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Here’s how to provide input on new West Side Divvy station locations
This year CDOT and Lyft will be expanding the system further into the West side, and once again they're looking for feedback from local residents on where the new stations should go.
April 14, 2021
Contrary to what Divvy told us, temporary 18 mph e-bikes speeds were intentional
Emails obtained from the city show that, while the electric bikes were advertised as having a 15 mph cap, Divvy quietly tested higher speeds last year.
January 7, 2021
Divvy: Actually, our e-bikes were capped at 15 mph when they launched in July
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.
December 11, 2020
Despite a 400% fleet increase, total scooter use dropped in this year’s pilot
In contrast, Divvy bike-share ridership has stayed relatively strong during the crisis.
December 11, 2020
Sorry folks, Divvy memberships and single rides are about to get a little more expensive
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.
December 1, 2020
It’s not your imagination: Divvy’s e-bikes actually are slower now
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.
November 23, 2020
Advocates blast mayor’s refusal to rule out a CTA shutdown if there’s election unrest
"I'm not going to hesitate" to shut down transit and Divvy again in the event of civil unrest Lightfoot told Streetsblog this morning.
October 30, 2020
Divvy sets a new ridership record with more than 600K trips in August
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.
September 21, 2020
Chicago’s spike in cycling fatalities continues with first e-Divvy death on Near West Side
The latest fatality was the seventh on-street Chicago bike fatality, and the second bike-share death in our city.
September 9, 2020
News you can use: Divvy for Everyone enrollment and NW Side expansion
Divvy for Everyone in-person enrollment is available at limited locations.
August 14, 2020
