GREEN BAY - For the second year in a row, a bicycle sharing program in downtown Green Bay is seeing some problems. The bikes, meant for public use, are disappearing.

The city began its green bike program two weeks ago. 25 bikes were put on the streets and almost all of them are gone. The same thing happened last year.

Source. Maybe someone there should have googled "Berry Bikes."

Here is a snip from a story two weeks ago announcing the start of the program:

GREEN BAY - After a few bumps in the road last year, Green Bay's free, bike-sharing program is back....

"Sure it's a free ride but it's more of a message on that we're a city that cares about the environment," Green Bay Mayor Jim Schmitt said.

Schmitt said people have to respect the program for it to work. In its inaugural year, most of the free bikes were either lost or stolen.

"I'm not sure the return policy was as tight as we'd like it," Schmitt said. That's why the city has put some new rules in place this year that are designed to make sure the bikes will stay out and about.

The bikes will be locked up overnight, something that was not done last year. Schmitt said doing so will help prevent them from being stolen or vandalized.

HT: Shawn Regan