October 31, 2009
"With 80 percent of the initial 20,600 bicycles stolen or damaged, the program’s organizers have had to hire several hundred people just to fix them. And along with the dent in the city-subsidized budget has been a blow to the Parisian psyche."

— From French Ideal of Bicycle-Sharing Meets Reality, NYTimes.com (log-in / registration may be required)