Bike Share Toronto | |
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Overview | |
Owner | Toronto Parking Authority |
Locale | Toronto, Canada |
Transit type | Bicycle-sharing system |
Number of stations | 800+ |
Annual ridership | 5.7 million (2023) |
Website | bikesharetoronto |
Operation | |
Began operation | May 3, 2011 (as Bixi Toronto) |
Operator(s) | Shift Transit |
Number of vehicles | 9,000+ bikes |
Bike Share Toronto is a bicycle-sharing system in Toronto, Ontario, operated by the Toronto Parking Authority (TPA). The system consists of over 9,000 bicycles and over 700 stations,[1] and covers over 200 square kilometres (80 square miles) in 21 of the 25 wards of the city, with plans to expand to the entire city by 2025.[2]
The system was launched in 2011 by PBSC Urban Solutions under the BIXI brand and was taken over by the City of Toronto through the Toronto Parking Authority in 2014. The system is currently sponsored by Tangerine Bank. Since 2016, the system has been gradually expanded, with ridership increasing to a high of 5.7 million rides in 2023.