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Originally Posted by Steely Dan
right. i'm talking about the systems in cold weather cities, like montreal. chicago's climate is similar to montreal's, so i'm guessing our new system will be closed for a similar length of the time which makes me much less enthusiastic about it. it's like "hey great, we'll have this awesome system with 500 stations and 5,000 bikes, but you can't ride any of them for half the year". WEAK!
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The same could be said about outdoor pools, baseball diamonds, beaches, patios etc. Should we not have those because they're unusable for 5 or more months of the year?
Montreal is looking at a limited, year-round service that would be confined to the réseau blanc - the bike lanes that are plowed throughout the winter. As much as I support BIXI (I'm a member) I don't see the point in supplying winter service. It would wreak havoc with sidewalk snow clearance, be hard on the stations and bikes, and not be used enough to make it worthwhile.