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Rainbow Crosswalks
Rainbow Crosswalks
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July 20, 2021
Pride Month
•LGBT Pride Month is celebrated in June to
recognize the impact that the LGBT
community has had on history—locally,
nationally, and internationally—with a focus
on the hardships the LGBT community has
endured throughout our nation’s history.
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Rainbow Flag
•The Rainbow flag was created by artist Gilbert Baker in 1978 and rose to prominence as a
symbol of LGBTQ pride and LGBTQ social movements.
•The rainbow colors reflect the diversity of the LGBTQ community and the spectrum of human
sexuality and gender.
•The flag’s design has undergone several revisions, and the most common variant consists of six
colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet.
•LGBTQ individuals and allies use rainbow flags and many rainbow-themed items and color
schemes as an outward symbol of their identity or support.
•Entities such as governments use these colors to show support for or commemoration of the
Pride Month and the LGBTQ community.
•The City of Santa Ana displays the rainbow flag at City Hall each year, from May 22 through
June 30, in commemoration of Harvey Milk Day and Pride Month.
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Rainbow Crosswalks in Santa Ana
•A constituent contacted the City regarding
a request to install rainbow crosswalks in
Downtown Santa Ana to commemorate
Santa Ana’s LGBT community.
•This item was added to the City Council
meeting agenda at the request of
the Mayor.
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Atlanta, GA
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Long Beach, CA
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San Francisco, CA
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West Hollywood, CA
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July 20, 2021
Rainbow Crosswalks in Downtown Santa Ana
•It will cost approximately $8,000 to install one rainbow crosswalk leg. If there are four
crosswalks at an intersection and all four crosswalks are to be painted with rainbow
crosswalks, it will cost approximately $32,000 to paint all four crosswalks.
•If there is more than one crosswalk at a particular intersection, staff recommends that
all the marked crosswalks at the intersection be painted rainbow colors to match.
•Staff has identified the crosswalks on Broadway at 2nd Street as a possible location to
install rainbow crosswalks.
•The design would need to comply with the California Manual on Uniform Traffic Control
Devices (CA MUTCD) requirements, which, among other specifications, require that the
white outer lines remain.
•The installation is expected to last three to five years, with a yearly maintenance cost
estimate of $1,500.
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July 20, 2021
Next Steps
•At this time, staff requests direction from
the City Council relating to a proposal to
install rainbow crosswalks in Downtown
Santa Ana.
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