"This is about acceptance and that is a staple of this community.In a statement to Insider, Exxon Mobil said "the updated flag protocol is intended to clarify the use of the ExxonMobil branded company flag and not intended to diminish our commitment to diversity and support for employee resource groups." "I'd love to it all over Montrose," he said. With the colors laid Saturday still gleaming, Quijano said there have already been discussions of raising the money to putting down a rainbow again on the rebuilt intersection. Though the paint might fade over time, the rainbow crosswalk will stay until at least 2021, when work to rebuild Westheimer is expected to start in the blocks surrounding Taft.
"We could have rainbow crosswalks across the city." "People understand the rainbow and that message of tolerance and acceptance," she said. Louis officials to say they'd let the painted ones across the city fade, and would not allow others.Ĭohen said Montrose - long considered the epicenter of gay culture in Houston - is a fitting place for the first rainbow crosswalk.
Federal officials have discouraged their use in the past because engineers fear the designs distract drivers and pedestrians. "It is definitely a show of progress for Houston," Strange said.Īrtsy crosswalks, however, are not universally loved.
Taking photos on Sunday morning, both said it certainly made them feel better about inclusivity in the city. Heather Strange, 33, and Kylie Monet, 43, said they were glad to see the design come to Montrose. Michael Jordan’s Bulls: 'We would have beat their a-’ NASA to reveal Hell-like planet that rains lava at night.4 Tomball ISD students, grandfather killed by Texas fugitive, police say.'South Park' writer creates parody campaign websites mocking Gov.Watt, wife Kealia announce pregnancy, expecting first child 'I'm going in there!' Uvalde mom describes running inside elementary school during mass shooting to save her kids.Houston's popular social media figure Paul Dibello, aka Paul Whisky, dead at 34.Street crossings near the Museum of Fine Art Houston were also spruced up to incorporate art into the neighborhood. Midtown Management District in Houston painted the intersection of Elgin and Louisiana in 2015, in an effort to increase pedestrian awareness and create a signature block. Many cities have painted crosswalks in bold patterns so they are more visible to drivers and denote features of the surrounding neighborhood. "You can see this from 50 yards away," Cohen said, as a car inched toward the intersection, slowing long before the crosswalk. Now the site will celebrate gay pride, while providing extra safety for other pedestrians. PRIDE IN HOUSTON: All the events celebrating Pride Month
He remains in jail in Harris County for the felony.
Hill was crossing Westheimer when witnesses say a driver traveling eastbound ignored the red light and struck Hill.Nearly a year after the incident, Houston police arrested Emmanuel Salgado, 25, for failing to stop and render aid. The intersection was chosen when a group approached Pride Houston, Quijano said, looking for a way to honor Alex Hill, 21, who was struck and killed there by a hit-and-run driver on Jan. Let it be a beacon that the LGBT community is still here."Ĭity Councilwoman Ellen Cohen's office coordinated approvals needed to close the street for the work, organized by UP Art Studio. "We welcome everyone, whatever size, shape color. "All it can do is amplify what Houston is about," said Frankie Quijano, president of Pride Houston. Pride Houston, which organizes next weekend's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender celebration downtown, paid the $15,000 cost of the project. cities, including Atlanta, San Francisco and Philadelphia, have similar crosswalks. The crosswalk is the first in Texas designed as the Rainbow Flag, created in San Francisco in 1978, which has become a pre-eminent symbol of the gay-rights social movement.