Peter Norton

associate professor of history at the University of Virginia’s Department of Engineering and Society

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Peter Norton is a historian of technology with particular interests in streets and people. He is an associate professor in the University of Virginia's Department of Engineering and Society, where he has taught since 1998.  He is the author of 'Fighting Traffic: The Dawn of the Motor Age in the American City.'

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Governor Gavin Newsom just signed a law that decriminalizes jaywalking, after activists argued that people of color are more likely to be ticketed. It goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2023.

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