Waukesha, WI Mobility & Curb Rules: Bike Lane Rules (2026)

05 makes it unlawful to operate a bicycle on any street, sidewalk or alley in the city unless it has been registered and bears a current license sticker from the City of Waukesha or another jurisdiction. 00, and does not expire until the bicycle changes ownership or is dismantled. Once registered, the Chief affixes a sequentially numbered identification tag that must stay visibly attached; riding without the tag displayed is a separate violation. If ownership changes, the seller must notify police within 10 days and the new owner, other than a bicycle distributor, must re-register within 10 days as well.

Removing a registered identification tag is also prohibited, and the Chief of Police can cancel a tag if the rider violates the ordinance. On the riding-rules side, the section bars bicycle riding in parks, on public ways, walkways and sidewalks wherever the City has posted signs prohibiting it, and separately bars riding on sidewalks, walkways and public ways anywhere inside the Central Business District unless a City sign specifically allows it there. Minors cited for bicycle violations can be ordered to the police station for bicycle safety training on a date set by the Chief of Police, and a parent or guardian who knowingly permits a child to violate any bicycle provision or related state law is independently liable under the section.