During the community debate over the future of the rainbow crossing, following the Sydney Mardi Gras, the NSW government Minister for Roads and Ports, Duncan Gay MLC, published a letter to the Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore, listing the reasons for the removal of the temporary crossing on the grounds of pedestrian safety. On Tuesday 9 April 2013, the temporary crossing was removed. In June 2015, rainbow crossings at Tower Grove and Manchester Crossing in St. Louis, Missouri were painted to celebrate the legalization of same-sex marriage. In 2016, the city decided to follow the Federal Highway Administration's 2011 advice and prohibited rainbow and fleur-de-lis crosswalks. In June 2018, the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota unveiled four rainbow crosswalks to celebrate Twin Cities Pride festivities. On 8 February 2019, a permanent Sydney rainbow crossing was unveiled in Taylor Square, on the corner of Bourke and Campbell streets. In early June 2019, the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico unveiled a rainbow crosswalk on historic US Route 66. Just a few days later, a motorcycle gang caused a significant amount of damage to the $30,000 crossing with their motorcycles. Even though at least a dozen bikers were shown on video, only one man, a Trump supporter named Anthony Morgan was arrested for the crime. In early September 2019, the city council of Ames, Iowa cut the ribbon on a rainbow crosswalk. Subsequently the Federal Highway Administration sent them a letter "requesting" that it be removed. The city council ignored the letter. On January 11, 2010, a rainbow crosswalk was unveiled under the pre-existing rainbow flag in the Hillcrest neighborhood in San Diego, California. Openly lesbian State Senate President pro tem Toni Atkins and openly gay Assemblymember Todd Gloria praised "out and proud" city council member Chris Ward for "getting the job done." Openly lesbian council members Jennifer Campbell and Georgette Gomez also attended the "Catwalk on the Crosswalk." The removal of the crossing inspired a rainbow chalk community protest started by Sydney local James Brechney. People followed his lead by creating their own DIY rainbow crossings with chalk and sharing pictures on social media. The campaign also featured internet activism with the Facebook Page, DIY Rainbow. Pictures of chalk rainbow crossings from many places around the world appeared on social media including Paris, Shanghai, Pretoria, Thailand and Cambodia. Facebook would later credit DIY Rainbow as one of the top 10 pages of Facebook over its first 10 years. Support for the rainbow crossing spread across Sydney, including local communities.