SALISBURY, Maryland — Mayor Randy Taylor has announced plans to repaint the crosswalks at the intersection of South Division Street and West/East Market Street as part of a broader initiative to maintain neutrality in public spaces. The existing Pride crosswalk will be replaced with a new, artist-designed pattern that reflects the City’s identity.
“Our City is home to a diverse and vibrant community, and we want our public spaces to be welcoming to all,” said Mayor Taylor. “However, we also have a responsibility to ensure that government property remains neutral and does not promote any particular movement or cause. By moving forward with a neutral design, we are ensuring that city property remains a place where every individual, regardless of background or belief, feels they belong.”
To achieve this vision, the city is launching The Crosswalk Canvas, a rotating Downtown Salisbury art initiative to design a new crosswalk that embodies the character, history or artistic vibrancy of the City of Salisbury while steering clear of any political or ideological affiliations. The selected artist will receive a $3,000 stipend for design and implementation.
Artists interested in submitting design proposals can find the application details on the City of Salisbury’s website. The deadline for submissions is June 30th and the final selection will be made by a panel of City officials and community representatives from the Public Art Committee. The selected artist will have until September 14, 2025 to paint their design. Once completed, the artwork will be displayed for up to two years until the next round of The Crosswalk Canvas.
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It should have not been painted in the first place. No special treatments for anyone.
Total waste of money. Just paint it like the state roads require. period.
We really don;t need to advertise to the world that we are a gay loving town, because the vast majority of us are not! Those rainbow crosswalks are the object of jokes and mocking our whole community. It’s not fair to cater to just one minority group.
I believe there are already highway specifications on crosswalk markings. It’s best to stick with them to prevent future lawsuits. It might be difficult for someone to figure out what a walking rainbow stands for as they are run over by a car in the mayors artist designs.
If anything, it should be painted to celebrate Jesus!
Local gays are having the expected hissy fit over this! LMAO.
Yeah, under Maryland law, for it to be a legal crosswalk, there are certain things that have to be present, and in certain dimensions (thickness of stripes, distance from one another, overall width of the crosswalk, etc.). Be careful that you don’t construct something and waste money that violates state law. Oh, who am I kidding. They’ll do what they want and nobody will say anything.
yes a REAL Mayor…
Thank you, Mayor Randy!!!!
well if it has to truly reflect sby’s identity it would be a motif of one big sh!thole!
Remove all the speed bumps around town while your at it.
And use the rubble to fill the potholes!
When will Snow Hill Road ever get some attention??? It’s one of the worst roads in da bury.