As of March 1, if you live in Virginia, you will be able to cross the street anywhere — in the middle of a block, 100 yards from a crosswalk, as clumsily and unpredictably as you wish — without having ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Jaywalking is about as common as scratching your nose on the streets of San Francisco, or any other city. Let those who live in glass houses, not throw stones. "Do you jaywalk?" ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) — Jaywalking is a crime that many of us were guilty of committing at one time or another. One California lawmaker said jaywalking is arbitrarily enforced by police, and ...

Jaywalking is as American as apple pie. But it’s technically illegal in Massachusetts, where violations can lead to a one dollar fine. “Why even have it on the books?” asked Brendan Kearney as he ...

California will soon decriminalize jaywalking, which will do away with enforcement of a policy that critics say allows police to punish pedestrians with needlessly expensive fines, often in ...

PEDESTRIANS AND DRIVERS. >> POLICE SAY IT’S NOT ILLEGAL TO CROSS THE STREET OUTSIDE OF A CROSSWALK OR AN INTERSECTION, AS LONG AS YOU YIELD TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. AND NOW FORT SMITH POLICE ARE TICKETING ...

A proposal that would eliminate penalties for jaywalking and other pedestrian offenses cleared an initial hurdle as Kansas City leaders explore changes aimed at reforming laws that disproportionately ...

A jaywalking ticket in Seattle will set you back $68. But if the countless pedestrians who cross against the light every day don’t seem overly concerned, they have good reason. Seattle police are ...

California’s new Freedom to Walk Act does not exactly decriminalize jaywalking. It leaves plenty of room for police discretion to ticket unsafe walking, and it doesn’t challenge cars’ domination of ...

Denver City Council voted 10-3 on January 30 to decriminalize jaywalking, adding the Mile High City to the growing list of jurisdictions that are revisiting their jaywalking laws. “It’s a natural, ...

The Anchorage Assembly voted Tuesday night to postpone a decision on reestablishing fines for jaywalking in the municipality. An ordinance, sponsored by South Anchorage Assembly member Randy Sulte and ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Jaywalking is as as common as scratching your nose in many California cities. Let those who live in glass houses, not throw stones. Now San Francisco Assemblyman Phil Ting has ...