The City of Jacksonville said it plans to comply with the state’s updated requirement to remove colorful pavement art from streets.

The city’s plans come after the Florida Department of Transportation required that cities remove “non-standard surface markings,” which the department said might distract drivers.

The requirement from FDOT came after U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy asked state governors to participate in the “SAFE ROADS” initiative, which stands for “Safe Arterials for Everyone through Reliable Operations and Distraction-Reducing Strategies.”

The city described the change as a “perplexing reversal,” citing a Bloomberg study that revealed a 50% reduction in crashes due to painted streets. However, it stated that it would follow suit with the updated requirements, ev

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