Rainbow crosswalks are on the way for the intersection of South Second Street and West National Avenue in Walker’s Point.

The city of Milwaukee’s Paint the Pavement program approved an application for rainbow crosswalks at the site last month. The project, which will be privately funded entirely by donors, sponsors and grants, will be installed in October to honor LGBT History Month.

An earlier set of rainbow crosswalks were repainted on North Jefferson and East Wells streets near Cathedral Square this May. Those were first installed in 2018 and lost during street reconstruction in the area.

The new crosswalks in Walker’s Point are part of a new LGBTQ landmarks program and will be maintained by the Wisconsin LGBTQ History Project and local business owners.

“These crosswalks are a symbo

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