In between the Alachua County Administration building and Bo Diddley Community Plaza lies a rainbow crosswalk.
The crosswalk, first painted in 2019, was meant to welcome all people to Gainesville. Now, new state standards are requiring Florida cities, including Gainesville, to get rid of rainbow crosswalks or risk losing state funding.
On Aug. 23, the city of Gainesville announced the city will begin removing downtown’s three rainbow crosswalks on Aug. 25 to comply with Florida’s Department of Transportation standards, which are based on the Federal Highway Administration’s statutes…