The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising that e-scooters are now permitted on select municipal trails

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E-scooters permitted on select municipal trails 

The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising that e-scooters are now permitted on select municipal trails. 

The operation of e-scooters (also known as electric kick scooters) is guided by By-law M-300, the Micromobility By-law. It is also guided by the Province of Nova Scotia’s Motor Vehicle Act (MVA). 

Under the Micromobility By-law, e-scooters are permitted on roadways with a speed limit of 50km/h or less, on bicycle lanes on any roadway and on multi-use pathways within streets. 

Municipal staff have determined that e-scooters can now be used on the following trails (see each link for a map): 

·         Mainland Linear Trail   

·         Chain of Lakes Trail 

·         Halifax Common pathways 

·         Mcintosh Run Trail 

·         AT Trail around Lake Banook (between Star Park and Brookdale Crescent) 

·         Dartmouth Waterfront Active Transportation Trail (between Alderney and Woodside ferry terminals)  

·         Portland Lakes Trail (between Baker Drive and Freshwater Trail to Waterside Terrace) 

Residents are also reminded that, in accordance with the Micromobility By-law, e-scooters cannot be used at a speed in excess of 25km/h on a roadway or bike lane, or at a speed in excess of 15km/h on a multi-use pathway or on a sidewalk. 

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