San Francisco descends into self-parody with a bike for every personality

Oh, San Francisco. You with your flowers-in-the-hair and bikes for every person.

Christopher Mims

Published: Feb 09, 2011
Topic: Climate + Transportation
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Oh, San Francisco. You with your flowers-in-the-hair and bikes for every person.

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