Press release
Source: La Ville de Montréal
Montréal,– It's official: BIXI is now part of the landscape in Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (CDN—NDG). The very first self-serve bike stations were officially launched yesterday, near the Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine, at an event attended by Borough Mayor Michael Applebaum.
“We are delighted that our borough's first BIXI stations were fast-tracked, and that local residents will be able to start using them this fall,” said Mayor Applebaum. “We hope that this is just a beginning and that the network will continue to spread farther west in the borough.”
The first BIXI stations have arrived in CDN—NDG sooner than originally planned – they were originally slated for 2010. Given the tremendous success of Phase 1 of the BIXI roll-out, the city asked the Société de vélo en libre-service (SVLS) to move on to Phase II of installing new stations. The SVLS, created by Stationnement de Montréal, has the mandate to develop and operate the BIXI system for the city.
Phase II includes 10 new stations in CDN—NDG. The 10 stations, with a total capacity of 154 bikes, are located:
• At the corner of chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine and avenue Wilderton;
• At the corner of avenue Van Horne and rue Wilderton-Crescent;
• At the corner of avenue Louis-Colin and boulevard Édouard-Montpetit;
• At the corner of chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine and chemin Hudson;
• At the corner of Linton and McShane avenues;
• At the corner of chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges and avenue de Kent;
• At the corner of avenue Decelles and Place Decelles;
• At the corner of chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges and avenue Ellendale;
• At the corner of chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges and avenue Lacombe;
• And at the corner of rue Jean-Brillant and avenue Decelles.
To allow the network to continue expanding gradually – while keeping BIXI stations relatively close to each other, with an average distance of 300 metres between them – the SVLS had to put all 10 new stations in the eastern part of the borough. In the longer term, it hopes to continue expanding the network westward, to serve the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighbourhood.
photo:BIXI
Source: La Ville de Montréal
Montréal,– It's official: BIXI is now part of the landscape in Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce (CDN—NDG). The very first self-serve bike stations were officially launched yesterday, near the Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine, at an event attended by Borough Mayor Michael Applebaum.
“We are delighted that our borough's first BIXI stations were fast-tracked, and that local residents will be able to start using them this fall,” said Mayor Applebaum. “We hope that this is just a beginning and that the network will continue to spread farther west in the borough.”
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The first BIXI stations have arrived in CDN—NDG sooner than originally planned – they were originally slated for 2010. Given the tremendous success of Phase 1 of the BIXI roll-out, the city asked the Société de vélo en libre-service (SVLS) to move on to Phase II of installing new stations. The SVLS, created by Stationnement de Montréal, has the mandate to develop and operate the BIXI system for the city.
Phase II includes 10 new stations in CDN—NDG. The 10 stations, with a total capacity of 154 bikes, are located:
• At the corner of chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine and avenue Wilderton;
• At the corner of avenue Van Horne and rue Wilderton-Crescent;
• At the corner of avenue Louis-Colin and boulevard Édouard-Montpetit;
• At the corner of chemin de la Côte-Sainte-Catherine and chemin Hudson;
• At the corner of Linton and McShane avenues;
• At the corner of chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges and avenue de Kent;
• At the corner of avenue Decelles and Place Decelles;
• At the corner of chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges and avenue Ellendale;
• At the corner of chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges and avenue Lacombe;
• And at the corner of rue Jean-Brillant and avenue Decelles.
To allow the network to continue expanding gradually – while keeping BIXI stations relatively close to each other, with an average distance of 300 metres between them – the SVLS had to put all 10 new stations in the eastern part of the borough. In the longer term, it hopes to continue expanding the network westward, to serve the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce neighbourhood.
photo:BIXI