Whether you have your own bike or you're a loyal BIXI customer, we can all agree there's nothing like riding a bicycle in Montreal on a hot summer day. Now, our bicycle-friendliness is getting more international recognition. CNN Travel has included Montreal in its list of "10 of the best cities in the world to see while riding a bicycle." Montreal was the only Canadian metropolis to make the list.
As fall winds down, so does the BIXI Montreal season. If you've been using the bike-sharing system to get around the city over the summer, you may be wondering when you'll have to resort to your monthly STM pass. Remember waiting in bus lines outside in the cold? Ugh.
BIXI Montréal is celebrating street art by partnering with the MURAL Festival, which is in its 10th edition and runs from June 9-19. To mark the occasion, BIXI unveiled 50
Bixi's evening and night workers are emptying downtown stations to supply residential areas for the morning rush, causing major logistical challenges, says Bixi Montreal's executive director.
Forget the usual silver and red BIXIs this summer, and try to find one of the dozens of eye-catching custom bikes decorated by MURAL Festival street artists that are hitting stations across the city on June 9! Artists Mono Sourcil, Chien Champion, La Charbonne, Aless MC, and Zephyr have transformed 45 bicycles into vibrant, rideable works of art. The BIXI and MURAL collaboration comes as the bike-share service celebrates 50 million trips in Montreal and the street art festival marks its 10th edition.