Cheyenne, WY Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Driving ban
- No vehicles except bikes/scooters (10.80.070)
- Parking ban
- No standing/parking except exceptions (10.80.080)
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor citywide (10.80.020)
- Bikeway defined
- Includes bike lanes and paths
- Sidewalk riding
- Banned in central business district
Summary
Cheyenne bars motor vehicles from driving or parking in a bikeway except for narrow exceptions like turns, emergencies, and utility work, keeping bike lanes clear for cyclists under City Code 10.80.070 and 10.80.080.
No person shall drive a vehicle other than a bicycle or motor-assisted scooter upon any bikeway except in any emergency or as follows: A.To enter or leave the street or highway;B.To prepare for a right turn;C.To park where parking is permitted... No person shall park or stand any vehicle upon any bikeway except in an emergency or as follows: A.Any bus in a designated bus zone...G.Where parking is permitted.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 73).
Full Breakdown
Cheyenne City Code 10.80.070 makes it unlawful to drive any vehicle other than a bicycle or motor-assisted scooter onto a bikeway, a term the code defines to include bicycle lanes and bicycle paths, except to enter or exit the roadway, prepare for a right turn, or during permitted parking, emergency response, utility work, trash and street-sweeping operations, snow removal, or U.S. mail delivery. Section 10.80.080 separately bars parking or standing any vehicle in a bikeway outside a short list of exceptions: buses in a marked bus zone, utility work vehicles, garbage trucks, streetsweepers, snow removal equipment, a physician on a call, or where parking is otherwise permitted.
Violations & Fines
Violating the bikeway rules is a misdemeanor under Cheyenne City Code 10.80.020; parents and guardians who knowingly let a minor break these rules are also liable.
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Sources & Official References
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