Overview

• Crews on Sunday evening pulled up rainbow pavers at Ocean Drive and 12th Street with an excavator and sledgehammers, replacing them with black pavement.
• Miami Beach officials said they received no advance notice of the work after the city’s appeal to keep the crosswalk was denied late Friday.
• FDOT has directed cities to remove pavement art tied to social or political messages or risk transportation funding, with roughly 400 locations identified.
• Residents and performers gathered to protest the teardown, echoing outrage that followed August removals including the Pulse memorial crosswalk in Orlando.
• State leaders, including Gov. Ron DeSantis, say colorful markings distract drivers and do not enhance safety, while some cities have repainted Pride crossings in defiance.