Vendor Selected for Boston Area Bike-Sharing Program. By Matt Collette, BGlobe, August 12, 2009. "A Canadian company, the Public Bike System Company, was selected to bring a network of bike-sharing stations to Boston, and plans to expand the system into Cambridge, Somerville, and Brookline shortly afterward... 'This will make it easier for people to use bikes to do errands, to attend meetings during work hours, and to visit friends,' Marc Draisen, executive director of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, said in a statement. 'It will take cars off the road and improve our air quality. The Public Bike System Company already runs a great system in Montreal, and we're pleased to provide the municipalities the opportunity to enter into a contract with them.' The Public Bike System Company operates a bike-sharing program, called Bixi, in Montreal. Bikes are stored at stations across the city, and riders scan a credit card to access a bike. David Watson, executive director of the Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition (massbike.org), a statewide advocacy group based in Boston, said the bike-sharing program has the potential to give people a choice over driving or public transportation when it comes to short trips within the city."
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