Montreal, despite its steepness and iciness, is following in the footsteps of various European cities and setting up public one-way bicycle rental facilities.
Can Austin Texas be far behind? Alas, yes.
Montreal public bicycles
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I like the national lab solution. Buy a zillion of the butt ugliest bikes you can find, paint them colors that make anyone seeing them want to throw up, and leave them lying around.