Tourisme vert à Montréal

3.1. Active transportation
3.1.5. Competition among bike-friendly cities – Canada
Toronto
• Plans to build 1,000 km of bike lanes and paths.
– So far only 425 kilometres have been built.
• BIXI arrived in May 2011.
– Toronto BIXIs are available year-round.
• By 2012 all public city buses will be equipped with bicycle racks to carry two bikes per bus.
• Cyclists can visit www.ridethecity.com to find safe and direct bike routes within the city.
• "Bicycle Stations": stations with a change room, a mechanic stand, a variety of bicycle tools which
customers can use and a vending machine with emergency bike necessities such as tubes and tire levers as
well as energy bars and sports drinks.
– Security measures include special doors to prevent unauthorized individuals from following others
into the bicycle parking area, 24-hour security cameras as well as attendants during the day.
– The stations also provide secure, indoor parking facilities for bicycles.
Sources:
- Anne Pélouas, “Toronto prend goût au vélo,” La Presse, 19 Mar. 2011: VACANCES-VOYAGES-10.
- City of Toronto, “Toronto Bicycle Station,” City of Toronto, n.d. Apr. 2011.
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