{"id":694,"date":"2010-09-20T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-20T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2010\/09\/20\/green-bikes-invade-west-seattle\/"},"modified":"2013-01-05T19:57:58","modified_gmt":"2013-01-05T19:57:58","slug":"green-bikes-invade-west-seattle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2010\/09\/20\/green-bikes-invade-west-seattle\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Bikes Invade West Seattle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;\">If you take a stroll through the business districts in West Seattle these days, you&#8217;re likely to spot\u00a0one or more\u00a0bright green bikes propped against a bike rack.\u00a0 These bikes are unlocked and beckon you to take them for a ride.\u00a0 Really.<\/div>\n<div style=\"border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_9-coSRlRBkE\/TJRQEmydjsI\/AAAAAAAAASE\/4665pHmrG1Q\/s1600\/IMG_0604.JPG\" style=\"clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" qx=\"true\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_9-coSRlRBkE\/TJRQEmydjsI\/AAAAAAAAASE\/4665pHmrG1Q\/s320\/IMG_0604.JPG\" \/><\/a><strong><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Free to borrow. <\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Please return.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Fun!<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">No gas!<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Ride at your own risk.<\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<div style=\"border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;\">These green bikes are a one-man public service by Guy Olson and he patterned it after the\u00a01994 <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/portlandwiki.org\/Yellow_Bike_Project\">Yellow Bike Project<\/a><\/strong> in Portland.\u00a0 Olson paints the donated bikes then puts them out in the neighborhood.\u00a0 He also fixes them if someone reports that they are in need of repair.\u00a0 More info can be found on the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/home.php#!\/group.php?gid=123667324323817&#038;v=info&#038;ref=ts\">Seattle Green Bikes<\/a><\/strong> Facebook page.<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_9-coSRlRBkE\/TJRSlaoyNsI\/AAAAAAAAASU\/9ihOTdRZIJs\/s1600\/IMG_0608.JPG\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" qx=\"true\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_9-coSRlRBkE\/TJRSlaoyNsI\/AAAAAAAAASU\/9ihOTdRZIJs\/s320\/IMG_0608.JPG\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"border-bottom: medium 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