Prince George can have its own Pride Walk at a price tag of $3,000.
The rainbow-coloured crosswalks use colour to signify safe spaces in the city and acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in the community.
Last year, right before Pride Week kicked off in July, organizers asked city council to put in the multi-coloured painted pathways.
"Due to time constraints, this request was deferred for consideration until the next roadway marking season," said a report for Monday's city council meeting.
Now staff have come up with two locations, both near city hall.
Both would cross George Street, either near the Cenotaph or slightly further south, crossing to the old Enterprise site.
The lower-priced design would follow the traditional zebra-style approach with alternating bars, with plain pavement in between.
The city can also choose a pricier perpendicular configuration with each colour stretching from one sidewalk to the other, and covering the entire roadway at that section, like a straight rainbow. That would cost $6,000.
For material, the most durable option is cold plastic, the staff report said. It's a multi-component system that uses a chemical catalyst to create a strong bond to the asphalt surface.
Cold plastic also offers all the colours, unlike roadway marking paint.
Exterior household paint is an option, but it has a short shelf life and "could potentially wear out in one season of exposure to traffic."
Last year, the city raised a rainbow flag in front of city hall to mark the start of Pride Week.
At the time, Pride Prince George president Valentine Crawford said it told the LGBTQ community they were a part of Prince George.
"It's a symbol that it is okay and you will be okay and you have people to support you, that when you're ready or whatever it is that gets you to that point, there is a lot of people to turn to and that will be there for you," Crawford told The Citizen.
-- with files from Charelle Evelyn
