It’s official. On Wednesday, the Dallas City Council voted in favor of renaming a stretch of Olive Street that runs near the American Airlines Center after Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki. MFFLs can now take a stroll down Nowitzki Way.
in doing so, Councilmember Adam Medrano had to introduce a motion waiving a city rule that required a person to be deceased before a street could be named after them.
“I’m not going to say that this is the first time we’ve ever [named a street after someone living],” Medrano said. “I’m not sure. It doesn’t happen often.