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Podcast: Arrested Mobility
Episode: Jaywalking
Description: When you walk around a city, there are many rules you follow - or maybe, you don't follow them. You might not think about them too much. Rules like, walk on the sidewalk. Wait for the walk signal when crossing an intersection. Don't cross in the middle of the block. When you break those rules in the U.S., we call it jaywalking, and it's illegal. But most people who jaywalk don't think about it as a crime. In fact, most Americans admit to having jaywalked. Yet the data shows that police enforce jaywalking laws disproportionately in neighborhoods with li...