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Delray Beach Retains Pride Crosswalk Despite State and Federal Removal Orders

Transportation safety directives from Florida alongside federal agencies have prompted a statewide divide over whether to preserve or erase rainbow crosswalks.

Hundreds of people turned out in a show of support for the LGBTQ+ rainbow pride intersection of Duval and Petronia streets in Key West on July 26, 2025. (Nick Doll Photography via Key West Business Guild/Courtesy)
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Overview

  • On August 15, Delray Beach’s city commission voted to keep the rainbow-painted intersection at Northeast First Street and Northeast Second Avenue in place, reversing an earlier removal plan.
  • Florida DOT guidance issued on July 1 cited federal SAFE ROADS standards after U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy labeled nonstandard pavement markings as safety risks.
  • Municipal responses vary across Florida, with Key West exploring legal challenges to save its crosswalks and Boynton Beach along with West Palm Beach having already removed theirs.
  • The Delray Beach mural, created to honor victims of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting, has faced repeated vandalism, including a June incident that led to an arrest.
  • Supporters argue that rainbow crosswalks do not compromise safety and that preserving them is vital for LGBTQ visibility and community solidarity.