I'm a bit concerned about the panel of "historians" nominated to address the renaming process. Can we see some credentials on these folks as "historians" or were these the first three people to sign up? My concern is that the historic significance of a given street may be poorly interpreted.

Shouldn't the Landmarks Commission have a say in this process? After all, some of the streets that appear as potentials to be re-named are streets that pass though local historic or conservation districts. Certainly there would be a problem re-naming Grand Avenue since the historic district it passes through bears that very name. Likewise for Killingsworth, which serves as a border for the Piedmont Conservation District. Street renaming should not be taken lightly and not only should the historic nature of the existing street name be considered, so should the newly suggested name have to meet a similar standard of meaning for our city.