Divvy Temporarily Closed for Snow

Just got this email, so don't plan to ride Divvy home today:

Good morning.

Due to the weather, we will temporarily close Divvy at 12:00PM on Thursday, January 2, 2014 to protect the safety of our members and staff. No bikes can be rented after the temporary closure has begun, though any bikes in use at the time can be returned to any Divvy station with an available dock.

If you have any question about whether the system is open or closed, please call to speak with a Member Service Representative at 1-855-55-DIVVY (553-4889). You can also find the latest updates on the Divvy website, Facebook, and Twitter. Members will also be informed of closure and re-opening via email.

In December, we served nearly 45,000 trips, and we're looking forward to serving many more this winter.

Thank you again for your support and understanding.

- The Divvy Team and the Chicago Department of Transportation

Divvy is Chicago's newest transit system with thousands of bikes available to you 24/7. With hundreds of stations across the city, Divvy is convenient, fast, fun, and affordable.

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Permalink Reply by Eli on January 3, 2014 at 1:25pm

Looks like "tomorrow morning" meant "tomorrow at noon."

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Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on January 3, 2014 at 1:40pm

A "qualified promise."

SECTION 16 LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES.

Alta makes every effort to provide the Services for 365 days per year; however, Alta does not guarantee that the Services will be available at all times, as force majeure events or other circumstances might prevent Alta from providing the Services from time to time.

Lisa Curcio 4.1 mi said:

But Southwest Airlines never promised anyone 24/7/365 service for just under $0.21 per day!

Kevin C said:

Storm leaves planes stranded for hours on Midway Tarmac.

Sometimes weather in Chicago adversely affects transportation options. For every 24 hour period Divvy is locked down, each Divvy annual pass holder is "losing" just under $0.21. Were it not for the disclosure in the initial contract which they all entered into, I'd smell a class action lawsuit.

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Permalink Reply by h' Zerocats on January 3, 2014 at 1:42pm

Sorry, Kevin, I think you may be too late to breathe new life into this one. Michael B's declared us all morons, Lisa's insulted me, and 10 new people called Adam a whiner. There's really nothing left to do here.

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Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on January 3, 2014 at 1:43pm

There you go with all of that rationality and legal stuff again.

Kevin C said:

A "qualified promise."

SECTION 16 LIMITATIONS ON AVAILABILITY OF SERVICES.

Alta makes every effort to provide the Services for 365 days per year; however, Alta does not guarantee that the Services will be available at all times, as force majeure events or other circumstances might prevent Alta from providing the Services from time to time.

Lisa Curcio 4.1 mi said:

But Southwest Airlines never promised anyone 24/7/365 service for just under $0.21 per day!

Kevin C said:

Storm leaves planes stranded for hours on Midway Tarmac.

Sometimes weather in Chicago adversely affects transportation options. For every 24 hour period Divvy is locked down, each Divvy annual pass holder is "losing" just under $0.21. Were it not for the disclosure in the initial contract which they all entered into, I'd smell a class action lawsuit.

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Permalink Reply by Bill the Cat on January 3, 2014 at 1:43pm

As big as Alta Vike Share us you know their legal tean thought about this as a possibility. And our over liturgical society keeps humming along.

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Permalink Reply by S on January 3, 2014 at 1:48pm

Why do you have an axe to grind against Divvy? Extreme cost of divvy? An annual pass costs $75 which is less than a monthly pass to the CTA. The system costs about $22-30 million which is a lot less than the $2.5 billion the Illiana tollway is projected to cost or the $425 million for the red line station reconstruction on the south side. The city budget is around 3.5 billion so the divvy system is less than 1% of that. Hell, I'm pretty sure that the patches that the city did to the LSD over the fall cost almost as much as the Divvy system.

Tom Dworzanski said:

Exactly. Except Divvy (Alta) doesn't really save money. They make a profit. The more they shut down the more profit they earn get.

I was under the impression that the whole point of justifying (what I call) the extreme cost of Divvy was the great 24/7/365 service we would get, even when tourist revenues don't justify being open.

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Permalink Reply by Kevin C Dormant on January 3, 2014 at 1:49pm

I was afraid it would be lost on you. ;-)

Lisa Curcio 4.1 mi said:

There you go with all of that rationality and legal stuff again.

Kevin C said:

[snip]

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Permalink Reply by S on January 3, 2014 at 1:53pm

I agree that we probably have too much public worship (esp. by government agents) happening but I don't see how this relates to Divvy or bikes. Unless there's been a recent spate of people celebrating the Madonna del Ghisallo around the US that I've totally missed.

Carrie Hirsch said:

As big as Alta Vike Share us you know their legal tean thought about this as a possibility. And our over liturgical society keeps humming along.

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Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on January 3, 2014 at 2:00pm

I thought that was a compliment!

h' 1.0 said:

Sorry, Kevin, I think you may be too late to breathe new life into this one. Michael B's declared us all morons, Lisa's insulted me, and 10 new people called Adam a whiner. There's really nothing left to do here.