Anchorage, AK Public Conduct: Jaywalking (2026)

040 works by flipping the right-of-way rather than issuing a blanket ban. Inside a marked crosswalk, or inside an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection, drivers must yield to the pedestrian. Step outside those zones and the ordinance reverses the duty: every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any other point shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles upon the roadway. Crossing mid-block or between intersections is therefore lawful only when it does not take the right-of-way from any driver, which in practice means waiting until the roadway is clear rather than expecting traffic to stop for you.

The section then adds a flat prohibition on top of the yield rule. No pedestrian may cross a street or thoroughfare at or within 150 feet of the access to a pedestrian tunnel or an overhead walkway unless a marked crosswalk is also provided at that spot. Where Anchorage has built a grade-separated crossing, the code expects you to use it instead of crossing the surface street anywhere within 150 feet of its entrance. Anchorage police enforce both rules as pedestrian traffic infractions under Title 9 of the municipal code.