“We view a lot of synergy between both TTC and GO, and Bike Share,” said Marie Casista, vice president for real estate, development and marketing for the Toronto Parking Authority, which oversees Bike Share. Bike Share Toronto is offering Presto card owners a hefty discount on new memberships in a bid to boost subscriptions and strengthen the link between public transit and cycle share use. The discount offer is the latest co-operation between Bike Share and Metrolinx, the regional transit agency that operates Presto as well as GO. This past summer, Metrolinx backstopped a major, $6-million expansion of Bike Share that added 120 new stations and 1,000 new bicycles to the network, more than doubling its size. Aikins said roughly 20,000 GO customers already use Bike Share, and almost half of Bike Share users have a Presto card.

Source: thestar September 01, 2016 20:48 UTC