Overview
- Dallas City Councilman Chad West sent a formal memo asking City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert to contact Governor‑elect Gina Hinojosa’s office about restoring the crosswalks, a request reported Thursday.
- West’s memo identifies 30 removed crosswalks citywide, including 10 multicolored crossings on Cedar Springs Road, 16 lettered crossings along Al Lipscomb Way and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, and four unique designs at Mahon Street and Lemmon/McKinney avenues.
- The crosswalks were removed in March–April 2026 after the Texas Department of Transportation told Dallas in October 2025 that the designs did not meet state roadway standards and denied the city’s exemption request.
- City officials say each decorative crosswalk was privately funded, community members raised money for alternate displays, and one person was arrested after attempting to repaint a removed rainbow crossing.
- It remains unclear whether Dallas will refile for exemptions or whether Hinojosa’s administration will rescind or revise the Abbott‑era directive before she is sworn in on January 19, 2027, a change that would affect local control of public street art and messages.