Hi all,
We have a rainbow crosswalk here in Denver, photo attached.
Some points to consider:
- Project was completely funded community funded/ crowdsourced
- Community members worked with Public Works through City Council.
- Typically, the city does not approve of crosswalks along an arterial street. However, we were able to work with the community members on a flexible design that PW was comfortable with.
- Grand opening was on Friday of Pride Weekend, 2018 (https://kdvr.com/2018/04/25/rainbow-crosswalks-planned-for-south-broadway-to-support-lgbt-community/)
This project probably wouldn’t be approved again because it was on a major arterial and the City would like to focus on smaller (think residential) streets and crosswalks.
Brendan Picker
| Public Art Program Administrator
Denver Arts & Venues | City and County of Denver
p: (720) 865-5563 | Brendan.Picker@denvergov.org
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Beth, that is nearly the same version of “no” we are getting here. We even have local companies who have used the materials in other cities trying to make a case for us, but obviously there are those in the engineering
fields who have probably shared this standard “no” message, but where are those who have said yes…?
Please share any findings!
Thanks!
Sherri
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We’ve had repeated requests to do one or more rainbow crosswalks here in Santa Cruz and I LOVE the idea but our Public Works says NO – “Standards are great for several reasons, mostly to do with universal
understandability, split-second decisions, and liability.”
Does anyone know if there is data showing that such crosswalks do NOT have any higher rates of accidents?
Any other resources?
Thanks,
Beth
Tobey
Arts Program Manager
City of Santa Cruz Economic Development Office
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