BIXI takes gold!

Press release
Source: Ville de Montréal

MONTREAL, - Thanks to the determination and boldness of the managers behind BIXI, the public bike system project developed for the City of Montréal, the Public Bike System Company earned Gold in the Canadian Public Sector Leadership Awards.


During a gala reception in Toronto, Roger Plamondon, chair of the board of the Public Bike System Company, received the prestigious award in the Not-for-profit category. "To receive an award recognizing the vision of the managers behind the BIXI project is a real honour but, in addition, the Canadian Public Sector Leadership Awards prove, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that innovative projects and strategic thinking are alive and well in the public sector. BIXI is the first major public bike system in North America, and it has already achieved international renown," declared Plamondon. "Together, our team and collaborators have carried out an ambitious project that targeted excellence and surpassed all expectations in terms of design, innovation, and technology. We believed in this project from the very beginning, and we set the bar high. We were determined to develop the best public bike system in the world - a system, moreover, that has attracted the interest of many other cities seeking sustainable transportation solutions."

"Our system has already been recognized at the local and international levels, but it is particularly meaningful for our initiative and our leadership to be recognized in Canada," noted Alain Ayotte, president of the Public Bike System Company, who has been closely involved in the development of BIXI since day one. "The BIXI project entirely rethought the concept of bike sharing, and we had to meet many challenges along the way. Despite these challenges, just a few months after the project was launched in Montréal, we have already passed the mark of one million BIXI trips - strong evidence of the degree to which residents have assumed ownership of the system," added Ayotte.