Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Divvy

The Riverview Bridge. Photo: John Greenfield

2019 was a year of new beginnings for transportation

By John Greenfield | Dec 30, 2019 | No Comments

In 2019 we got a new mayor who promised to use an equity lens for transportation decisions, the Divvy expansion deal, the scooter pilot, the fair ride-hail tax, and many other new developments.

The Divvy station at 331 S. Canal St. Image: Google Maps

13 Divvy bikes were slashed with a butcher knife this summer

By John Greenfield | Oct 9, 2019 | No Comments

Divvy thefts weren't a huge issue this summer, but this was a nasty case of seemingly random vandalism.

Test-riding e-Divvies at a community event. Photo: CDOT

Divvy expansion will launch Roseland, Washington Heights and Beverly with 2,400 bikes

By Courtney Cobbs | Sep 9, 2019 | 2 Comments

For starters, 2,000 bikes and 30 stations are coming to the Far South Side.

JUMP bikes blocking a sidewalk in Seattle. Photo: Steve Ringman, Seattle Times

Call the Wahmbulance! Uber Files a Spiteful Lawsuit Claiming the Divvy/Lyft Deal Is Unfair

By John Greenfield | Aug 5, 2019 | 20 Comments

Uber's lawsuit against the Divvy expansion deal is a fairly obvious case of sour grapes that seems unlikely to be much of a speed bump for the Divvy expansion.

Prototype of the new electric Divvy bikes.

Chicagoans Can Test-Ride New e-Divvies at Upcoming South Side Community Tours

By John Greenfield | Jul 22, 2019 | 1 Comment

If you've been eager to try out the new electric Divvies, here's your chance. You can also suggest locations for the new stations during the tour events an at a new webpage.

A worker collects Divvy bikes for redistribution to empty stations at the Wilson 'L' stop this morning. Photo: John Greenfield

Divvy Deal Passes, and Uber Fails to Buy the Future of Chicago Bike-Share

By John Greenfield | Apr 10, 2019 | 23 Comments

Uber's month-long misinformation campaign against the Divvy/Lyft deal ultimately failed, meaning Chicago will get citywide expansion while maintaining public control of bike-share.

Members of Transport Workers Union of America showed up in force to the hearing. Photo: John Greenfield

Despite Uber’s Misinformation Campaign, Divvy Expansion Deal Passes in Committee

By John Greenfield | Apr 8, 2019 | 18 Comments

Uber has apparently spent tens of thousands of dollars trying to kill the city's deal with Lyft, but ultimately aldermen advanced the proposal to the full Council for a vote on Wednesday.

The new electric-assist Divvy bikes (shown here without Divvy and Lyft branding) will have a built-in cable lock, allowing them to be parked at bike racks.

Here’s Some of the Nitty-Gritty From the Proposed Divvy/Lyft Contract Amendment

By Steven Vance | Mar 29, 2019 | 8 Comments

Here are some details about the build-out deadlines, advertising rules, profit-sharing, and more.

CDOT Unveils E-Divvy Design, Debunks Uber’s “Fake Propaganda” at City Hall Hearing

By John Greenfield | Mar 28, 2019 | 26 Comments

Residents also gave passionate testimony for and against the Lyft/Divvy contract amendment.

The headline of the TRiiBE article, with a disclosure statement.

Uber Astroturfs Opposition to the Lyft Divvy Deal by Purchasing News Coverage

By John Greenfield | Mar 27, 2019 | 17 Comments

Meanwhile, South and West Side community leaders held a City Hall press conference against the Lyft deal, but they say Uber wasn't involved.

An online ad from the Pump the Brakes campaign.

Uber/JUMP Launches a Misleading Campaign to Sink the Lyft/Divvy Deal

By John Greenfield | Mar 25, 2019 | 17 Comments

Uber claims letting Lyft have a monopoly on bike-share leaves its $450 million counter-offer on the table, but Chicago would only get that money if Uber got the monopoly.

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