Chicago bike sharing will be known as Divvy, be Chicago flag blue
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Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on
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It seems that they have made a couple of changes after stations are on the ground. As to the shift from North and Marshfield to North and Wood, I think that one makes sense. The Marshfield location was practically invisible. On Wood, there is a lot of neighborhood foot, car and transit traffic, and it is closer to a lot of shops.
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Permalink Reply by Thunder Snow on
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Lisa, you're probably right. I grouse about things like this, as there are still hundreds of stations that need to be installed around the city, and I hate to waste time moving stuff that's already in place and useable. If I ruled the world, nothing would get altered before the last promised station went in. Then: move stuff around after the system is fully up and running. But it's definitely not my call.
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Permalink Reply by Chris Hainey on
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I feel like an apostle of biking as I recently convinced one of my fellow Metra riders to use the DIVVY bikes between Ogilvie and the Rush medical campus. He used to walk between the two every day. He's 50+ and went out and got his first bike helmet. Anyone else have a good conversion story?
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Permalink Reply by Duppie on
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Most stations that are operational are installed in the same spot as they were planned. If they were moved than it is typically somewhere else on the same intersection.
The main concern about the planned stations is their timing. Initially they had a month attached to it, but that schedule seems to be thrown out the window. Not sure which stations you look at, but they may not be operational until April 2014.
So it may be 8 months or more before those stations appear. If you don't see any other regular uses, it may be best to wait until the stations are actually installed.
h' 1.0 said:Tom (or anyone)-- are the stations listed as "planned" on the map pretty definite, or do they tend to change?
There are three showing as planned within my daily travels, but I don't want to sign up unless I know they're for sure.
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Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on
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Thanks. Most interested in 21st/Cal, 21st/Western, 25th/Western.
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Well look at that! One of the stations on your list is scheduled to go in today (from Divvy's fb page):
https://www.facebook.com/DivvyBikes?hc_location=timeline
h' 1.0 said:Thanks. Most interested in 21st/Cal, 21st/Western, 25th/Western.
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Sigh. Expanding to Evanston is great. What I simply do not understand is the failure of Divvy to go West as far as the Blue Line. Lots and lots of people might be able to use Divvy from the Irving or Addison stops and go east. But instead of stretching to a transit route, Divvy appears to be looking to go North along a transit route.
Duppie 13.5185km said:Well look at that! One of the stations on your list is scheduled to go in today (from Divvy's fb page):
https://www.facebook.com/DivvyBikes?hc_location=timeline
h' 1.0 said:Thanks. Most interested in 21st/Cal, 21st/Western, 25th/Western.
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It would be great if there was a station at 26th/Cal by the courthouse to help out people who work there or are trying to get to jury duty, court appearances, etc. I see there are some relatively close stations, but seems like a natural spot.
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Agreed--the more they can fill in those locations that are off on angles from train lines, the better. That seems to me to really fill in that transit gap that this is supposed to be designed for.
Crazy David 84 Furlongs said:Sigh. Expanding to Evanston is great. What I simply do not understand is the failure of Divvy to go West as far as the Blue Line. Lots and lots of people might be able to use Divvy from the Irving or Addison stops and go east. But instead of stretching to a transit route, Divvy appears to be looking to go North along a transit route.
Duppie 13.5185km said:Well look at that! One of the stations on your list is scheduled to go in today (from Divvy's fb page):
https://www.facebook.com/DivvyBikes?hc_location=timeline
h' 1.0 said:Thanks. Most interested in 21st/Cal, 21st/Western, 25th/Western.
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Irving Park should be a "no brainer". Its not only a CTA stop, its also a stop on the Northwestern Commuter rail service. And its a frequent stop, as a result, for Cub fans. And the very very wide sidewalks under the Kennedy next to the El Station appear perfect for a large Divvy corral.
Bevin said:Agreed--the more they can fill in those locations that are off on angles from train lines, the better. That seems to me to really fill in that transit gap that this is supposed to be designed for.
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I didn't realize there wasn't one there. Nor is there one by the Fullerton Metra station in Logan Square. Or the Metra stop near Grand/Western. Also no brainers. Surprising--hope they'll come in the next wave.
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The current map of proposed stations has no station closer than Kedzie and Montrose to the Irving Park El Station. This is clearly "too far West" for the current mindset of Divvy. And that's too bad because it would likely be a very high use station. At least for Grand and Western you can get as close as Grand and Damen...
Bevin said:I didn't realize there wasn't one there. Nor is there one by the Fullerton Metra station in Logan Square. Or the Metra stop near Grand/Western. Also no brainers. Surprising--hope they'll come in the next wave.
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