Hey folks,

Hope everyone’s summer is going pretty well!

I’ve been spending some time exploring the bike lanes of Toronto, including the new one on Jarvis, and have also had my first streetcar rail fall…now I am super paranoid when crossing streetcar rails. =P

I saw BIXI demos a couple of times over the last day or two across the downtown core, and I stopped by out of curiosity.  Some of you may know, I was in Montreal last year when they launched the BIXI biking sharing system, and I was very impressed by their impact on the city itself.  Ever since, I’ve wanted BIXI to come to Toronto so badly. 

So here’s our chance:  BIXI needs to have 1000 pledge forms for full-year membership by the end of August before it can come to Toronto.  I think the deal is pretty sweet: $95 for unlimited borrowing throughout the year, with 30 minutes for each period borrowed.  I just wonder if they put the bikes away over the winter months, because as far as I know, that’s what Montreal did. Or I could be wrong.

Hmmm…I wonder what the mayoral candidates think about BIXI? and who is interested in bringing them to Toronto? 

Anyways, take a look at what the new BIXI is going to look like (if it does get to come to our city), and hopefully this will get you more interested in getting the membership.

Photo courtesy of Hannah Liu