Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Divvy for Everyone

Despite the Day Pass Hike, Divvy Is Already Making Money, Not Losing It

By John Greenfield | Jul 20, 2015 | 24 Comments

In Friday’s Chicago Tribune article about the impending price hike for Divvy day passes, transportation reporter Jon Hilkevitch implied that the extra revenue is needed because the bike-share system has been a money loser. In doing so, he ignored a statement he received from the Chicago Department of Transportation noting that, when you factor in […]

City Launches “Divvy for Everyone” Bike-Share Equity Program

By John Greenfield | Jul 7, 2015 | 9 Comments

About a month ago, the Better Bike Share Partnership announced a $75,000 grant to the city of Chicago to launch the “Divvy for Everyone” campaign, a strategy to increase bike-share access and ridership among low-income residents. At the time, Chicago Department of Transportation officials declined to discuss the details of the program, but BBSP’s grant […]

Divvy Bike-Share Hopes Expanded Area, Outreach Also Expands Appeal

By Anne Alt | Dec 26, 2014 | 8 Comments

The December meeting of the Mayor’s Bicycle Advisory Committee included lots of news about the future of the Divvy program. Ever since the bike-share program launched on June 28, 2013, 3.1 million users, including 23,177 annual members and many daily users, have biked over 6.6 million miles starting at 300 stations. A previously planned expansion […]