The Editor,
Re. “No need to protect kids from rainbows” (Letters, The Tri-City News, Aug. 2).
Regardless of the motive or message behind rainbow crosswalks, they are certainly more visually appealing than the plain white ones drivers often ignore and speed through.
High-visibility crosswalks are important for pedestrian safety. If some people think rainbow crosswalks are too political, put a sculpture or painting of a pot of gold on one side and statue of a leprechaun with a sign saying, “Look both ways before crossing” on the other.
This would work remarkably well at the base of the Coquitlam Crunch on Lansdowne Drive. Hikers and school kids would get a much-safer crosswalk, and climbers could tap the leprechaun for luck as they continue their ascent.
There you go, a potentially contentious issue changed to public art to improve the safety of all.
Mike Rogozinski, Coquitlam
