from newspapertree.com (full article link)

The El Paso City Council on Tuesday morning discussed the possibility of rescinding a 61-year-old ordinance to give bicyclists more options on where they can pedal.

Rep. Susie Byrd called for discussion on the ordinance, which was passed in 1947 and makes it illegal to ride a bicycle on a sidewalk, to be abolished. She said she was acting in response to a call from a constituent who she said claimed his son had received a ticket from an El Paso Police Officer for riding his bicycle on the sidewalk.