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Kansas City strikes jaywalking law amid push to address racial disparities in policing Bill Lukitsch, The Kansas City Star May 6 Kansas City s elected officials have eliminated jaywalking and two other minor offenses amid a push to reform city laws that are disproportionately applied to people of color. Sponsoring the legislation was Mayor Quinton Lucas, who has pointed to the changes as part of an effort to decriminalize aspects of daily existence for Kansas Citians and eliminating our enforcement disparities by race at their foundations. It cleared the City Council Thursday by a vote of 10-0. The legislation strikes jaywalking from the city s code of ordinances altogether. It also removes penalties for operating passenger vehicles, bicycles and electric micromobility devices like the city s rentable scooters with dirty tires. And, it removes language that allows bicycles to be inspected by law enforcement in situations where reasonable cause leads p

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