WASHINGTON 鈥� Everyone knows it as Tysons Corner 鈥� that鈥檚 the formal name for the area in Fairfax County; it鈥檚 also what the mall and Metro stop are called. But leaders in the area want you to be on a first-name basis with the area.
The county government decided in 2012 to drop the 鈥淐orner鈥� in all official references, and simply call the area Tysons. reports that officials took the action in step with the Tysons Partnership鈥檚 marketing efforts, driven by the desire to drop references to the rural roots of the name.
So how鈥檚 it working? Not great, yet. The Fairfax Times reports that the partnership鈥檚 efforts to get Wikipedia to change the name on the area鈥檚 page have failed 鈥� mostly, Board of Supervisors Chairwoman Sharon Bulova says, because both names are used on the county website.
She asks that county staff only use 鈥淭ysons鈥� in official communication and change all previous references 鈥渨henever feasible and practical.鈥�
