Tag: jaywalking

February 7, 2023

Support an end to ‘jaywalking’ laws in Washington

This is one part of a series about jaywalking laws in Seattle and Washington. See also: From the beginning, Seattle ‘jaywalker’ stings were used to arrest poor people and Seattle’s first jaywalking law in 1917 was part of the city’s class war. So-called ‘jaywalking’ laws in Seattle have, from the very beginning, been used as…
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tagged: 2023 legislature, hb 1428, jaywalking, sb 5383
February 7, 2023

Seattle’s first jaywalking law in 1917 was part of the city’s class war

This is one part of a series about jaywalking laws in Seattle and Washington. See also: From the beginning, Seattle ‘jaywalker’ stings were used to arrest poor people and Support an end to ‘jaywalking’ laws in Washington. The day before a new downtown Seattle jaywalking law went into effect July 7, 1917, a Seattle Daily…
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tagged: history, jaywalking, seattle general strike
January 5, 2021

From the beginning, Seattle ‘jaywalker’ stings were used to arrest poor people

In the decade between 1924 and 1934, the number of people dying in traffic collisions in Seattle each year increased 250% from 48 to 121. About 70% of those killed were people walking. By the end of the 1930s, Seattle decided that something needed to change. So the city’s Traffic and Safety Council partnered with…
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tagged: history, jaywalking
November 28, 2011

KPLU: Seattleites notoriously unwilling to jaywalk

People in Seattle almost never jaywalk. In fact, the population’s firm adherence to the red crosswalk hand is the stuff of legends. For many, including myself, it’s one of the first things that stands out during an initial visit to the city. Rain or shine, heavy traffic or completely empty roadway, almost everyone simply waits…
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tagged: jaywalking, kplu, spd, walking