Comments on: Michel Dallaire will design the new bike sharing system

By: Jason Whiting

Jason Whiting — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:32:50 +0000

My girlfriend and I saw this in action in Paris this past November and were very impressed.

Let’s hope Montreal takes all the good things from that successful experiment including:

* rides under 30min free
* 1$/hour after that
* tons of stations everywhere
* bikes in top shape
* electronic tracking of bikes
* partnered with the public transit system

JDubsMontreal

By: Mark Dowling

Mark Dowling — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:55:21 +0000

Will the Montreal Velib be ad-funded, as the one in Paris is?

By: walkerp

walkerp — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:39:36 +0000

There’s something wrong with the link for the Créativité Montréal article.

Otherwise, great news! I’ve got my own bike that I use all the time, but I’ll at least try one of these out. If they really are well-designed for Montreal riding, I wonder if individuals will have a chance to buy them.

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 05:20:29 +0000

I love the idea, although I have a feeling it will be extremely difficult to get ahold of one of these bikes.