Close up of Bixi bikes in Montreal

Regular readers may recall that in late summer I visited Montreal, promising pictures of the city and its expansive bike-sharing system, Bixi.

Oh right.

You can view all 238 photos via flickr, or see the highlights in a series of three narrated threads on the SkyscraperPage urban photography forum:

• Montreal Transit: Metro, Bixi, Cycle Tracks, and Quebec’s Buses
• Montreal City Scenes
• Quebec City Scenes

Overall I was extremely impressed with both cities, and in particular with Montreal’s transportation. Bixi was convenient, well-located, easy to use, and inexpensive. Cycling in the city was a breeze, thanks to ubiquitous cycle tracks and large numbers of fellow cyclists. We would do well in Washington to copy what we can.