Chicago bike sharing will be known as Divvy, be Chicago flag blue

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Permalink Reply by Jeff Markus on June 11, 2013 at 4:55am

We are lucky to still have the racks on busses for some trips like this at least until the city and/or Divvy figger out that bus racks cuts into their profit and city remuneration, as in the parking situation, which would spll the end to the racks....

Lisa Curcio 6.5 mi said:

I wish Divvy was in place. I need to run an errand on the near north side, I don't want to take my bike down to do it, and I don't want to take a bus or cab. Divvy would be just the ticket!

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Permalink Reply by Crazy David 84 Furlongs on June 11, 2013 at 5:02am

Nonsense. The Bike Share concept and the Bike on the Bus concept are really mutually exclusive. Divvy is intended for the last mile. For very specific situations. The bike on bus covers a wholly different set of options (and a much broader range of territory). I use the bus racks, I would never use Divvy. Not because I oppose it, simply because it doesn't overlap with any of my needs (that and I happen to like riding a more responsive, lighter bike that can travel longer distances).

Jeff Markus said:

We are lucky to still have the racks on busses for some trips like this at least until the city and/or Divvy figger out that bus racks cuts into their profit and city remuneration, as in the parking situation, which would spll the end to the racks....

Lisa Curcio 6.5 mi said:

I wish Divvy was in place. I need to run an errand on the near north side, I don't want to take my bike down to do it, and I don't want to take a bus or cab. Divvy would be just the ticket!

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Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on June 11, 2013 at 5:09am

I want to use Divvy for "the last mile". The place I need to go is only about a mile and a half away and it does not matter how fast the bike goes. If I wanted to bring my bike down I would just ride it--not put it on the bus to go a mile and a half! I think this is exactly what Divvy was intended for. ;-)

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Permalink Reply by Duppie on June 17, 2013 at 2:21am

Those Divvy stations are popping up like a bunnies. I counted 3 on my way into work this morning, 1 on Wells, and 2 on Clinton. Somebody call rodent control!

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Bedno on June 19, 2013 at 10:22am

Parsing Divvy's data finds 380 stations in five phases. Do the phases have planned dates? I'd hope so, but couldn't find specifics. And why do many of them say zero docks? Hey Divvy rep, feedback on these? Thanks!

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Permalink Reply by Elliot Greenberger (Divvy) on June 19, 2013 at 10:28am

Hi Andrew,

Those five phases remained from earlier estimates of phasing -- there are no exact dates attached to those phases and they are not altogether accurate.

The plan is for 75 stations in June (which are currently going on the ground), another 75 stations in July, and roughly 150 stations in August. We'll be putting down stations continuously and all stations put on the ground after our launch will go live days later. The remaining stations will be deployed early next year. A zero value in that data just indicates that at the time of that phasing, the exact number of docks were TBD.

Happy to answer any other questions I can.

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Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on June 19, 2013 at 10:41am

If some of the data are no longer valid, they should be updated. Few things infuriate a developer more than bad data.

Elliot Greenberger (Divvy) said:

Hi Andrew,

Those five phases remained from earlier estimates of phasing -- there are no exact dates attached to those phases and they are not altogether accurate.

The plan is for 75 stations in June (which are currently going on the ground), another 75 stations in July, and roughly 150 stations in August. We'll be putting down stations continuously and all stations put on the ground after our launch will go live days later. The remaining stations will be deployed early next year. A zero value in that data just indicates that at the time of that phasing, the exact number of docks were TBD.

Happy to answer any other questions I can.

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Permalink Reply by Duppie on June 19, 2013 at 10:55am

Ever heard of 80/20?

Adam Herstein (5.5 mi) said:

If some of the data are no longer valid, they should be updated. Few things infuriate a developer more than bad data.

Elliot Greenberger (Divvy) said:

Hi Andrew,

Those five phases remained from earlier estimates of phasing -- there are no exact dates attached to those phases and they are not altogether accurate.

The plan is for 75 stations in June (which are currently going on the ground), another 75 stations in July, and roughly 150 stations in August. We'll be putting down stations continuously and all stations put on the ground after our launch will go live days later. The remaining stations will be deployed early next year. A zero value in that data just indicates that at the time of that phasing, the exact number of docks were TBD.

Happy to answer any other questions I can.

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Permalink Reply by Elliot Greenberger (Divvy) on June 19, 2013 at 11:05am

To be clear, Divvy did not provide that data publicly. It was extracted from a file we used to populate the initial map. We'll have accurate data for developers as we launch.

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Bedno on June 19, 2013 at 12:04pm

I've added the Divvy stations to MassUp.us

Smartphone users can now find the nearest Divvy station automatically, even get directions to it or between them. Use the MassUp.us Nearby feature or bookmark the Divvy finder as a webapp. It works on any smartphone or PC, is free, and requires no installation.

Give it a try: http://massup.us/divvy

To deal with uncertainty, the icon size and opacity decreases with phase number. I'll refine this as data improves.

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Permalink Reply by Michelle S on June 19, 2013 at 1:45pm

It has been pointed out to me by someone who works near Michigan and Lake that the edge of the planters along Michigan are a very popular spot to eat lunch or just sit and enjoy the scene, and this placement may not be viewed as optimal by those who enjoy the current configuration, once bikes are added and there's no room for legs. I'm just throwing this out there FWIW. I'm glad these stations can be relocated if needed.