Springfield, IL Public Conduct: Jaywalking (2026)

04 makes pedestrian crossings between intersections unlawful in the interest of public safety, with the one carve-out being a marked mid-block crosswalk; the same section separately bars anyone from passing through, around, over or under a railroad crossing gate or barrier while it is closed or moving. 03 still requires the pedestrian to yield the right-of-way to vehicles already on the roadway, forbids stepping suddenly from a curb into the path of an oncoming car, and bars diagonal crossing through an intersection unless the traffic-control devices specifically allow it.

Springfield tightened enforcement further with Ord. No. 08: it is unlawful to sit or stand in the roadway, or on a median at a full-signal divided highway, within 100 feet of 17 named high-traffic intersections across the city, including Sangamon Avenue at Dirksen Parkway and South Grand Avenue at Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. The only exceptions inside that 100-foot buffer are crossing the street under the normal traffic laws, boarding or exiting public transit, a taxi, or a rideshare, or a genuine emergency.