New permanent LGBTQ rainbow crosswalk painted in Richmond
A permanent rainbow crosswalk to celebrate and acknowledge the LGBTQ community has been painted on Minoru Road, just a month after Richmond’s city council approved the installation.
See also
- City of Richmond approves installation of new LGBTQ rainbow crosswalk
- Port Moody unveils new rainbow crosswalk celebrating the LGBTQ community
- Italian flag-coloured crosswalks painted on Commercial Drive intersections (PHOTOS)
- First Nations-designed crosswalk installed on Granville Street (PHOTOS)
- New $7-million LGBTQ community centre to be built in Davie Village
This colourful mid-block crosswalk is adjacent to Richmond Library and Cultural Centre and the City Hall Annex, and immediately southwest of CF Richmond Centre shopping mall.
In their recommendation to city council last month, city staff said the location is ideal because of its high pedestrian traffic and how it would complement the rainbow-painted stairs at the main entrance of the library and cultural centre. The installation cost approximately $15,000 to paint.
There are currently over 40 cities across the province with LGBTQ rainbow crosswalks or other physical visual representations, including rainbow crosswalks in Vancouver, Surrey, Coquitlam, New Westminster, and White Rock.
Richmond’s installation follows the recent completion of a rainbow crosswalk in Port Moody, and the approval of four rainbow crosswalks in Burnaby.
Delta is also currently in the process of considering a rainbow crosswalk or bench installation.
See also
- City of Richmond approves installation of new LGBTQ rainbow crosswalk
- Port Moody unveils new rainbow crosswalk celebrating the LGBTQ community
- Italian flag-coloured crosswalks painted on Commercial Drive intersections (PHOTOS)
- First Nations-designed crosswalk installed on Granville Street (PHOTOS)
- New $7-million LGBTQ community centre to be built in Davie Village