Ottawa - Councillor plans to vote for Bixi next year

The city should make room in its budget for the Capital Bixi bike-sharing program next year, says Rideau-Vanier councillor Mathieu Fleury. “We need the support of other councillors, and I’m hopeful we can get it,” says Fleury, who plans to vote in favour of the project the next time it comes before city council.

The Bixi program, which has also launched in Montreal and Toronto, will launch in Ottawa on May 18 with the financial support of the National Capital Commission. Under the original plan, the cities of Ottawa and Gatineau were also supposed to support the project—which would have included 50 stations and 500 bicycles in the National Capital Region.

Instead, the program will launch with 10 stations and 100 bikes around the downtown core and near the Ottawa River in Gatineau.