Jaywalking
Streetsblog California
Why Jaywalking Reform Is an Unhoused Rights Issue
A stunning 41 percent of jaywalking stops in Washington state involve an unhoused person. And no one knows how bad the problem is in the rest of America.
February 7, 2024
Opinion: Why We Should Stop Using the Word ‘Micromobility’
"SUVs, pick-up trucks, and passenger cars should not be the benchmark by which we judge the size of other forms of transit, and the term ‘micromobility’ encourages us to believe that they are."
June 12, 2023
Assemblymember Phil Ting Reintroduces Bill to Decriminalize Jaywalking
Citing statistics that show that jaywalking laws do not make walking safer, Assemblymember Phil Ting introduced a new bill, A.B. 2147, to end the practice of stopping pedestrians that pose no danger to themselves or others when they cross a street.
February 16, 2022
Down to the Wire: Bills on Jaywalking, Bikes at Stop Signs Could Use Support
Two important safety bills are close but not quite across the finish line, and could use help from supporters to get there.
August 19, 2021
Legislative Update: Bikes at Stop Signs, Jaywalking, and Camera Enforcement on Buses
Key transportation safety and equity bills move forward after Senate Transportation Hearing
June 29, 2021
How (And Why) to Repeal ‘Jaywalking’ Laws
A movement is growing to strike down racially biased and ineffective “jaywalking” laws across America — and the advocates behind these efforts say the path to doing it everywhere may be smoother than it has been in the past.
May 5, 2021
