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How Suburbia Happened In Toronto, Michael Lewyn
2015 Planetizen Blog Posts, Michael Lewyn
2015 Planetizen Blog Posts, Michael Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
The Criminalization Of Walking, Michael Lewyn
The Criminalization Of Walking, Michael Lewyn
Michael E Lewyn
Because walking improves human health and reduces pollution, one might think that the law should encourage walking and discourage driving But in fact, criminal law sometimes punishes walkers, in two major respects. First, state and city laws against something often referred to as “jaywalking” limit walkers’ ability to cross streets. As a result of these laws, police can fine (and even arrest) walkers. Second, bureaucrats and police sometimes interpret child neglect laws to mean that preteen children may never walk on their own, and have sometimes arrested child pedestrians' parents or sought to place the children in state care. This …