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Bixi Lands Boston, London: Game-Changer for Public Bikes?
August 13, 2009 | 8 Comments

London and Boston made big announcements this week, both naming Montreal’s Public Bike System – known as Bixi (shoft for “bicycle taxi”) – as their preferred bike-share provider. Could Bixi’s foray onto the world scene be a game changer for public-use bicycles?

Zazcar Breaks Ground in Latin America, Makes Sao Paulo the World’s 1000th Car-Sharing City
July 17, 2009 | 3 Comments

Zazcar became the 1,000th city in the world to offer car-sharing services. Let’s commemorate this milestone with a holiday!
Our good friends at World Streets today highlight a huge milestone for sustainable mobility: Sao Paulo …

Mobility-Driven Companies Shake Up the Bikesharing Market
July 1, 2009 | 4 Comments

Originally posted at TheCityFix DC.

Montreal’s Public Bike System (PBS), also known as “Bixi,” provides a competitive alternative to the bikes-for-advertising business model. Photo by amlibrarian.
It seems that D.C.’s 10,000+ SmartBike members may have to wait …

FastFleet Follow-up: Small Innovation, Big Impact
April 29, 2009 | No Comment

The coolest thing about Zipcar’s new FastFleet service isn’t the technology–it’s the buzz. Photo by dominiccampbell.
In response to yesterday’s post about Zipcar’s launch of FastFleet, a municipal fleet management service, Clayton Lane, the chief …