NY hosts 9 bicycle racks designed by David Byrne at The Insider

Pictures: **FILE**In this June 10, 2008 file photo, musician David Byrne arrives for the 12th annual Webby Awards ceremony in New York. Byrne, also an artist...

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See More... NEW YORK (AP) _ Musician, artist and bicycling enthusiast David Byrne has designed nine unusual bike racks that have been installed around New York City.

The Department of Transportation says the artistic installations by the Talking Heads singer are meant to spark interest in bicycling.

Each rack reflects its location. A guitar-shaped rack named Hipster has been placed in Brooklyn's trendy Williamsburg neighborhood. A rack that looks like a dollar sign is in the Wall Street area.

Byrne was one of the founders of the music group Talking Heads in the 1970s. He's been publishing and exhibiting his artworks over the last decade.

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