Ofo Exits Camden in a Cautionary Tale About Venture-Funded Bike-Share
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What happened in Camden highlights a major risk when cities work with bike-share companies that reveal so little about their operations and finances.
Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about bike share
Lots of Fun Stuff Is Planned for Divvy’s 5-Year Anniversary
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Highlights include a downtown birthday party, freebies, and a series of offbeat bike tours.
Dockless Bike-Share Study by Chicago Consultants Recommends Best Practices
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Dockless bike share doesn't have to be a disaster like in China or Amsterdam. A new report compares regulations across cities in the United States and how each city intends to deal with bikes on sidewalks, amongst other issues.
It’s Cheap and Easy to Get Around Los Angeles by Transit
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Although LA has a reputation for being hopelessly car-dependent, with a little planning you can have a great time sightseeing via buses and trains.
For Whom the Bike Bell Tolls: Oak Park Kills Its Divvy Program
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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.
Might as Well Jump: Test-Riding Electrical-Assist Dockless Bikes
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Equiticity's Oboi Reed argues that dockless bikes, including e-bikes, are an ideal way to get people excited about biking in underserved communities.
Reflections on Dockless Bike-Share After Trying It Out in Washington, D.C.
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DoBi is handy and fun to use, but it needs to be carefully regulated before it debuts in Chicago.
Divvy Riders Made 10,519 Trips in 4.5 Days to Reach the 10 Million Mark
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If you rode bike-share in Chicago between Thursday morning and last night, give your self a pat on the back for helping Divvy make history.
Will You Be the Chicagoan to Take Divvy’s Ten-Millionth Ride?
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Take a photo during your next bike-share trip, post it on Twitter with the hashtag #DivvyMillionaire, and tag @StreetsblogCHI. We'll run the best pix in an upcoming post.
West Garfield and Austin Got Divvy Bikes Last Week. Will Anyone Use Them?
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[Last November the Chicago Reader launched a weekly transportation column written by Streetsblog Chicago editor John Greenfield. This partnership allows Streetsblog to extend the reach of our livable streets advocacy. We syndicate a portion of the column on the day it comes out online; you can read the remainder on the Reader’s website or in […]
Popular “Transit” App Now Enables Bypassing the Divvy Kiosk
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A new partnership between Divvy and Transit app, you can now get 24-hour Divvy passes and ride codes via smartphone. This means that people who have just signed up for an annual membership won’t have to wait for a key to arrive in the mail before they can start using the blue bikes. It also means […]