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Is it legal to bike on Austin’s sidewalks?
People ask me all the time if it’s legal to ride a bike on sidewalks in Austin.
The short answer? It’s legal in most places.
It’s not legal, however, to bike on the sidewalks of the downtown business district or on the University of Texas campus.
That means no bikes on sidewalks on Guadalupe Street between Martin Luther King Boulevard and 26th Street; Sixth Street between Interstate 35 and Guadalupe Street; Congress Avenue between Fourth and 11th streets; and anywhere there’s a “no bikes on sidewalks” sign.
UT regulations bar cyclists from riding on all sidewalks on campus. (Yep, it’s true. But not always enforced.)
It’s OK to park or stop your bike on a sidewalk as long as you don’t obstruct pedestrian traffic.
For more information, go here.
Have you seen the Austin Police Department’s community biking page? It includes some information about biking on sidewalks, as well as other cycling laws and ordinances, safety tips, information about what to do if your bike gets stolen, and some other helpful links. See it here.
(Photo by Laura Skelding.)
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By Dr Dave
July 4, 2011 10:13 AM | Link to this
Just to point out something why is it ok for the Sedgeway electric scooters to be on the side walks in the same area? I’ve had numerous near misses with their groups racing down sidewalks in the downtown area. Their quite run status makes them kind of dangerous at bus stops and crosswalks.