Originally Posted by
Ninety5rpm
Is it in a business district? It's probably not illegal unless it's in a business district.
As long as you yield to others (peds have the right of way on sidewalks), and ride slow enough for conditions (typical short sight lines to peds popping out of areas obscured by plants, buildings or vehicles), you should be okay. Be especially careful at intersections and driveway crossings where bike speed traffic is unexpected. It's ALL on you.
The cities I have lived in and checked spelled out quite clearly whether or not sidewalk riding is legal. Several had business districts where it was not and those borders spelled out by the street names. Where was legal, it was made clear that cyclists yielded to everybody. The quote above is a good summary of the law in the cities where I have checked.
Ben