ORLANDO, Fla. – Under pressure from the state, Orlando plans to begin painting over 14 of its decorative crosswalks, starting this morning.
The decision came after the Florida Department of Transportation last week sent a city administrator a letter, informing him that 18 such crosswalks were in violation of new state policies. City officials later determined that four of the ones flagged by FDOT were actually on state roads and not in the city’s jurisdiction.
But “per the order from the state,” Orlando decided it must remove most of the decorative paintings from its streets…