Tourisme vert à Montréal

3.1. Active transportation
3.1.5. Competition among bike-friendly cities – United
States (cont'd)
New York
• The mayor is determined to provide citizens with the largest bike-sharing service in the United States, with
10,000 bikes and 600 stations in 2012. BIXI was chosen as the supplier.
• The bicycle path network currently covers 375 kilometres.
• Among the American cities with the highest percentage of citizens that walk or bike to work.
• Bicycle use increased by 13% in 2009-2010 and has doubled since 2006.
• Spokes, an iPhone app, allows New Yorkers to generate ideal bike routes. Other features include a bike
parking locator and the ability to report thefts from a given bike rack. Future features will include
personalized routes and suggested rides for leisure.
• The suggested routes are not necessarily the most direct; rather, they are the safest ones that do not
diverge too far from the most direct route.
• Bike New York’s Five Boro Bike Tour, which has been taking place on the first Sunday in May for over 30
years, attracts an average of 30,000 cyclists.
Sources:
- Joanne Carter, “Top 10 Bike Apps for Your iPad or iPhone,” The app whisperer, 23 Mar. 2011, Apr. 2011.
- Richard Hétu, “Une côte raide à monter,” La Presse, 25 Nov. 2010: A25.
- Rebecca Ruiz, “In Depth: America’s Fittest Cities,” Forbes, 26 May 2009, Apr. 2011.
- Matt Seaton, “New York’s transportation chief is a latter-day Robin Hood,” Guardian, 6 Jun. 2011, Apr. 2011.
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