Albuquerque, NM Public Conduct: Jaywalking (2026)

Section 8-2-7-9, part of Article 2 (Pedestrians) of the city's Traffic Code, was amended by Ordinance 2025-032 to replace the old pedestrian-only standard with the broader "vulnerable road user" category defined at § 8-1-1-2: pedestrians, roadway workers, and anyone lawfully riding a bicycle, tricycle, skateboard, roller skates, in-line skates, scooter, e-bike, powered micromobility device, wheelchair, or other non-motorized personal mobility device on a public way. Subsection (A) requires every one of those road users to cross a street only in a crosswalk, marked or unmarked, with one carve-out: people operating bicycles, e-bikes, and powered micromobility devices are instead governed by the separate bicycle rules of Chapter 8, Article 3, Part 3, so a cyclist riding through an intersection is not judged under this pedestrian-crossing rule.

Subsection (B) adds a second layer for everyone else: even where a spot is not a marked or signed crosswalk, a vulnerable road user should not cross there if either of the next two adjacent crosswalks or intersections within 600 feet has working traffic control signals. In practice, that pushes foot and skateboard traffic on wide arterials toward the nearest signalized intersection rather than a convenient gap in traffic. 9) and sits alongside companion rules requiring pedestrians to cross at right angles (§ 8-2-7-6) and to use a marked school crosswalk when walking to or from school (§ 8-2-7-10).