A new red crosswalk has appeared along South Flagler Drive in downtown West Palm Beach, raising some eyebrows after months of the Florida Department of Transportation pushing to eliminate murals from roadways statewide.
FDOT has stated concerns that certain colored paint can distract drivers and that they wanted to remove social, political and ideological messaging from roadways.
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New red crosswalk in West Palm Beach raises questions about FDOT’s mural enforcement
It’s a story WPTV covered extensively as FDOT’s controversial removal of painted road murals across the state, included a rainbow crosswalk in Delray Beach that was painted in honor of the victims of the Orlando Pulse Nightclub shooting where 49 people lost their lives…