Shared Micromobility

The City of Pensacola has an operating agreement with Veo, a shared electric scooter company, to offer residents and visitors a new way to explore Pensacola. Veo is allowed to operate within the shared micromobility franchise area.

Scooter guidelines and rules: 

Where Can I Ride:

• The electric scooters can be used on roads and bike lanes within the City of Pensacola franchise area. 
• Riders are prohibited from riding electric scooters on sidewalks, but may access a sidewalk to park the scooter.
• Riders are not allowed to ride on streets identified on the Franchise Area Map as No Ride Zone, which includes:
  • Cervantes Street from Pace Boulevard to N 15^th Street.
  • North 9^th Avenue from Chase Street to E Baars Street.
  • Garden St. from Pace Boulevard to N Alcaniz Street.
  • Barrancas Ave from Pace Boulevard to Garden Street.

Where can I park: 

Riders are encouraged to park courteously, which means e-scooters should be parked upright at all times and don’t park in the middle of a sidewalk.

• Riders are not allowed to park and end a ride on sidewalks identified on the franchise area map as No Park Zone, which includes:
  • E Intendencia Street from Palafox Street to S Alcaniz Street.
  • E Government Street from Palafox Street to S Alcaniz Street.
  • Palafox Street from Main Street to Garden Street. 
• Scooters must be parked out of the way of pedestrians and never blocking:
  • Driveways
  • Accessibility ramps 
  • Sidewalk
  • Business or residential entryways
  • Street furniture such as benches, parklets, reuse and recycling receptacles
  • Parking meters  
  • Parking kiosks
  • Fire hydrants
  • Parking spaces

Any e-scooter ride that ends a trip within the Parking Zone (yellow area identified on map) downtown must park within the designated parking corrals. Free-floating parking within this Required Parking Zone is not allowed.

Riders are not allowed to ride or park in exclusion areas as identified on the franchise area map , which includes all public parking garages, several private parking garages, and the Ferry landing. 

Hours of Operation:

Electric scooters are not operational and available for use between the hours of midnight and 5 a.m., Friday morning through Sunday morning.

Other Safety Information:

• Riders must be 18 years old and are encouraged to wear a helmet.
• Maximum speed of e-scooters is 15 miles per hour.
• Riders are required to obey all standard rules of the road. This includes riding straight and predictable, obeying traffic lights and stop signs, and yielding to pedestrians. 
• Additional rules may apply. Please refer to the app for more information.