Are Electric Scooters Legal in Nashville?

Nashville’s Shared Bike and Scooter Program authorizes Bird, Lime, and Spin to run micromobility fleets with geofenced slow zones, no-ride blocks, and designated parking corrals created through the Connect Downtown plan; NDOT also offers discounted Access programs and special event promo codes to encourage transit alternatives. Metro Council’s standing rules keep scooters off the street after 10 p.m. on weekdays and 11 p.m. on weekends and holidays, require operators to maintain hotlines and staff to clear blocked sidewalks, and limit fleets while new corrals roll out (NDOT targeted 45 corrals by October 2024 and 145 by year’s end before considering additional scooters). During high-traffic weekends—like the May 10, 2025 multi-event Saturday—NDOT partners with the vendors for free ride credits but still expects parking in approved corrals, racks, or furniture zones that preserve a clear pedestrian path.