Just over a hundred people gathered Oct. 5 at Sarasota’s now-covered Pride crosswalk to remember the 49 victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting.

Sarasota’s 2,500 square-foot color crosswalk mural was removed alongside hundreds of sidewalk square art in Sarasota, following Senate Bill 1662, signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in June. SB-1662 bans art on travel lanes , paved shoulders, intersections, crosswalks and sidewalks. FDOT claims it’s to make roads for drivers and pedestrians.

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