DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Capital Improvements
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Razi Hosseini, P.E., R.P.L.S
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT: Community Crosswalk Program
SUMMARY:
An ordinance authorizing the creation of a Community Crosswalk Program, which is a community initiated program to provide decorative elements at City of San Antonio crosswalks.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On June 16, 2017, Councilman Roberto Trevino issued a Council Consideration Request (CCR) for the creation and installation of a Pride crosswalk (rainbow-themed) on N. Main Avenue at E. Evergreen Street. According to the CCR, the Main Street "Strip" has been the center of the LGBT community in San Antonio for several years and has been the site of the annual Pride Parade. The CCR also stated the reason for a rainbow-themed crosswalk is to promote a message of inclusion and tolerance while providing pedestrian safety. On August 2, 2017, the City Council Governance Committee approved a pilot program for the installation of a rainbow-themed crosswalk at N. Main Avenue and E. Evergreen Street as recommended by the City Manager's Office. No other artistic crosswalks were to be considered or included in the pilot program. The pilot results were to be taken to the City Council Transportation Committee for future policy direction.
On June 7, 2018, the City Council approved a donation agreement accepting $19,832.24 from Pride San Antonio. The existing crosswalks at the N. Main Avenue and E. Evergreen Street intersection were past their functional service life and needed to be replaced. Therefore, the City of San Antonio provided the replacement cost of a standard crosswalk (four total for the intersection) towards the installation of a rainbow-themed crosswalk. The privately raised funds from Pride San Antonio were used to fund added installation expenses from a greater striped area and the costs associated with color used in a rainbow-themed crosswalk (Table 1). The rainbow-the...
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