When the city of Ames, Iowa, installed rainbow-colored crosswalks at a downtown intersection, it wanted to signal that it was welcoming and inclusive. So when the federal government threw the city a roadblock, they decided to ignore it.
When the city of Ames, Iowa, installed rainbow-colored crosswalks at a downtown intersection, it wanted to signal that it was welcoming and inclusive to people of all gender identities, sexualities and races.
So when the federal government threw the city a roadblock, they decided to ignore it.In a letter dated September 5, the Federal Highway Administration , a division of the US Department of Transportation, requested that the colorful crosswalks be removed because they didn't comply with federal traffic control standards.The city of Ames, Iowa, introduced new, inclusive crosswalks at the intersection of Fifth Street and Douglas Avenue on September 4.
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