Amid street art crackdown, FDOT deleted post touting crosswalks near Pulse:
State officials revealed the deleted posts just hours after the Orlando Sentinel ...
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Orange-Osceola state attorney drops charges in 6 Pulse crosswalk chalking cases: Charges were dropped against six people arrested for using chalk to protest the ...
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Florida used black paint to cover its colorful crosswalks. It cost one county $31,000 and is already fading away
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FDOT deleted social post touting Pulse crosswalk amid street art crackdown, records show
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Records: FDOT deleted post touting crosswalks near Pulse: Newly released public records reveal that Florida Department of Transportation officials deleted a ...
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Rainbow crosswalk removed from Miami Beach amid protests: One of the most iconic symbols in Miami Beach is gone after crews with the Florida Department of ...
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Pictures: Parking Spaces for Pride at Se7enBites: Central Florida artists gather at the Se7enBites restaurant in Orlando for the “Parking Spaces for Pride” ...
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Florida Cracks Down on LGBTQ+ Pride Displays: What to Know: The city of Delray Beach said the Florida Department of Transportation removed the Delray Beach Pride ...
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DeSantis defends Pulse crosswalk arrests: Gov. Ron DeSantis defended the arrest of protesters who used chalk to color a crosswalk near the Pulse memorial in ...
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Judge Dismisses Florida Arrest Over Rainbow Chalk Art Near Pulse Nightclub: Ron DeSantis’ transportation department banned chalk art on roads and painted over a ...
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Fort Lauderdale is latest to contest rainbow crosswalk removal order as Florida cities face deadline
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Orlando’s artistic crosswalks boosted safety. Florida ordered them painted over: Decorative crosswalks and intersections made pedestrians safer in downtown ...
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Key FactsOrlando’s Artistic Crosswalks Cut Accidents Despite Ban
Aug 31, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Orlando added four colorful crosswalks downtown last year, nearly tripling the number of pedestrians crossing those streets.
- Despite increased foot traffic, incidents involving cars swerving or braking sharply declined by approximately 65%.
- Florida’s transportation department ordered these artistic markings removed, citing new rules but providing no supporting safety data.
- State lawmakers dispute the ban's legal basis and suggest the move is driven more by politics than evidence.
There has been no data produced that shows that they are not safe.— Mike Lydon, founder of the urban design firm Street Plans, which has worked with cities on street art projects.
Florida paints Pulse crosswalk black again after protesters colored it rainbow: The Florida Transportation Department on Sunday once again painted over a rainbow ...
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Florida Locals Defy Ron DeSantis By Restoring Pulse Rainbow Crosswalk: People took matters into their own hands after the commemorative crosswalk was removed ...
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Key FactsOrlando Residents Restore Rainbow Crosswalk Memorial
Aug 22, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- The rainbow crosswalk at the Pulse Memorial in Orlando was secretly removed during nighttime hours.
- Local residents responded by repainting the crosswalk themselves to honor the 2016 mass shooting victims.
- Orlando’s mayor condemned the removal as a cruel political act lacking proper safety considerations.
- The restoration was publicly documented on social media, highlighting community resistance to the removal.
This callous action of hastily removing part of a memorial to what was at the time our nation's largest mass shooting, without any supporting safety or discussion, is a cruel political act.— Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer expressed his devastation over the removal of the rainbow crosswalk.
War unleashed in Florida over crosswalks with the LGBTQ+ flag: At least nine cities are in dispute with the state government over rainbow-painted pedestrian ...
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Florida’s rainbow crosswalks are being painted over. Miami Beach could be next: Miami Beach's rainbow crosswalks face scrutiny as FDOT begins targeting ...
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OpinionErasing rainbow crosswalks reveals darker motives | Editorial: The crosswalk that's part of a symbolic tribute to the Pulse nightclub victims ...
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