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Active Trans’ Melody Geraci and Streetsblog’s Lynda Lopez Discuss DoBi on ABC7
The dockless bike-share discussion continued with a conversion with host Judy Hsu.
May 7, 2018
Why Isn’t CTA-Style Metra Service Being Considered for Lincoln Yards?
Due to Emanuel's apathy towards Metra city is focusing on building a new Goose Island transitway while ignoring the nearby existing Metra lines.
May 7, 2018
Ride for Better Bikeways in Belmont-Craigin on Saturday, May 5
Help show support for restriping faded bike lanes, and building new ones, in the Northwest Side community.
May 4, 2018
Even With the New Dockless Pilot, Chicago Still Has Vast Bike-Share Deserts
Combining the Divvy and DoBi zones on a map also shows which parts of the Far South Side got left out of the pilot, and how Divvy station density affects the usefulness of the system.
May 3, 2018
South Side Bike Advocate Peter Taylor and John Discuss DoBi on “Chicago Tonight”
Chicago's South Side dockless bike-share pilot is starting to shift into high gear, with yesterday's release of 50 LimeBike electric cycles with wheel locks, and 50 non-electric Pace bikes (from Zagster) with built-in cable locks, plus today's deployment of 50 Ofo non-electric, wheel-lock bikes. And word is that Jump Mobility will soon be releasing a fleet of electric bikes with built-in U-locks.
May 2, 2018
LimeBike and Zagster Dockless Bikes Launch in Chicago, Ofo and Jump Are Coming
But will the narrow parameters of the city's DoBi pilot program doom the fleets to fail?
May 1, 2018
Dockless Bike-Share Policy Experts Discuss the Pros and Cons of Chicago’s Rules
Brandon Bordenkircher and Riley L. O’Neil from Twelve Tone Consulting, who previously published a study of DoBi regulations in various cities, give Chicago's guidelines a thumbs-up.
April 30, 2018
Active Trans Weighs in on Chicago’s Dockless Pilot, Which Launches Tomorrow
Active Trans director Ron Burke weighs in on whether the coverage area and the "lock-to" rule makes sense.
April 30, 2018
CDOT Breaks Its Silence on Tuesday’s Dockless Launch, Shares Coverage Map
CDOT explains why they're requiring "lock-to" bikes after July 1. But why aren't they allowing bikes to be checked out near the Lakefront Trail?
April 27, 2018
Dockless Bike-Share Pilot Will Launch in Chicago on Tuesday, May 1
The coverage area will only include neighborhoods south of 79th street, mostly outside of the Divvy zone, and by July 1 all bikes must have built-in locks for securing them to fixed objects.
April 26, 2018