Skateboarding Ordinances

The Janesville City Council recently passed ordinances restricting the use of skateboards. The ordinances uphold the Wisconsin ban on riding skateboards on public streets and roads. For questions or to report problems, call the Police Department at 755-3100. To download the skateboarding brochure or a map of the regulation area, please click the folder icon at the top of this website page.

Skateboarding is not allowed in the following areas:
� Public streets and roads.
� All public property and structures, including City owned parking lots.
� Private property, unless permission is given.
� Certain downtown areas, as depicted in the map.

Skateboards can be used on sidewalks that are outside of the downtown area. Also, skateboarders who use the bike trails are expected to share them courteously with pedestrians and cyclists. Skateboarders are expected to yield the right-of-way to pedestrians on permitted sidewalks and the bike trails.

The shaded area below indicates where skateboarding is prohibited in downtown Janesville. The downtown area is roughly bounded by Centerway and Prospect Avenue to the north, N. Academy Street to the west, Dodge Street and St. Lawrence Avenue to the south, and N. Parker Drive and Wisconsin Street to the east. Skateboarding within this area is limited to the bike trail. Skateboard riding on all other publicly-owned structures within the downtown area is strictly prohibited. The bike trail, as depicted by the dotted line, is the only portion of downtown where skateboarding is permitted.