Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Article - Montreal pedals past us

thestar.com, May 5
Author: Andrew Chung

Through a combination of recent efforts, Montreal is dramatically prioritizing bicycles. Not only has it embarked on a huge expansion of its bike paths – it already has more than Toronto – but on May 12 it will officially launch the first full-fledged public bike rental service in North America, called Bixi, a combination of bike and taxi.

[An interpretation of Montreal as a city far more progressive on cycling issues than Toronto written by a Toronto journalist. - MH]

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