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Operator asks Fort Myers council to expand scooter program to city limits; council raises safety and enforcement concerns
Summary
A micromobility operator requested expansion from downtown to city limits, doubling the fleet to 200 and extending hours to 2 a.m.; data presented showed ~12,000 rides through November and 0 reported major incidents, while council members and advisory board members cited infrastructure and enforcement gaps and urged caution or stepwise expansion.
A micromobility operator on Tuesday asked the Fort Myers City Council to expand its pilot scooter program from a downtown focus to citywide limits, increase the fleet from 100 to 200 vehicles, and extend operating hours from midnight to 2 a.m.
The company representative (presenting the Phase 2 proposal) said the program has logged nearly 12,000 rides from its August launch through Nov. 30 and recorded about 5,100 unique users and roughly 21,000 miles traveled. The presenter said an estimated 76% of users were locals and that, using a conservative calculation, the program displaced "just over 3 metric tons of CO2." The…
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