Cedar Rapids, IA Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)

No person, except for people with disabilities with specially equipped devices shall ride a bicycle or micromobility device upon the sidewalk or walkway in the area extending from the west sidewalk on 2nd St SW to the east curb line of 5th Street East, both inclusive, and from the north sidewalk on 1st Ave to the south sidewalk on 16th Avenue Southwest, both inclusive, unless authorized signs specifically designate a sidewalk or walkway for bicycle or micromobility device use. The Department of Public Works is authorized to erect signs on any sidewalk or roadway within the city prohibiting the riding of bicycles or micromobility devices thereon.(b)Operators and users of all such devices shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians using any public sidewalk, and shall not otherwise endanger or interfere with pedestrian traffic on any public sidewalk.(c)It shall be unlawful for any person to operate, use or ride a bicycle or micromobility device, or other coasting device on any public property where signs or markings prohibit such use, such as public parking lots, public parking ramps and the Tree of Five Seasons, owned by the City of Cedar Rapids.(d)The City Manager may designate certain streets where the operation or use of bicycles or micromobility devices may be allowed upon certain designated streets or sidewalks or other areas when guarded or barricaded.

(057-18; 014-19; 005-22)