Overview

• Florida Department of Transportation crews tore up the Ocean Drive rainbow design on Oct. 6 and resurfaced the crossing with black pavement.
• Miami Beach commissioner Alex Fernandez said city workers retrieved the rainbow paving stones so they can be repurposed later.
• Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration ordered jurisdictions to remove decorative or ideological street markings by early September and warned of funding consequences for noncompliance.
• Local station WPLG reported the removal occurred without public notice of the timing even though the city had recently lost its appeal.
• The action is part of a broader enforcement campaign that has also targeted memorial and themed street art, drawing emotional objections from residents and LGBTQ community members.