Florida Department of Transportation

Councilmember Gina Driscoll apologized for a “Bermuda Triangle of bureaucracy.”

The test facility in Polk County will include two vertiports, which are take-off and landing sites for primarily electric vertical take-off and landing, “VTOL,” aircraft.

The state will build express lanes on a 17-mile stretch from I-75 to County Line Road beginning in 2028.

The state has been removing street murals across Florida over the past few months.

The Florida Department of Transportation is advising drivers to expect delays and congestion from 12:01 a.m. Saturday to 5 a.m. Monday.

All five commissioners, in a joint statement, said they could not support the changes, "especially after hearing from the public and receiving public comment throughout the week."

City officials said FDOT allowed only 12 hours notice before painting over the crosswalk.

The Department of Transportation under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered communities to remove the crosswalks and other street art by early next month.

Last week, Fort Myers Mural Society executive director Shari Shifrin learned Sarasota is removing more than 200 sidewalk panels in the historic Burns Court arts and culture district.

Mayor Ken Welch gave a call to action for residents to visit the mural sites, take photos and share them with others. He said to use hashtags like: "#WeAreStPete," "#OurStreetsOurVoices" and "#CantErase."

The city had asked for five of its street murals to be exempt from a statewide ban on street art, saying they create a sense of place.

Protesters raised signs and waved large Pride flags as drivers on South Orange Avenue in Orlando honked their horns. People used chalk to color the crosswalk in bright hues.