Photo is the creation of the incredible artist, Jing Jing Wang!

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Project Timeline

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Nov 1st, 2022- City Hall Meeting

A group of local advocates visited city hall to call the city to action and show visible solidarity through the creation of a rainbow crosswalk in wake of the increasing legal dehumanizing laws being set into place to criminalize the LGBTQ+ community across the US. There are key City Council Members that have been pushing this conversation from the inside, as this topic has been shared to the city before.

At this meeting we had folks share why this is important, their experience working as a trans Redmond employee, a mother of a trans son, a local and very active business owner of 2 places in downtown Redmond, as well as comments from our petition.

There is a rumored single sentence in Redmond's code that could be another hurdle before we continue this project.

Check out the Redmond Reporter's article about the meeting.

Dec 8th, 2022- Arts & Culture Meeting

Axton Burton made a short and sweet power point presentation to Redmond's Arts & Culture Commission. This went over the history of the pink triangle, the pride flag and progress flag, why having this art installation will be a welcome highlight to Redmond, examples from other WA cities as well as the community input hopeful path forward for this project. The rumored code in Redmond has not been found, although they are double checking now.

March 9th, 2023- Call for Artists

LGBTQ+ and QTPOC are strongly encouraged to apply! Deadline is April 20th
Download the application here.

April 20th, 2023- Applications Closed

The call for artists is complete, and we have 6 wonderful creators!

May 4th, 2023- Artist Chosen

One of the six applicants has been chosen by 3 panelists. Now this artist goes to the Arts & Culture Commission for approval.

May 11th, 2023- Artist and Location Confirmed by A&CC

The artist for Redmond's rainbow crosswalk has been selected! Our local artist Jing Jing Wang will soon begin the process of gathering input to get an understanding of what kind of rainbow crosswalk the community would like to see. The location has been chosen as the pedestrian crosswalk attaching Redmond's Downtown Park to Woodblock!

June 24th, 2023- Artist Gathering Community Input

Join a community input event on Saturday June 24th at downtown Redmond's Centro Cultural Mexicano to be a part of the creation process of Redmond's rainbow crosswalk! This public art piece is being created by Jing Jing Wang, a local QTPOC artist. Some fabulous design ideas have already been created, but the artist is looking for feedback on details, such as: what is the message/intention of the art installation, who is it for, what art style should be used, should any quotes or message be included?

Community input gathering at Centro Cultural Mexicano

July 13th, 2023- A&CC Approves Design

The artist has submitted the design to the Redmond Arts & Culture Commission, and it has been approved!

Week of August 28th, 2023- Installation

The crosswalk will be installed by Public Works on Cleveland Street, connecting the sidewalks of the Downtown Park and Woodblock.

Sept 1st, 2023- Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

The crosswalk will be completed for it's ribbon cutting ceremony, a day before the second annual Redmond Pride Festival.

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