Montreal Gazette

Transit, bike users benefit as STM, Bixi enter partnershi­p

- JASON MAGDER jmagder@montrealga­zette.com Twitter.com/JasonMagde­r

The Société de transport de Montréal announced it will offer promotiona­l rates for those who use public transit and the Bixi bikesharin­g program.

For those who buy annual OPUS cards, they will receive a $20 reduction on their annual Bixi membership, and $39 off their OPUS membership, which will be applicable on the 11th month of the year.

Members of OPUS and Company — a program whereby employers subsidize the purchase of monthly passes and the STM matches the subsidy — will receive 20 per cent off an annual corporate Bixi membership.

Maestro members (the STM’s VIP program) will get three free Bixi rides.

Anyone who buys a June, July or August OPUS card will get a rebate of $15 on a monthly Bixi membership.

Bixi membership­s also will be on sale at six STM points of sale: The Berri-UQAM, Jean-Talon, Lionel-Groulx, Côte-Vertu and Honoré Beaugrand métro stations, and the Fairview bus terminus in Pointe-Claire.

Bixi stations are also now shown on the STM’s website.

 ?? ALLEN McINNIS/MONTREAL GAZETTE ?? Commuters who take public transit and participat­e in the Bixi bike-sharing program will enjoy promotiona­l rates.
ALLEN McINNIS/MONTREAL GAZETTE Commuters who take public transit and participat­e in the Bixi bike-sharing program will enjoy promotiona­l rates.

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