A bike-sharing program that has been in the works for several years is set to begin next Spring. The project has been championed by Mayor Rybak. $1.75 million in funding from the federal government through Bike Walk Twin Cities and a $1 million donation from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota has the program close to enough cash for the projected start-up cost of about $3.3 million.

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