood named after a highway number? As suggestions, we’ll toss out (from east to west) Scott Run, Galleria Center, Westpark and Spring Hill.

The station names as currently proposed are horrid. They’ve been fine for planning purposes, but just won’t do for on-the-ground service. The good news is I recall hearing from one Fairfax County planner during an informal discussion that they may rename those stops (have a contest maybe?) but that nobody has made a decision. That was last year. With construction soon to begin, it’s time to decide for sure.

Update: Silver line representative Marcia McAllister clarifies: “Those decisions will be made by the Metro Board when the project is completed and transferred to them. The current station names are for design and construction.”