Montreal's Public Bike System BIXI Receives International Design Award
August 19, 2009 | Levent OZLER
The Public Bike System Company has received a Bronze International Design Excellence Award (IDEA), transportation category, for the design of the BIXI bike.
For the Public Bike System Company and Michel Dallaire, the internationally renowned industrial designer who created the components of the BIXI bike, this was the second such honour.
In December 2008, the BIXI prototype captured the Interieurs Ferdie eco-design award in the product design/sustainable development category.
Andre Lavallee, mayor of the Rosemont - La Petite-Patrie borough and vice-chair of the City of Montreal's executive committee, is delighted by this news: "Initiatives like BIXI, involving talented Quebec designers, underscore Montreal's status as a UNESCO City of Design.
In developing this unique project, Montreal has again proven itself to be on the frontline of change, committed to promoting active transportation and excellence in architecture and design."
Roger Plamondon, chair of the board of the Public Bike System Company, is also gratified that BIXI has once again received international recognition.
"From the very beginning, Design was an extremely important consideration for this project, since we realized the bike would become an integral part of Montreal's urban landscape.
The achievement of Michel Dallaire Industrial Design was impressive, and we are proud to receive this new award from such a prestigious competition," declared Plamondon.
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