Colorado Springs to install temporary rainbow crosswalk for PrideFest

The guerilla rainbow crosswalk at Knob Hill might have been swiftly removed last month, but the city of Colorado Springs is installing a rainbow crosswalk downtown that meets federal safety standards and compliance.

City officials announced Wednesday that the crosswalk will be installed at the south side of the intersection of Tejon Street and Colorado Ave. The crosswalk will still have the white bars for the outline, but it adds the six colors of the Pride Flag.

Last month, we reported when a local artist collective painted a makeshift rainbow crosswalk on Platte Ave. in the Knob Hill area. City officials quickly repainted it, citing concerns about safety standards.

June is national Pride month, but Colorado Springs is hosting its PrideFest this weekend. The crosswalk will be installed Friday, the day before PrideFest, and will be “deinstalled” on Monday.

No taxpayer dollars are going toward the crosswalk, it’s being produced with support from downtown businesses and PrideFest sponsor EAS Creative Consortium, along with the support of Downtown Partnership.

The installation also serves as a “beta test” for the city to install embellished crosswalks that meet safety standards.

You can find information about this weekend’s PrideFest by clicking HERE.