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In what appears to be an overreaction to the removal of the Alice Swanson Ghost Bike Memorial at 20th and R Streets NW, sixteen twenty-two new ghost bikes have been placed around the intersection this morning. We haven’t seen a formal statement from the Washington Area Bicyclist Associate so it’s hard to say who’s responsible for this demonstration. There are many different types and sizes of bikes scattered around, but none of them are locked down except for the bike that is located where the original memorial was. We’d love to hear from you if you know who’s responsible and what their message may be, but it’s safe to say that these bikes won’t be around for long. More awesome camera phone photos after the jump.
Update: According to this “quickly done” blog, the project is the work of “DC native, cyclist, and anarchist Legba Carrefour”. The site claims that if the bike is removed by the city again, “We’ll put it back again. And Again. And again.”