{"id":384,"date":"2012-07-26T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-26T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2012\/07\/26\/nord-alley-transformed-into-tour-dalley\/"},"modified":"2012-07-26T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2012-07-26T15:00:00","slug":"nord-alley-transformed-into-tour-dalley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2012\/07\/26\/nord-alley-transformed-into-tour-dalley\/","title":{"rendered":"Nord Alley Transformed into Tour d&#8217;Alley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;\">Washington Bikes, Alley Network Project, and a host of other groups brought Tour de France to Pioneer Square this year. <\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><a 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