The City of Toronto and the Public Bike System Company (PBSC) announced Tuesday the official launch of the BIXI Toronto program. Starting May 3rd with 1,000 bikes, 80 BIXI stations, and 1,500 docking points, BIXI will revolutionize Toronto’s downtown public transportation.
“The BIXI Toronto program is an exciting new cycling initiative that will encourage more bicycle trips in the downtown core. It is also a great example of public-private partnership to benefit Toronto residents and visitors," said Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong, Chair of the City's Public Works and Infrastructure Committee, in a statement.
PBSC , the developing organization of the award-winning BIXI program, operates bike sharing programs on three continents and is North America’s first large-scale bike sharing system. BIXI is designed to compliment public transit. Intended to be used for one way trips of less than 30 minutes, the BIXI bike can be picked up or dropped off at any downtown bicycle docking station anytime year round.
Passes for use range for rental opportunities from a month to a year. The program is relatively cheap as a year pass costs only $95. Once a pass is purchased, customers receive their BIXI key and are then able to use any bike at any station on the network. There’s also an option for non-members to purchase a 24-hour pass. Bicycles taken out longer than 30 minutes are applicable to a trip fee.
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“We are happy to count Toronto among the three Canadian cities where the BIXI service will be available in 2011," said Roger Plamondon, Chairman of the PBSC board, in the same statement. "More than 1,200 Torontonians purchased an annual membership last fall, five months before the program's launch. We are convinced that Torontonians will quickly adopt the BIXI bikes as a convenient and economical way to get around.”
“The BIXI Toronto program is an exciting new cycling initiative that will encourage more bicycle trips in the downtown core. It is also a great example of public-private partnership to benefit Toronto residents and visitors," said Councillor Denzil Minnan-Wong, Chair of the City's Public Works and Infrastructure Committee, in a statement.
PBSC , the developing organization of the award-winning BIXI program, operates bike sharing programs on three continents and is North America’s first large-scale bike sharing system. BIXI is designed to compliment public transit. Intended to be used for one way trips of less than 30 minutes, the BIXI bike can be picked up or dropped off at any downtown bicycle docking station anytime year round.
Passes for use range for rental opportunities from a month to a year. The program is relatively cheap as a year pass costs only $95. Once a pass is purchased, customers receive their BIXI key and are then able to use any bike at any station on the network. There’s also an option for non-members to purchase a 24-hour pass. Bicycles taken out longer than 30 minutes are applicable to a trip fee.
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“We are happy to count Toronto among the three Canadian cities where the BIXI service will be available in 2011," said Roger Plamondon, Chairman of the PBSC board, in the same statement. "More than 1,200 Torontonians purchased an annual membership last fall, five months before the program's launch. We are convinced that Torontonians will quickly adopt the BIXI bikes as a convenient and economical way to get around.”
