BIXI

Ottawa, June 8, 2009 - This afternoon, at Gatineau City Hall, Alain Ayotte, president of the Public Bike System Company, announced the launch of a BIXI pilot project in Ottawa and Gatineau. "We are extremely proud to have been granted this mandate to demonstrate the BIXI public bike system in the Ottawa-Gatineau region this summer, and we're delighted to announce the project launch today. We are very pleased that Ottawa and Gatineau are the second cities in North America to test out BIXI, an innovative system designed to encourage people to use active transportation and adopt new transportation habits," declared Ayotte.
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Vancouver, Thursday, June 11, 2009  One month after its Montreal launch of BIXI, the  first public bike system in North America, the Public Bike System Company is pleased to  present its system in Vancouver from June 12 to 15.
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A new honour for BIXI, the self-serve bike system. After having been ranked 19th in TIME magazine's list of the best inventions of 2008, BIXI has received the GOLD award for best product of 2009 in the Energy & Sustainability category of the prestigious Edison Best New Products Awards.

Each year, these prizes recognize new products and services which excel in the categories of innovation, commercial success, technological innovation and impact on society, in a dozen or so categories. BIXI gained its first place alongside such notables as the MacBook Air, the iPhone, the WiiFit console, Speedo competition swimwear, Tide to Go and Barack Obama's election campaign.

BIXI was present at the Expodium Bike Show 2009, held at Place Bonaventure from February 20 to 22, 2009.

BIXI squad members were on hand at answer questions from the general public, and showcase the prototype including a pay station, bike docks and bikes. Visitors were encouraged to take the BIXI bike for a short trip on our testing track.

Convinced by the demonstration, numerous attendees subscribed on the spot, giving them a chance to win a free 1-year subscription plus two supplementary months of usage, along with a BIXI T-shirt.

Congratulations to our new BIXI members who will enjoy unlimited access to the BIXI network for 14 moths without paying a cent:

Eric Plante, Montréal
André Tremblay, Montréal
Anne-Marie Boivin, Montréal
Gilles R. Séguin, Montréal
Jean-François Poirier, Montréal
Official Website of the Expodium Bike Show: www.expodium.ca

Montréal's new Public Bike System has yet to be officially launched, but that hasn't stopped torrents of ink from flowing.

BIXI received an enthusiastic response from all kinds of media and residents in the city -- and from well beyond its borders. From the unveiling of the bike design in June to announcement of BIXI as the winner of the Find My Name contest, the city-wide brainstorm created by Stationnement de Montréal BIXI was on a roll.

BIXI was marked for recognition in 2008. In addition to live coverage, it was mentioned in many end-of-the-year retrospectives.

• La Presse mentions BIXI in its article Les nouveaux visages de 2008 and in its list of what's new on the scene in 2008 in Une année dans la vie de Montréal.
• The BIXI race between Mayor Gérald Tremblay of Montréal and Jean-René Dufort was one of the highlights of 2008 according to Infoman, shown on Radio-Canada.
• And last, but far from least, BIXI was ranked 19th by Time magazine in its Best 50 Inventions of 2008, published by Time Magazine. Something to be proud of.

And now, 2009. BIXI will be up and running in the spring. TIME to get moving, as it were.