The city’s most common unspoken rule — jaywalking — is another step closer to becoming the law of the city.

On Thursday, a 10 a.m. city Department of Transportation hearing marked the final administrative hurdle in amending city rules to reflect a law passed last year by the City Council.

While the rule change is not technically in effect yet, Thursday's meeting allowed the public to comment on the proposal. The DOT does not respond to those comments during the hearing, but at a later — currently unspecified — date, it will publish the finalized rule change in the official city record. The update will then formally take effect 30 days after that publishing date.

The public hearing came months after the City Council in September 2024 overwhelmingly passed legislation decriminalizing the

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