3 vendors for scooter pilot, slated to start 8/12, don’t include Lyft or seated scooters
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Today the city announced the three vendors for this summer's dockless electric scooter pilot: Bird, Lime, and Spin
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Divvy
Here’s a 5-part flowchart to demystify Divvy’s Byzantine new e-bike pricing scheme
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We racked out brains to figure out how Divvy's ridiculously complicated new pricing scheme works so you don't have to.
CDOT says Divvy expansion is finally happening, almost a year behind schedule
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The expansion will include 66 new stations and 3,500 additional bikes, including a mix of blue standard Divvy cycles and black electric bikes.
Lightfoot says crimes committed on CTA and Divvy motivated shutdowns
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Lightfoot: "I can't ignore the circumstances on the ground, and how these seemingly benign resources are being used to further criminal conduct."
Chicago’s pandemic plan includes free Divvy for healthcare workers, $1 rides
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The plan also includes breaks for transit riders, taxi and ride-hail drivers, and paratransit users.
Divvy in the time of coronavirus: What the bike-share system is doing to protect riders, workers
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More people are opting to bike instead of ride transit to reduce viral exposure, and Divvy ridership is up 26 percent over last year.
Here are the new Divvy station locations for this spring’s Far South rollout
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66 traditional stations and 12 bike rack "hubs" for parking e-bikes will be installed south of 77th Street.
The LyftUp free bike-share program for low-income teens is great, but Lyft is not
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The LeBron James-endorsed LyftUp program to give free bike-share memberships to low-income teens is terrific. The impact of Lyft ride-hail on cities, no so much.
2019 was a year of new beginnings for transportation
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In 2019 we got a new mayor who promised to use an equity lens for transportation decisions, the Divvy expansion deal, the scooter pilot, the fair ride-hail tax, and many other new developments.
13 Divvy bikes were slashed with a butcher knife this summer
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Divvy thefts weren't a huge issue this summer, but this was a nasty case of seemingly random vandalism.
Divvy expansion will launch Roseland, Washington Heights and Beverly with 2,400 bikes
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For starters, 2,000 bikes and 30 stations are coming to the Far South Side.
Call the Wahmbulance! Uber Files a Spiteful Lawsuit Claiming the Divvy/Lyft Deal Is Unfair
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Uber's lawsuit against the Divvy expansion deal is a fairly obvious case of sour grapes that seems unlikely to be much of a speed bump for the Divvy expansion.