Fort Myers City Council votes Monday on letting Spin run 200 rental scooters, up from 100, until 1 a.m. The city's fee would rise once yearly rides pass 30,000.
Fort Myers could have twice as many Spin rental scooters on its streets. The City Council votes Monday on a new agreement that would raise the fleet from 100 scooters to 200 and keep them running an hour later, until 1 a.m.
The item is on the agenda for the council’s regular meeting at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, at City Hall, 2200 Second St. City staff recommend approval, according to the agenda item summary.
What would change
The amended and restated agreement with Pheenix USH LLC, which does business as Spin, would:
- raise the most scooters Spin may put out from 100 to 200
- extend daily hours from midnight to 1 a.m.
- set a new fee schedule tied to how many rides are taken each year
- run for three years, with two optional one-year renewals
Scooters would run daily from 6 a.m. until 1 a.m. the next morning, except on city-observed holidays. That is in Article 6 of the proposed agreement.
The agreement includes a map of the service area, with an operating zone, no-ride zones and zones where riders must park. The staff summary does not say whether the area where scooters can be ridden would grow.
How the program has done
The council approved the city’s first shared scooter program on March 3, 2025, the staff report said. Scooters launched Aug. 15, 2025.
Performance figures attached to the agreement show, since launch:
- 27,599 rides
- 11,333 unique riders
Spin presented its “Phase II Expansion Plan” at a council workshop Jan. 12, 2026. City leaders discussed it again Feb. 20, May 28 and July 15, the staff report said. It cites “the program’s continued success and utilization” as the reason for the request.
What the city gets
The program costs the city nothing, according to the summary. Spin pays the city a guaranteed $35,000 a year now, and that minimum stays under the new schedule.
The guarantee covers up to 30,000 rides a year. Above that, Spin would pay another $5,000 for each further 5,000 rides. Any extra would be worked out after the fiscal year closes and paid by Aug. 30.
| Rides in a year | Annual payment to the city |
|---|---|
| Up to 30,000 | $35,000 |
| 35,000 | $40,000 |
| 40,000 | $45,000 |
| 45,000 | $50,000 |
| 50,000 | $55,000 |
| 55,000 | $60,000 |
| 60,000 | $65,000 |
The rules riders already follow
The city’s original request for proposals, attached to the agreement as its scope of services, sets the ground rules for the scooters. They include:
- scooters must be parked in corrals, docks, racks or stations, not left on the sidewalk or street
- every scooter is geofenced and tracked in real time
- speed can be cut to no faster than 5 mph in walkable areas the city designates
- front and rear lights stay on for at least 90 seconds after a scooter stops
What it means for you
If the council approves the deal, there should be more scooters to find, especially at busy times, and a late ride home from downtown would be possible until 1 a.m.
More scooters also means more of them parked around town. The program’s rules require them to be left in marked parking areas. Residents can tell the council what they think during public input at Monday’s meeting. Speakers fill out a request-to-speak form with the city clerk before the meeting starts.
The item is listed for Ward 4. The council meets at 4:30 p.m. Monday at City Hall.
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