Cape Town celebrates LGBTQIA+ community with rainbow pedestrian crossing

Cape Town celebrates LGBTQIA+ community with rainbow pedestrian crossing

Cape Town is known for its vibrant LGBTQIA+ community and Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis welcomed the new rainbow flag pedestrian crossing in the city. 

Geordin Hill-Lewis
Twitter/ Geordin Hill-Lewis

In August, the City of Cape Town introduced brand new traffic lights. The new road traffic lights are more visible to drivers. 

READ: Cape Town introduces new "small but lekker" traffic lights

"Something small but lekker," said Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis on Twitter. 

A few months later, the Mayor welcomed the new rainbow flag road crossing in the city that celebrates the LGBTQIA+ community. 

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"We want all to feel welcome in our city where we embrace diversity and the addition of this bold pedestrian crossing to our road network will help spread this message."

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