The most recent issue of the Journal of Public Transportation includes an academic paper about the history, impacts, and future of public bike-sharing programs around the world. The paper is written by Paul DeMaio of The Bike-Sharing Blog, who also happens to be heavily involved with the planning of Arlington’s upcoming bike-sharing system.

The paper is the definitive resource available on the subject. If you’re interested in bike-sharing, give it a read (pdf).