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Jeff McMahon

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Oak Park’s proposed system would take advantage of dockless “ponds” or hubs like this system at the Forest Preserves of Cook County. (Photo Courtesy FPCC)

Oak Park, the Village That Dropped Divvy, Plans Dockless Bike-Share Launch Next Year

By Jeff McMahon | Jul 18, 2018 | 9 Comments
Oak Park Trustees ultimately decided to kill the docked system, but could dockless be the right solution for the home of Frank LLoyd Wright?
Jarrett Walker speaking at the National Shared Mobility Summit. Photo: Timmy Samuel/Starbelly Studios Photography

Fixed-Route Buses Are the Future, Jarrett Walker Argues, Urging Skepticism of Technology

By Jeff McMahon | Mar 14, 2018 | 34 Comments
Even if a big bus in the suburb looks empty some of the time, it's still the most efficient choice, Jarrett Walker said at a conference.
A Divvy station by the Oak Park Green Line stop. Photo: Brian Crawford

For Whom the Bike Bell Tolls: Oak Park Kills Its Divvy Program

By Jeff McMahon | Jan 17, 2018 | 36 Comments
Trustees argued that the suburb's annual subsidy of the bike-share system represents irresponsible spending, while ignoring the much higher costs of car infrastructure in the village.
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