Grand Junction, CO Mobility & Curb Rules: Shared E-Scooter Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Sidewalk speed cap
- 6 mph
- Multiuse path speed cap
- 15 mph
- Complaint response
- 2 hours business hours, 4 hours after
- Unsafe equipment removal
- Within 12 hours of notice
- Sidewalk clearance
- 4 feet minimum when parked
- Permit granted by
- City Manager
Summary
In the City of Grand Junction, GJMC § 10.14.010 requires any shared scooter or e-bike company to hold a City permit, caps sidewalk riding at 6 mph and multiuse-path riding at 15 mph, and confines fleets to City-approved Service Areas and Dedicated Parking Corrals.
(1) Equipment may only be deployed and operated within the Service Area(s) as defined by the Program Criteria. (2) Equipment may be operated in a designated bicycle lane if one is present, or in a vehicle travel lane except for circumstances described below and elsewhere in Chapter 10.04, GJMC. (3) Equipment may be used on City sidewalks unless otherwise posted to the contrary. (4) Equipment may be used in City parks or trails owned or maintained by the City except as identified in the Program Criteria. ( ... 1) No User shall ride any Equipment in excess of 15 miles per hour when riding on a multiuse path. (2) No User shall ride any Equipment in excess of a speed of six miles per hour when riding on a sidewalk.
Full Breakdown
Grand Junction Municipal Code § 10.14.010 sets up a permit regime for any Operator running a Fleet of shared bicycles, e-bikes or scooters, whether docked or dockless, in the City's right-of-way. Subsection (b) has the City Manager develop Program Criteria and an application process, approve individual Operators' deployment plans, and set a Fleet Cap that can be reduced or a permit terminated for nuisance conditions or repeated violations by an Operator or its riders. Subsection (g) restricts where the equipment can operate at all: only within the Service Area(s) set by the Program Criteria, in a designated bicycle lane or vehicle travel lane, on City sidewalks unless a specific sidewalk is posted otherwise, and in City parks or trails unless the Program Criteria carve out an exception.
Subsection (h) then layers on numeric speed caps: 15 miles per hour on a multiuse path and six miles per hour on a sidewalk, with riders pushed onto an available sidewalk where the posted road speed limit is 35 mph or higher and no bike lane exists. Operators must equip each device with a visible identifying number and a 24-hour contact line, respond to a parking complaint within two hours during business hours (four hours otherwise), and remove any inoperable or unsafe device within 12 hours of notice.
Equipment left in a Mandatory Parking Zone must sit inside a Dedicated Parking Corral, upright and leaving at least four feet of clear sidewalk width, and cannot block a curb cut, driveway, ADA area, fire hydrant or business entryway. Noncompliance with any of these terms can trigger termination of the Operator's permit or a cut to its Fleet Cap under subsection (b)(6).
Violations & Fines
An Operator that lets its Fleet block curb cuts, ADA areas, fire hydrants or driveways, misses the two- or four-hour complaint response window, or fails to pull an unsafe device within 12 hours risks a reduced Fleet Cap or outright termination of its permit under GJMC § 10.14.010(b)(6). A rider who exceeds 15 mph on a multiuse path or 6 mph on a sidewalk is also in violation of the section's speed limits.
Frequently Asked Questions
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