Not to be outdone by West Hollywood, San Francisco's premier gay neighborhood has painted crosswalks on Castro Street in rainbow colors. However, it's only one part of a much bigger streetscape improvement project that involved huge community input.
(Updated 10/7/2014) According to the project's website, the streetscape improvements in The Castro, including the rainbows, are "(a) project of the S.F. Planning Department in collaboration with the Municipal Transportation Agency and the Department of Public Works."
While the 'splashy' (as in "splash of color", as noted in the title of this article by the local CBS affiliate) crosswalks are capturing the most media attention, the most notable, and presumably expensive part of the project is the sidewalk widening, "up to an additional 10 feet in width for a total of up to 22 feet of sidewalk space."
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