The Tennessee Department of Transportation has given $35,000 to a Chattanooga group that plans to place 14 bikes in various parts of downtown Chattanooga. The idea is that downtown workers can use the bikes to get around, thereby getting healthier rather than polluting the air.
Okay, my first question is: $35,000 for 14 bikes? That’s $2,500 per bike! Now, that’s about how much I paid for my road bike, but I wouldn’t leave it unattended around downtown Chattanooga (not to insult Chattanooga; I wouldn’t leave it unattended in downtown anywhere).
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