“Over the past year, BIXI Montréal has relied on its exemplary management and capacity to innovate in the face of major challenges. We are extremely optimist and confident going forward into 2022. This season we smashed usage and sales records, a testament to our many initiatives and to the increasing popularity of a bike-sharing service like ours. We’ve also expanded our network of stations and increased the number of power-assisted bicycles available,” mentioned Alexandre Taillefer, Chair of BIXI Montréal’s board of administrators.
“This season again, BIXI has shown just how dynamic its service is. We shattered records with a historic 326% increase in new users versus 2020, which also represents a 195% increase from 2019. This past fall was also phenomenal for BIXI with unprecedented levels of usage in September and October. Thanks to our team’s expertise, our flexible structure, and stringent management processes, we were able to adapt to the constantly changing transit habits of commuters in Greater Montreal. We also earned two Leaders in Sustainable Mobility awards, a wonderful recognition from our peers in the industry but also the proof of how attuned we are to our clients’ needs,” mentioned Christian Vermette, BIXI Montréal’s General Manager.
This fall, BIXI Montréal walked away from the 14th version of the Leaders in Sustainable Mobility awards with two honours. The first, the Precursor Award, acknowledges BIXI’s dedication to modern, constructive actions. In truth, we elevated the variety of electrical bikes in our community to 1,905, making it one in every of North America’s largest fleets. Second, BIXI Montréal obtained the People’s Choice Award, proof that Montrealers acknowledge how our bike-sharing service contributes to our metropolis’s vibrancy and our dedication to enhancing city mobility.
A YEAR OF RECORDS
BIXI is extraordinarily proud to have damaged its file for brand spanking new shoppers in addition to its file for new members with a 70% improve versus final 12 months. These astounding figures affirm the rising curiosity Montrealers have for our bike-sharing supply and for our new electrical bikes.
After we applied a new month-to-month price ($19 versus $36 in 2020, equal to 47% in financial savings), the gross sales of one of these subscription jumped from 11,000 to 88,000. Furthermore, as compared with final 12 months, the whole variety of journeys elevated by 74% for a grand complete of 5.8 million. In sum, 2021 has been the perfect 12 months in BIXI’s historical past.
As a reminder, BIXI fanatics have been ready to borrow one in every of our bikes six days sooner than our normal opening date (April 9th as a substitute of April 15th) – making this previous season BIXI’s longest one but!
SUCCESSFUL INITIATIVES
These encouraging statistics for 2021 are thanks to the varied initiatives we launched. For occasion, we expanded our community with the addition of 725 electrical bikes (for a complete of 1,905 electrical BIXI bikes and seven,270 common BIXI bikes) and 83 stations (153 in complete). In truth, the world we serve is now twice as massive. Moreover, our dual-mode stations all through town enable customers to get pleasure from unprecedented entry to electrical bikes.
“Today, BIXI has one of North America’s largest fleets of self-service electric bicycles, proving that this technology can incentivize potential users to discover the benefits of cycling. Even though most clients relied on BIXI bikes in the past to go to work or travel downtown, more and more people are now borrowing standard or electric bikes to run errands, rediscover their neighbourhood, or even just enjoy a leisurely bike ride. With our new flexible rates that are more in line with how cyclists use our bikes, 2021 saw a significant rise in the popularity of BIXI. And the future is bright because we are continuing to innovate to strengthen our status as a leader of bike-sharing services,” mentioned Mr. Vermette.
BIXI thanks its loyal companions
BIXI Montréal needs to take this chance to thank our helpful companions who’ve helped make the bike-sharing expertise much more memorable this season: Hilo (unique associate of electrical BIXI bikes), Fizz, DoorDash, Rachelle Béry, Cogeco, and the ARTM.
“On behalf of BIXI Montréal, I want to warmly thank all our clients, our employees, and our partners who have all in their own way made 2021 an extraordinary year for us. In closing, we want to express our gratitude to the City of Montreal, Mayor Valérie Plante, and the entire mobility team who support our mission with conviction and enthusiasm. We wish you all a wonderful winter season and we look forward to seeing you in April 2022!” mentioned Mr. Taillefer.
ABOUT BIXI MONTRÉAL
BIXI Montréal is a non-profit group created by the City of Montreal to handle the bike-sharing system in Montreal. In 2021, the community included 7,270 common bikes and 1,905 electrical bikes in Montreal, Westmount, East Montreal, Mont-Royal, Longueuil, and Laval. With a complete of 763 stations, together with 153 electrical stations, Montreal has the largest fleet of electrical bikes in Canada and one of many greatest in North America. The electrical BIXIs and dual-mode electrical stations are the results of Quebec savoir-faire. For extra info, please go to the BIXI Montréal web site.
SOURCE BIXI Montréal
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