Toronto Bike Share

[Amare]

Got out to an early start today and went for a walk just after dawn in the Beaches area.

Notable observation, more City staff that I've seen in ages both in the parks system and on-street.

Likely over 60. Litter-pickers, lawn-mowers, gardeners, lifeguards, hydro crews, paving crews etc tc.

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But I digress, I ran into a Bikeshare Toronto crew re-stocking a bike station.

So I had to inquire about the rollout.

I was told lots more stations to come; but the delays apparently have to do with a shortage of new bikes, deliveries of which were delayed due to Covid.

As more bikes come in, more stations will be rolled out.

Great detective work!

 

[begratto]

Have we?

Toronto: 573 docks, 5420 bikes - https://bikesharemap.com/toronto/#/12/-79.4109/43.6547/
Montreal: 618 docks, 5638 bikes - https://bikesharemap.com/montreal/#/11.49410216812712/-73.6173/45.5337/

The number of bikes isn't up to date for Montreal. There are 7430 Bixi bikes.

 

[mickael]

Are cycling lanes in Eglinton Connects actually funded? IIRC, Metrolinx is building lanes outside the Crosstown stations, but the city hasn’t funded the rest of the work?

Or did I misunderstand badly?

Eglinton Bike Lane and Midtown Yonge Updates | Cycle Toronto

www.cycleto.ca

According to CycleTO the at-grade portion's bike lanes are planned but in between below-grade stations will be up to the city, still.

 

[Northern Light]

One new station appeared last night, by the looks of it, at about 8pm (just the Tweet).

Oak/Parliament (just south of Gerrard).

 

[bilked]

Colour me skeptical: https://www.toronto.ca/news/bike-sh...n-south-central-ontario-form-new-partnership/

These people may be looking to soften their brand, but the CAA is car lobby at heart.

Hey CAA, if you really want to help out biking in Toronto please stop lobbying for the preservation of a massive elevated freeway running through the downtown core!

Gardiner tear-down would add 10 minutes to some commutes, says parallel study

The Gardiner Coalition, which includes the CAA, takes a dimmer view of the options the city is considering; it wants to keep a link between the easter...

www.thestar.com

 

[innsertnamehere]

CAA has really tried to push to be a "transportation" association, less than a car association, despite having Automobile in their name. They have a multi-modal app they push with discounts on a lot of things and stuff.

 

[JasonParis]

Have we?
Toronto: 573 docks, 5420 bikes - https://bikesharemap.com/toronto/#/12/-79.4109/43.6547/
Montreal: 618 docks, 5638 bikes - https://bikesharemap.com/montreal/#/11.49410216812712/-73.6173/45.5337/

And if you adjust that for population, they overwhelmingly kill us.

 

[CityStay]

And if you adjust that for population, they overwhelmingly kill us.

They actually have 8430. 7270 regular and 1160 ebikes

BIXI Available for Essential Travel as of April 15, 6 a.m.

/CNW Telbec/ - The decision to proceed with the launch of BIXI services on the scheduled date was made in collaboration with the City of Montreal and...

www.newswire.ca

BIXI MONTRÉAL IN FIGURES

• Coverage as of April 15, 2020: 610 stations /14,674 docks /142 km2 served /17 boroughs and 3 cities (Westmount, the Town of Mount Royal and Laval)
• Number of regular bikes: 7,270
• Number of electric bikes: 160 at the beginning of the season and 1,000 new E-BIXI bikes this summer
• Number of users: 318,675 in 2019 (+31% compared to 2018)
• Number of trips made: 5.83 million in 2019 (+8% compared to 2018)
• Days in operation: 214
• Average daily trips: 26,864 in 2019 (+10% compared to 2018)
• 81% growth in trips over the past 5 years
• Since the launch of BIXI in 2008, BIXISTS have made nearly 44 million trips.

 

[Towered]

And if you adjust that for population, they overwhelmingly kill us.

Montreal has a long history of proactive, forward thinking. Toronto, not so much.

 

[p_xavier]

And if you adjust that for population, they overwhelmingly kill us.

It will be extended moreso in the suburbs too. BIXI made 0.6M$ in surplus for 2019.

 

[Northern Light]

For the first time in 8 days, a new station/dock to report:

Runnymede Rd / Annette St

 

[Humpday]

Does anyone know what happened to the station at Yonge and Woburn? It has just disappeared.

 

[Humpday]

Does anyone know what happened to the station at Yonge and Woburn? It has just disappeared.

Just heard back from Bike Share. It was closed because of licensing issues.

 

[allengeorge]

Licensing issues?

 

[Humpday]

Licensing issues?

I think the ice cream shoppe on the corner may have gotten a boulevard license.