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There is a much different scene along Roland Avenue a year after it become part of the first protected bike lanes in Baltimore. For residents, it was a matter of breaking old habits and learning how to re-park on streets now painted with bike-restricted lanes. "Especially early in the morning to get their coffee, just running you know, park next to the curb, done, gone. So it took a little while to get used to," Baltimore resident Anne Stalfort said. "I was initially a little unclear about, you know, which side of the line I was supposed to be on as the driver of a car," Baltimore resident Corbin Sexton said. The sign reads 'Please park correctly.' It's a symbol for Baltimore's relationship between its roads and its bikes shifting to the next gear. Since then, the city's put in a protected lane downtown that's more than two and a half miles long. In October, the Baltimore City Department of Transportation launched the Bike Share program with 22 stations and 185 bikes. It includes the largest ped-elec or electronic motor assisted Bike-Share fleet in North America and the third largest ped-elec fleet in the world behind Copenhagen and Madrid. Since its launch, the bikes have been ridden more than 11,000 miles and there have been more than 8,233 trips. "We went to Copenhagen a couple years ago, and I thought there was a bike race because there were so many bikes. It's amazing, so I think it would be great if we could get closer to that," Stalfort said. While it may not be to the liking of all drivers, many said the city is pedaling in the right direction. "I think it's a work in progress, but I really hope we continue to head in this direction," Sexton said.