Florida continues to remove pavement art "associated with social, political, or ideological messages" [View all]
Florida officials gut rainbow crosswalk in South Beach amid statewide crackdown
Grethel Aguila, Amanda Rosa
The Florida Department of Transportation on Sunday evening began removing the pride-themed crosswalk on Ocean Drive in Miami Beach.
The Herald observed workers removing the rainbow pavers from the LGBTQ+ crosswalk at the intersection of Ocean Drive and 12th Street shortly after 6 p.m. The crew was seen operating an excavator, and slamming what appeared to be a sledgehammer, to pull out the colorful sidewalk pavers.
A crowd of onlookers — beachgoers, residents and drag queens — formed as the workers removed the crosswalk.
The crosswalk’s removal comes after FDOT ordered local governments, including Miami Beach, Fort Lauderdale, and Key West, to remove pavement art “associated with social, political, or ideological messages” — or risk losing state funding.
Florida officials gut rainbow crosswalk in South Beach amid statewide crackdown
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