BIXI bike program launches Wednesday in Ottawa
Posted May 16, 2011 02:57:18 PM.
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Ottawa’s cycling-friendly reputation is about to get a big boost.
The National Capital Commission announced that “BIXI” the new bike sharing program that began in Montreal will have 10 rental stations and 100 bikes available to rent across the city.
The BIXI bike rental stations will be installed on Tuesday and the program is set to launch Wednesday.
Seven of the rental stations will be in Downtown Ottawa and the other three will be in Gatineau.
In Ottawa
• Elgin / Queen: at the intersection of Elgin and Queen streets;
• William / Rideau: close to the intersection of William and Rideau streets;
• Booth / Vimy: close to the intersection of Booth Street and Vimy Place;
• Lyon / Queen: at the intersection of Lyon and Queen streets;
• O’Connor / Queen: at the intersection of O’Connor and Queen streets;
• York / Dalhousie: at the intersection of York and Dalhousie streets;
• Murray / Mackenzie: at the intersection of Murray Street and Mackenzie Avenue.
In Gatineau
• Du Portage / Laval: at the intersection of Promenade du Portage and Laval Street;
• Des Allumettières / Laurier: at the intersection of Des Allumettières Boulevard and Laurier Street;
• Alexandre-Tâché / Montcalm: at the intersection of Alexandre-Taché Boulevard and Montcalm Street.
The map of stations is available on the capital.bixi.com website and will be posted at the stations.
Users can visit capital.bixi.com to subscribe to the Capital BIXI bike share service
