Recent Streetsblog CHICAGO posts about Divvy

Divvy: Actually, our e-bikes were capped at 15 mph when they launched in July

By John Greenfield | Dec 11, 2020 | No Comments

According to Divvy, the bikes were capped at 15 when they launched in July, but they forgot to reactivate the cap when they relaunched the system after the August civil unrest shutdown.

A scooter rider at Belmont/Broadway last September. Photo: John Greenfield

Despite a 400% fleet increase, total scooter use dropped in this year’s pilot

By John Greenfield | Dec 11, 2020 | No Comments

In contrast, Divvy bike-share ridership has stayed relatively strong during the crisis.

One of Divvy's new electric bikes. Photo: Divvy

Sorry folks, Divvy memberships and single rides are about to get a little more expensive

By John Greenfield | Dec 1, 2020 | No Comments

On January 1 the price of annual full-price memberships will go up from the current $99 to $108. Single rides will also see a price hike, from $3 to $3.30.

Riding an e-Divvy on the Lakefront Trail. Photo: John Greenfield

It’s not your imagination: Divvy’s e-bikes actually are slower now

By John Greenfield | Nov 23, 2020 | No Comments

It's not a great marketing strategy to charge a premium to use a service, get people used to using that service at level X, and then quietly lower the service quality to level Z.

Opened drawbridges limiting entrance and egress to and from the Loop during the George Floyd protests. Photo: John Greenfield

Advocates blast mayor’s refusal to rule out a CTA shutdown if there’s election unrest

By John Greenfield | Oct 30, 2020 | No Comments

"I'm not going to hesitate" to shut down transit and Divvy again in the event of civil unrest Lightfoot told Streetsblog this morning.

Sign of the times: A masked rider on one of the new e-Divvies. Photo: John Greenfield

Divvy sets a new ridership record with more than 600K trips in August

By John Greenfield | Sep 21, 2020 | No Comments

Anecdotally, it's appeared that Chicago had been part of the national pandemic biking boom, but now we've got some data to back up that hunch.

The electric Divvy bike from the fatal crash. Image: ABC Chicago

Chicago’s spike in cycling fatalities continues with first e-Divvy death on Near West Side

By John Greenfield | Sep 9, 2020 | No Comments

The latest fatality was the seventh on-street Chicago bike fatality, and the second bike-share death in our city.

News you can use: Divvy for Everyone enrollment and NW Side expansion

By Courtney Cobbs | Aug 14, 2020 | No Comments

Divvy for Everyone in-person enrollment is available at limited locations.

One Rider’s Impression of the Divvy E-Bike

By Imelda March | Aug 6, 2020 | No Comments

Electric Divvies can offer a no-sweat way to get from Point A to Point B.

Riding scooters on the Lakefront Trail last year. The path will be off-limits to dockless e-scooter riders during this year's pilot. Photo: John Greenfield

3 vendors for scooter pilot, slated to start 8/12, don’t include Lyft or seated scooters

By John Greenfield | Jul 30, 2020 | No Comments

Today the city announced the three vendors for this summer's dockless electric scooter pilot: Bird, Lime, and Spin

Here’s a 5-part flowchart to demystify Divvy’s Byzantine new e-bike pricing scheme

By John Greenfield | Jul 28, 2020 | No Comments

We racked out brains to figure out how Divvy's ridiculously complicated new pricing scheme works so you don't have to.

Rodents beware: Squirrel attack survivor Alderman Howard Brookins Jr., wearing a "Punisher" t-shirt, rides a Divvy at today's presser. Photo: James Porter

CDOT says Divvy expansion is finally happening, almost a year behind schedule

By John Greenfield and James Porter | Jul 16, 2020 | No Comments

The expansion will include 66 new stations and 3,500 additional bikes, including a mix of blue standard Divvy cycles and black electric bikes.

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