The city of Montreal says its BIXI rent-a-bike program is so popular, it has decided to roll out phase two of the plan in mid-August instead of waiting until next summer.
The second part of the plan will add 100 new locations and 2000 new bikes in the following neighbourhoods:
- Mercier/ Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
- Cote-des-Neiges/NDG
- Villeray/Saint-Michel/ Park Ex
- Outremont
- Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie
- Southwest borough
It will bring the total number of locations up to 400 and the total number of bikes up to 5000.
"It's really a huge success," said Andre Lavallee, executive committee member responsible for transportation in Montreal.
The city says the program already has 6,300 members since it began mid-May, and it has been used by a total of 46,500 people.
