The first signs of New York's newest transit system recently appeared along the main artery of Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn: steel and plastic docking stations that should soon hold rows of blue aluminum bicycles.

After months of delays—some due to superstorm Sandy, others because of software racked by technical glitches—New York City is moving toward the launch of a bike-sharing program, joining cities around the country and across Europe to offer municipal transportation on two wheels.

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