BIXI bike ridership up by 15 per cent in 2024

There were over 13 million BIXI bike trips in Montreal this year.

The bike-sharing service announced in a press release Tuesday that they saw a 15 per cent increase in ridership, including in July and September that accounted for more than two million trips.

Also, between Nov. 16, 2023, and April 14, 2024, there were nearly one million BIXI trips by 93,000 users.

Among them, 65 per cent tried winter cycling for the first time and 81 per cent of the winter cyclists will continue doing so.

Since 2023, Loto-Québec’s support has allowed for BIXI to offer services all-year long in certain areas on snow-free cycling routes.

“Loto-Québec is proud to promote BIXI, a local company that is a pioneer in its field and a leader in the energy transition and active transportation. Like them, we are committed to contributing to sustainable mobility. The results of BIXI’s exceptional season show that we are on the right track,” said Loto-Québec Community Engagement Director Éric Meunier, in a press release.

Currently, BIXI bikes are available in Montreal, Longueuil, Laval, Boucherville, Westmount, Mont-Royal, Sainte-Julie and Terrebonne.

In Longueuil, 22 new stations will be installed: bringing the total to 64 stations in the South Shore by 2025.

The Laval network will also triple its stations from 26 to 75 next year.

According to an annual survey, BIXI received a satisfaction rate of 91.1 per cent.                                                                      

“We are proud that Sherbrooke has chosen BIXI and is joining the bike-sharing movement, extending the network beyond the outskirts of the island,” said BIXI Montreal general manager, Christian Vermette. “We are enthusiastically seeing growing interest in BIXI in a growing number of cities. BIXI continues not only to positively transform active mobility in Quebec, but also to establish itself as a leading global player in the field of self-service bikes.”

Last July, they opened the first Carrefour BIXI at La Fontaine Park with the goal being to have an area that maintains the bikes.

The station has 66 docking points, along with a self-service repair station, an air pump and mechanics who perform routine repairs on the bikes.

“Nearly 100 interventions were carried out every day, getting bikes back on the road six times faster than before,” reads the press release.

200 stations will remain accessible until April 15, 2025, along with 2,000 specially adapted bikes.