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Illinois court expands a city’s liability to injured bicyclists
While cyclists in Chicago facing blocked bike lanes and dangerous drivers may feel like second-class citizens every day, it is perhaps surprising that, under current Illinois law, they actually are. Local governments – municipalities, townships, and counties – have an obligation to maintain roads in a condition that is safe to drive on, but have no such obligation to people biking.
May 27, 2022
Divvy launches scooters and new pricing, but some members aren’t happy with the latter
It would be much better if the city and Divvy come up with a pricing structure that encourages ridership, rather than suppressing it.
May 11, 2022
Divvy hopes new charging stations will reduce VMT needed to maintain the fleet
The Divvy system recently debuted charging stations for electric Divvys. Read more to find out where the first charging stations are located.
May 5, 2022
Lyft provided details on the new Divvy pricing structure, and it’s better than we thought
The new information about the pricing structure and corrals offers reassurance that the Divvy system will continue to generally be affordable and fair.
April 11, 2022
Divvy’s getting scooters, but will eliminating the fee waiver zone make the system less equitable?
Charging per-minute fees and out-of-station parking surcharges all over the city may make the system inaccessible to lower-income residents on the South and West sides.
April 11, 2022
We asked CDOT a question about Divvy fobs, and they didn’t just fob us off
It turns out that Divvy members can unlock electric bike-share cycles with their plastic key fobs, even if they're not parked at traditional docking stations.
March 1, 2022
Glass-half-full Bike League report highlights Chicago’s successes in promoting cycling
LAB did a good job of laying out some of the things that CDOT has gotten right when promoting cycling, while noting that we still need a lot more miles of protected bike lanes.
January 28, 2022
The lows and highs of Chicagoland’s 2021 transportation news
It's likely 2022 will bring even more advocacy and direction action around sustainable transportation, and necessary and robust responses from city and state transportation officials.
January 7, 2022
City Colleges of Chicago is providing free Divvy annual memberships to all students
In other collegiate cycling news, Olive-Harvey College is, for the first time, offering an eight-week Bicycle Maintenance and Repair course.
January 5, 2022
Months after bikeways were installed in Belmont Cragin, what do residents think?
Neighbors we spoke to appreciate that the neighborhood is becoming more bike-friendly, but are concerned about whether the lanes are safe to ride in.
December 15, 2021
