Community groups in Toronto are eagerly anticipating getting their hands on 2,700 seized bicycles, but they may have a long wait. The bikes were taken by police when they arrested Igor Kenk in July. Kenk was charged with bike theft, possession of stolen property and drug charges following a series of raids on properties he controlled in Toronto.

As Toronto contemplates introducing a large-scale bike-sharing program, a key decision it will have to make is whether the municipality (or a related organization or non-profit) should run the program and have it largely self-funded, or whether to outsource the management and funding of the program to a private firm — which would undoubtedly be an outdoor advertising agency.