|
Bixi, officially ''Société de Vélo en Libre-Service'', is a not-for-profit and public bicycle sharing system developed in Montreal, Canada.〔http://www.bixisystem.com/who-we-are/about-us/〕 After the 2008 implementation of the system in Montreal, Bixi began expanding around the world. Bixi systems are now found across North America. Bixi equipment is used in several Bicycle Share systems in North America, most of which are operated by Motivate. Bixi systems have also been installed in London, England and Melbourne, Australia. On January 20, 2014, Bixi Montreal filed for (bankruptcy ). The name Bixi is a portmanteau of bicycle and taxi. ==History== In 2007, the city of Montreal published the "Reinvent Montreal" transportation plan, which featured a bike sharing system as a method of reducing automobile dependence. To design and operate the new system, the city created the Public Bike System Company, a private non-profit company overseen by Stationnement de Montréal known as the Public Bike System Company (PBSC), a private enterprise serving as the Montreal Parking authority. In May 2009, the system began operation in Montreal, with 3000 bicycles and 300 stations. From June to September 2009, the system was introduced in a pilot study in Ottawa/Gatineau.〔 〕 This was followed by operations in Melbourne, Australia from May 2010, Minneapolis (MN), in June 2010, and London in July 2010. Bixi launched on the Washington State University campus in August 2010, in Washington, D.C. & Arlington under the name "Capital Bikeshare" in September 2010, and in Boston under the name "Hubway" in July 2011. In January 2014 the company filed for bankruptcy in Montreal citing $46 million in debt. Part of the issue in the bankruptcy was that Chicago and New York were withholding $5 million in payments because of software issues with the docking stations.〔http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20140122/TRANSPORTATION/140129956/citi-bike-supplier-rides-into-bankruptcy〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bixi (company)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|