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While the first season of BIXI in Montreal dates back to the spring of 2009, in the garden city, the arrival of self-service bicycles took place ten years later. In 2019, the Town of Mount Royal had two stations for a total of 20 bikes.
CREDIT PHOTO JOURNAL STATION MONT-ROYAL ARCHIVES In 2021, while Quebec paid more than $6.5 million for the expansion of this bike-sharing system, the City obtained financial assistance of $34,531 for the installation of a 5th BIXI station in the Rockland sector. BIXI bikes should leave their winter quarters during the month of April, to the delight of bix users, who are more and more numerous. Last year, the number of new users increased by 326% compared to 2020 and by 195% compared to the peak year of 2019, according to data from the non-profit organization BIXI Montreal. In 2021, the network included 7,270 regular bikes and 1,905 electric bikes in Montreal, as well as in Westmount, Montreal East, Mount Royal, Longueuil and Laval. With a total of 763 stations, 153 of which are electric, Montreal has the largest fleet of electric bicycles in Canada and one of the largest in North America. Electrically-assisted BIXIs and dual-mode electrical stations are the result of Quebec know-how.
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