Montreal bike-sharing service launches new concept, never seen in North America – Montreal [Video]

Montreal’s bike-sharing service, Bixi, has launched a new initiative. In certain locations, bikes will be repaired near a docking station to decrease the amount of time it takes to put them back in circulation after they break.

On Wednesday, Bixi inaugurated its first Carrefour Bixi, a bike repair shop connected to a larger docking station.

It is located at La Fontaine Park, a popular spot for those who use the service, who say there is a need for more infrastructure.

“Either it’s full bikes, or no bikes, so it’s hard to park sometimes,” says Myles Mattatall, a Bixi user.

The city manages, repairs and dispatches 11,000 bikes around Montreal. Up until Wednesday, they could only be repaired at Bixi’s head office.

The workload and the transportation of bikes to and from the main repair shop slowed …