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Well done to my fellow Europeans in the Netherlands for thinking of that bike-sharing utopia some 50 years ago.

It's been implemented with massive success here in Paris and it's nothing short of awesome.

I just returned from Paris and was astonished at how much better the bike sharing was as compared to San Francisco's version. Clearly, they'd invested much more time and money into their program but it was so pleasant to be able to count on bikes no matter where you were in the city to get around.

A map of their locations: http://i.imgur.com/5PkkmFL.png

Yes and yes. For all its shortcomings and challenges, bike sharing led millions to re-explore their city and question the role of the car in commuting.

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