Pedestrian crossing; LGBT+ Network temporary rainbow pedestrian crossing, TfL, 2014

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Reference number	2015/11131
Description	Temporary rainbow pedestrian zebra crossing with plastic polymer grip surface and rubber backing
Manufacturer	Applied Outdoor Media
Dates	2014
Collection	Infrastructure
Object type	Pedestrian crossing
Location	Covent Garden
Topics	LGBT+ network TfL Pedestrian crossing Ride with pride Plastic polymer Rubber Pride OUTbound Walking Streets
Completeness	100% 100% ?

• Physical description

  Dimensions

  Attribute	Value
  Length	6700mm
  Width	2300mm
  Depth	5mm

  Colour

  Attribute	Value
  Colour	Purple Blue Green Yellow Orange Red Black White

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Inscription	LGBT+ NETWORK / #RidewithPride / LGBT+ NETWORK / #RidewithPride

  Design

  Attribute	Value
  Material	Plastic polymer Rubber

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Manufacturer	Applied Outdoor Media, 2014
  Commissioner	Transport for London OUTbound LGBT+ Network , 28/06/2014
  Designer	Applied Outdoor Media, 2014

• Associated companies, people and places

  Company

  Attribute	Value
  Company	TfL, 2014 Applied Outdoor Media, 2014

  People

  Attribute	Value
  People	Martyn Loukes - 2014 Benjamin Lyon - 2014 Martin Freer - 2014

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