Mobility & Curb Rules in Fort Lauderdale, FL (2026)

3 verified mobility & curb rules for Fort Lauderdale, Florida, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Shared E-Scooter Rules

Shared scooter operators need a city permit under section 27-264, capped at three permits for up to 500 scooters each and an annual fee of $62,500, and scooters are banned outright from the barrier island, the Las Olas Boulevard corridor, and Riverwalk Park under the no-ride zones in section 27-266(12).

Fort Lauderdale Shared Scooter Permit and No-Ride Zones

Significant Restrictions

Fort Lauderdale Code of Ordinances ch. 27, art. II, div. 2, §§ 27-264(a),(c) and 27-266(12) (Ord. No. C-20-03, §§ 6, 8, 2-18-20)

(a)It shall be unlawful for a micromobility device operator to operate within the City of Fort Lauderdale without first obtaining a permit from the department...(c)A maximum of three (3) permits may be issued for the operation of an initial fleet of up to five-hundred (500) motorized scooters per permit... Micromobility devices shall be restricted from:a.Operating on the barrier island, includi...

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Bike Lane Rules

Permitted micromobility devices, meaning rented e-scooters and e-bikes, must stay in bicycle paths or bicycle lanes whenever one exists, dropping to sidewalks only where no lane is available. Parking a device in a travel lane, on-street space, loading zone or bicycle lane itself is banned outright.

Fort Lauderdale E-Scooter Bike Lane Rules

Some Restrictions

Fort Lauderdale Code of Ordinances ch. 27, art. VII, sec. 27-266(11), (12) (Ord. No. C-20-03, § 8, 2-18-20)

Micromobility devices are authorized to be utilized on bicycle paths and bicycle lanes only, except as prohibited in section 27-266(12), and in the event that no bicycle path or bicycle lane is available, micromobility devices may be utilized on sidewalks or sidewalk areas... Micromobility devices shall be restricted from: a. Operating on the barrier island, including any land in the city that ...

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Red-Light Cameras

Fort Lauderdale authorizes traffic infraction detectors, red-light and intersection safety cameras, under Article VII of Chapter 26, adopting Florida's Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act to enforce red-light-running violations under state statute sections 316.0083, 316.074(1), and 316.075(1)(c) rather than under a separate city traffic code.

Fort Lauderdale Red-Light Camera Enforcement Authority

Some Restrictions

Fort Lauderdale Code of Ordinances ch. 26, art. VII, §§ 26-210 and 26-211 (Ord. No. C-14-50, § 1, 12-17-14)

The purpose of this Act is to authorize and implement the use of traffic infraction detectors within the City of Fort Lauderdale's jurisdictional limits, in accordance with the general law pursuant to the "Mark Wandall Traffic Safety Act," Laws of Florida, Chapter 2010-80, F.S. Ch. 316, as may be amended. ... The City of Fort Lauderdale shall use traffic infraction detectors within its jurisdic...

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