For Planning Purposes Contact:Jeff Stensland, (512) 974-8000
City to install rainbow crosswalk
Crews to close Bettie Naylor (Fourth) and Colorado Streets Monday, Oct. 11
WHO: Mayor Steve Adler, City Manager Spencer Cronk, Council Member Kathie Tovo, Austin Transportation Director Rob Spillar and other leaders
WHAT: Rainbow Crosswalk Installation
WHEN: Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, 9 a.m.
WHERE: 400 Colorado Street
The media is invited to an event Monday in commemoration of National Coming Out Day. Members of the Austin City Council and Austin LGBTQ Quality of Life Advisory Commission will join other city leaders as crews will be actively installing a creative crosswalk that resembles the Progressive Pride flag at the intersection of Bettie Naylor (Fourth) and Colorado Streets.
The intersection will be closed Monday, October 11, 2021 from 3 a.m. until approximately 5 p.m.
The design is based on a previous design requested by the community and incorporates colors from the Progressive Pride Flag which includes black and brown stripes to represent people of color, and baby blue, pink and white, which represent the Transgender community.
Additionally, three nearby utility boxes will be decorated as part of Austin Transportation's Art Boxes program. The box at the southwest corner of Bettie Naylor and Colorado Streets will feature the Progressive Pride Flag and include the purple circle in a yellow triangle to represent the intersex community.
A quorum of the Austin City Council may be present.
In collaboration with area partners, Austin Transportation Department leads our community’s Vision Zero goal of eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries on Austin streets, the achievement of a 50/50 commute type split by 2039 as established in the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan, and actively seeks innovative solutions and piloting technology that can decrease the use of single-occupancy vehicles and improve safety through Austin Transportation Department's Smart Mobility Office. For details, please visit AustinTexas.gov/Transportation.
