Anyone visiting or living in Halifax will be able to grab an electric bicycle or scooter this spring as part of the city's first regulated micromobility pilot — featuring new technology to prevent users from riding on the sidewalk.

The Halifax Regional Municipality chose Bird Canada as the sole provider of the two-year pilot in February, and a city spokesperson said the program aims to launch in May.

Bird will start with 300 e-scooters and 300 e-bikes in the first phase, but that could grow to an…