Quote Originally Posted by Pedal Wench View Post
In most cities, it is illegal for cyclists to ride on sidewalks.
I wondered whether it was illegal to ride on sidewalks in DC (I've seen signs that say "ok for bikes to ride on sidewalk", so I thought it might be by exception.) So I did a search for the DC law, and found this. Section 1201.9 says it's ok to ride on the sidewalks, except downtown and where there are signs prohibiting it.