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Although the Bixi station at Union is pretty large by Canadian standards, I'm not at all surprised that it's so used, and it still probably needs to be expanded. In the Netherlands, the central railway stations have enormous bike storage areas for commuters (including popular NS OV-Fiets bike sharing stations) and Union station has the potential to start aproaching that with Bixi. Bixi is quite an appealing option for the final leg of GO passengers, as a faster alternative to walking, or a cheaper (and possibly faster) alternative to taking the TTC. To encourage this, it would help if a route was denoted for cyclists to get to and from the Bixi station onto the roads, added more Bixi stations in various locations for convenience and capacity, and made cycling more comfortable in the financial district.
That huge Bixi station looks great, but when I rode MY bike to Union Station last week there was nothing to lock up to on Front Street! Whoops!