I saw this article in the New York TImes this morning about the Bike Sharing program in Paris. Sadly, it seems that they suffering from thieves and vandals. It sounds like the program will continue, but sadly you have to hunt a bit for an undamaged bike. The article points out that 80% of the initial purchase was damaged or stolen. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/31/world/europe/31bikes.html?_r=1&ref=world
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