Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about bike share

A Slow Roll Chicago ride in Bronzeville in 2015. Divvy has provided loaners for Slow Roll events. Photo: John Greenfield

Cyclists Voice Equity Concerns About Divvy Expansion at City Hall Meeting

By Igor Studenkov | Mar 19, 2019 | 5 Comments

Advocates want to make sure that the expanded bike-share system will be accessible to low-income and unbanked Chicagoans, as well as people with disabilities.

Lyft May Spend $50M to Expand Divvy to All Wards, Using Dockless-Option eBikes

By John Greenfield | Mar 12, 2019 | 36 Comments

The city says the deal would generate $77 million in revenue, but it would also mean Lyft would have exclusive rights to operate bike-share in Chicago.

The Division Street bike lanes in Humboldt Park. Photo: John Greenfield

A Tale of Two Communities: Views on Transportation in Humboldt Park and Evanston

By Lynda Lopez | Dec 13, 2018 | 5 Comments

A new study of attitudes towards biking, walking, and transit in these communities underscores the importance of considering local contexts when making transportation policy.

The rainy debut of Divvy bikes at Daley Plaza in June 2013. Photo: John Greenfield

Lots of Fun Stuff Is Planned for Divvy’s 5-Year Anniversary

By John Greenfield | Jun 21, 2018 | 2 Comments

Highlights include a downtown birthday party, freebies, and a series of offbeat bike tours.

Testing a dockless bike corral in Seattle. Photo: Dongho Chang

Dockless Bike-Share Study by Chicago Consultants Recommends Best Practices

By Steven Vance and John Greenfield | Apr 3, 2018 | 23 Comments

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.

You can take the extended Expo line to Santa Monica, just a couple blocks from the beach. Photo: Steven Vance

It’s Cheap and Easy to Get Around Los Angeles by Transit

By Steven Vance | Jan 17, 2018 | 49 Comments

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.

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.

Arron Muhammad, owner of Akhira's Praline, Candy & Coffee House, test rides a Jump bike. Photo: John Greenfield

Might as Well Jump: Test-Riding Electrical-Assist Dockless Bikes

By John Greenfield | Dec 11, 2017 | 15 Comments

Equiticity's Oboi Reed argues that dockless bikes, including e-bikes, are an ideal way to get people excited about biking in underserved communities.

A rainbow of bike-share choices in the District. Photo: John Greenfield

Reflections on Dockless Bike-Share After Trying It Out in Washington, D.C.

By John Greenfield | Nov 28, 2017 | 31 Comments

DoBi is handy and fun to use, but it needs to be carefully regulated before it debuts in Chicago.

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