How the Auto Industry Invented the Crime of Crossing the Street
00:00 — Introduction 01:00 — When Streets Belonged to People 02:18 — The Campaign 03:59 — Wrap Up Sources: - The forgotten history of how automakers invented the crime of 'jaywalking' (Vox): https://www.vox.com/2015/1/15/7551873/jaywalking-history - Why Jaywalking is Called Jaywalking (Merriam-Webster): https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/why-is-it-called-jaywalking - Kansas City invented 'jaywalking,' leading the war against pedestrians (KCUR/NPR): https://www.kcur.org/history/2026-01-29/kansas-city-jaywalking-crime-pedestrians-cars-right-of-way - Free to jaywalk: How Kansas City killed…
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