Anchorage pedestrian deaths hit record high as ‘equity’ inspired jaywalking remains legal
Record high pedestrian deaths may put pressure on the Anchorage Assembly to consider reversing a 2023 policy that decriminalized jaywalking in the name of promoting so-called “equity” in local law
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