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Figure 7. Cycling Routes in Montreal (Google, 2022e)
In order to cope with the unsustainable nature of the automobile and its
negative effects on the environment in Montreal, policymakers adopted the
bicycle sharing system Bixi as a viable and concrete solution, an important
mode of urban transportation addressed in the City of Montreal Transportation
Plan in 2009 (PBSC, 2010). Being one of the largest bicycle sharing systems in
North America and the most comprehensive one in the world, Bixi was planned
to be integrated into Montreal’s existing public transportation network and
support urban transportation journey demands in the city. Locations of the
stations in Bixi program were selected depending on the positioning criteria
in every 250-300 meters within a radius of about 15 km from central Montreal
(New York City Department of City Planning, 2009). As shown in Figure 8,
the Bixi program currently incorporates a total of more than 9600 bicycles
(including 7270 traditional and 2395 electric bicycles) and about 800 stations
in Montreal, Laval, Longueuil, Westmount, Ville Mont-Royal and Montréal-Est
regions (BIXI, 2022a).

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