The notoriously chaotic and dangerous Dave Thomas Circle is getting a makeover — and now, it’s time to do your part. The NoMa Business Improvement District, the NoMa Parks Foundation and D.C.’s Department of Transportation are asking for the public to submit their ideas for naming the parks and public areas at the center of the redesign at the intersection of Florida Avenue and New York Avenue Northeast.

It marks the next step in the saga to remake the notorious Northeast D.C. traffic circle, which involved the city using eminent domain to seize the Wendy’s at the center of it — and incurring the wrath of the fast food franchise in the process.

The intersection has been, in general, a nightmare. Pedestrians have to cross as many as four different streets to get through it. It’s one of the most dangerous intersections in the city, in terms of traffic crashes. Because of the Wendy’s that used to sit in the middle of it — quite literally standing in the way of plans to rework the intersection — locals referred to the circle unofficially as “Dave Thomas circle” after the Wendy’s founder.

DDOT unveiled its final plans for the intersection in 2021, culminating a four-year process of studying how to redesign the intersection. The plans include a trio of public spaces that the designers say could become parks or public art installations (The U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, for one, didn’t like the looks of it, but ultimately approved the design). It’s this trio of spaces that will adopt the new name.

In written instructions on its website, the NoMa BID says the process should involve three steps.

First, they say, “imagine.”

“Think about your neighborhood and your community. What makes it special? What are the defining historic, contemporary, or social aspects that make it unique, and which of these attributes could inform the overall name of the new Florida Avenue-New York Avenue NE public spaces?”

Second, submit your name suggestion by June 25.

And third, vote. The group will select 4-5 names to put to a public vote, and the winner of that vote will be the official recommendation submitted to the D.C. Council and D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, who will pass and approve legislation to name the place.

You can submit your ideas here. Good luck!