How Silly and Stupid Street Names Get Approved in Utah Neighborhoods

Have you ever wondered how streets get their names in Utah? If you live on Ditsie Drive in Magna, or Glass Slipper Road in Sandy, it might have caused you to wonder. The city has the final say but they aren't the ones coming up with the ideas.

Developer Creativity: Street Names in Subdivisions

When a subdivision is developed, the builder can choose the names for the streets. This is submitted to the city for approval. If it isn't offensive or there isn't a road already with that name, it generally sails through.

This is how you get a neighborhood in St. George with Skywalker Drive, Endor Street, and Naboo Lane. That is actually pretty cool. I would like to see Darth Vader Drive and Emperor Palpatine Circle, though your neighbors would worry those streets were planning on taking over.

Royal Themes in Street Naming: A Nod to History

There's another neighborhood in St. George with Regal Court, Royal Septor Way, and King Court Lane. West Haven has a similar idea with all King Arthur inspired streets like Knights Way, Lancelot Lane, and Arthur Way. They missed on Round Table Circle though.

A neighborhood in Taylorsville has Gandalf Drive, Treebeard Road, and Shire Circle. That last one better have a bunch of houses with round doors or it is going to be confusing to any halflings who visit.

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Now you know if you live on a silly street name that you can blame the developer who laid down the roads. You can also day dream about what you would name the streets if you built a neighborhood.