A Canadian city is believed to be the first in the world to have the trans pride flag painted on its streets.

Council members in Lethbridge, a city of 92,729 in Alberta, approved temporary crosswalks—one emblazoned with the traditional rainbow colors of the Pride flag, and another with the trans flag's blue, pink and white stripes. If all goes well, permanent markers will be installed later this year.

The initiative was spearheaded by organizers of Lethbridge Pride Fest, who wanted to promote inclusiveness at this year's celebration, which runs June 16 to 24.

"We’re going to be setting the standard for other cities–much, much bigger cities around the world–who have been debating and talking about maybe doing a transgender flag crosswalk. Pride Fest vice chair Corbin Chenger told The Lethbridge Herald. "And we very well might be one of the first cities to be putting this on. It’s a huge deal to us."

The council initially debated whether having both the rainbow and the trans flag represented was necessary, but Chenger said the goal was honor communities "who are often left out and forgotten at our events."

Council member Rob Miyashiro echoed Chenger’s thoughts, saying the crosswalk flag would show the city’s dedication to its trans citizens.

"Having a crosswalk... is not going to change the general public’s perception of the issues the trans population goes through,” he explained. “What it does though, is it shows that we’re going to support the trans population in the fight that they’re having, and I appreciate that."

The permanent crosswalks will cost between $10,000 and $13,000 U.S., with the Pride Fest Society covering expenses.

"When I think about members of the transgender community that I know, I know this means a lot to them,” said Chenger. “They look to this symbol... and it’s going to say this city welcomes them, that we want to be inclusive, that we’re here for them, and we’re going to fight for their rights."

The move is a refreshing one, one as Alberta is recognized as one of the most conservative provinces in Canada: In 2016, a federal judge ruled that a four-year-old trans girl could not wear female clothing in public.

Earlier in the year, an Alberta mom, who goes by MH Weibe, wrote a transphobic rap, titled “Gender Bender,” to express her disdain for new legislation allowing trans students to use bathrooms that best align with their gender identity.