{"id":1511,"date":"2013-11-20T17:12:00","date_gmt":"2013-11-20T17:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rf.podcastfixit.com\/index.php\/2013\/11\/20\/cyclobus-service-hit-this-summer\/"},"modified":"2015-06-01T19:41:28","modified_gmt":"2015-06-01T19:41:28","slug":"cyclobus-service-hit-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newscoverage.org\/index.php\/2013\/11\/20\/cyclobus-service-hit-this-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"CycloBus service a hit this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Robert Frank<\/b>
\nwww.thesuburban.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Laval\u2019s transit authority is pleased that so many commuters took advantage of the bicycle racks that it installed on all 260 of its buses this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t know how many people would respond to the new CycloBus service, but it was used more than 1,300 times this summer,\u201d Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 de transports de Laval<\/i> (STL) spokeswoman Marie-C\u00e9line Bourgault told The Suburban<\/i> in an interview.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe expect that, in the years to come, more and more users will take advantage of the bike racks,\u201d she predicted.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe entire fleet was equipped by the end of June this year, following as successful pilot program that we ran in 2012, which proved that the demand was out there for the service,\u201d Bourgault explained.<\/p>\n

She said that no complaints or incidents arose this year in connection with the CycloBus service.<\/p>\n

The service ended for the season on Oct. 31, and the bicycle racks are now being removed by STL maintenance workers. They will be reinstalled in late spring 2014, when CycloBus service is slated to recommence.<\/p>\n

\u201cPutting bike racks on our buses is consistent with STL\u2019s goal of helping to improve Laval residents\u2019 mobility and to reduce automobile use through alternative means of transport,\u201d transit authority CEO Guy Picard said in a statement. \u201cI\u2019m truly proud of the success that we achieved in our first year of service.\u201d
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