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DoBi Is Done for the Moment — Share Your Thoughts on the Pilot Via a CDOT Survey
Meanwhile, Mayor Emanuel announced that -- one way or another -- bike-share will be expanded to include the entire city, thanks to a grant from the Bloomberg Foundation.
November 1, 2018
So Long Ofo: Dockless Bike Company Is Leaving Chicago, Blaming “Lock-To” Requirement
The company says that Chicago's policy of capping wheel-lock-only bikes at 50 per company while allowing up to 350 lock-to cycles "picks winners and losers."
July 9, 2018
CDOT Boosts Dockless Bike Cap to 350, Allows Wheel-Lock Cycles to stay
In a surprise announcement, the department is relaxing the strict rules of the pilot.
June 30, 2018
Ofo: We Need to Be Allowed to Deploy More Bikes to Effectively Serve the South Side
Ofo officials argue that the "lock-to" rule is also counterproductive. Meanwhile, a Beverly resident says distribution of all of the dockless bikes has been inequitable.
May 21, 2018
Will Chicago’s DoBi Providers Be Offering Monthly or Yearly Membership Options?
Due to the fact that the pilot is only six months long, annual memberships aren't an option yet, but Pace is selling monthly passes.
May 9, 2018
LimeBike and Zagster Dockless Bikes Launch in Chicago, Ofo and Jump Are Coming
But will the narrow parameters of the city's DoBi pilot program doom the fleets to fail?
May 1, 2018
Might as Well Jump: Test-Riding Electrical-Assist Dockless Bikes
Equiticity's Oboi Reed argues that dockless bikes, including e-bikes, are an ideal way to get people excited about biking in underserved communities.
December 11, 2017
Active Trans Cofounder Randy Neufeld Weighs in on the Dockless Bike-Share Debate
He argues that the technology should be confined to bike libraries and stations on private property.
December 5, 2017
DoBi or Not DoBi, That Is the Question
Dockless bike-share companies are courting Chicago. Should we let them set up shop?
November 16, 2017
Ofo Hopes to Launch a Dockless Bike-Share System at Northwestern This Fall
The company also delivered 14 bikes to Riverdale for to kickstart a "bike library."
November 13, 2017
