Topeka, KS Public Conduct: Skateboarding Rules (2026)

TMC 10.35.030(a) lists the exact no-ride zones: public sidewalks and pocket parks between 6th Street and 10th Street along Kansas Avenue; every public parking facility; sidewalks on N Kansas Avenue between NE Norris and NE Morse Streets, plus NE Gordon Street, NE Laurent Street and NE Norris Street each between NE Quincy Street and NW Jackson Street; and Redbud and Breezeway Parks. The ban covers anyone who rides a bicycle, operates an electric-assisted scooter, skates, or uses roller skates, skateboards or roller blades in those areas.

Outside the mapped no-ride zones, subsection (b) still governs sidewalk riding: a bicycle, e-scooter, skate, skateboard or roller-blade rider on any Topeka sidewalk must yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and give an audible signal before overtaking and passing them, and must travel at a speed that is reasonable and prudent for conditions; an e-scooter specifically cannot exceed 15 mph on a sidewalk. Subsection (c) exempts a law enforcement officer engaged in official duties from the whole section, so an officer on a patrol bike or scooter can enter the banned zones. The section was last rewritten by Ordinance 20360 § 1, adopted June 14, 2022, replacing the earlier version of the prohibited-areas list.