Halifax Regional Municipality has announced 11 new locations for rainbow crosswalks, for a grand total of 53 in the city.
Officials say, on the advice of Diversity & Inclusion, the rainbow crosswalk design has been updated to include the colours of the progressive pride flag: black, brown, pink, light blue, and white.
Crosswalks are being painted, or repainted, at 26 locations for the 2021 rainbow artwork at crosswalk program.
- Spring Garden Road and Queen Street (four at this location)
- Gottingen and Cornwallis streets (four at this location)
- Alderney Drive and Ochterloney Street (four at this location)
- Willett and Main streets (four at this location)
- Portland and King streets (four at this location)
- Hammonds Plains Road and Bedford Highway (crosswalk on Hammonds Plains Road only)
- Sackville Drive and Cobequid Road
- Sackville and Leaside drives
- Sackville and Millwood drives
- Portland Estates Boulevard W and Portland Estates Boulevard
- Cow Bay and Shore roads
- Quinpool Road and Harvard Street
- Quinpool Road and Vernon Street
- Herring Cove and Dentith roads (main crosswalks only, does not include right-turn by-pass lanes) (three at this location)
- Barrington and Sackville streets (four at this location)
- Tower Road and Inglis Street (four at this location)
- Main Street at Hartlen Street (both Main Street crossings) (two at this location)
- Waverly Road at Montebello Drive (Waverley Road crossing)
- Highfield Park Drive at Joseph Young Street
- Agricola and North streets (four at this location)
- Cow Bay Road at Samuel Danial Drive
- Lucien Drive at Owen Drive and Windward Avenue (Lucien Drive crossing)
- Cow Bay Road at Caldwell Road (Caldwell Road crossing)
- Pleasant Street at Everette Street (Everette Street crossing)
- Dorothea Drive at Swanton Drive (Swanton Drive crossing)
- Baker Drive at Basswood Run (Baker Drive crossing, north)
The rainbow artwork is set to be completed by Aug. 1.
