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

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Permalink Reply by Juan 2-3 or more mi. on August 15, 2013 at 2:44pm

Though I may never need to use its services, it is really inspiring to see Divvy bikes riding around the west side. This is the kind of transportation system that is looking like it will change the segregated culture of Chicago's neighborhoods.

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Permalink Reply by Carter O'Brien on August 16, 2013 at 11:50am

Say, does anyone know what the deal is if an individual Divvy bike locking station has lights flashing? That suggests to me there's an issue with either the bike or the station, but I also sometimes see these bikes with lights flashing (but not often).

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Permalink Reply by Christine (5.0) on August 16, 2013 at 12:03pm

Individual blinking lights just mean it was ridden recently, and the battery hasn't completely wound down.

Carter O'Brien said:

Say, does anyone know what the deal is if an individual Divvy bike locking station has lights flashing? That suggests to me there's an issue with either the bike or the station, but I also sometimes see these bikes with lights flashing (but not often).

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Permalink Reply by Carter O'Brien on August 16, 2013 at 12:03pm

Cool, thanks!

Christine (5.0) said:

Individual blinking lights just mean it was ridden recently, and the battery hasn't completely wound down.

Carter O'Brien said:

Say, does anyone know what the deal is if an individual Divvy bike locking station has lights flashing? That suggests to me there's an issue with either the bike or the station, but I also sometimes see these bikes with lights flashing (but not often).

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Permalink Reply by Carter O'Brien on August 16, 2013 at 12:06pm

I should have taken a picture, the lights are on the locking station itself, and on the opposite side of where the bike's front tire goes. I've been grabbing a Divvy at Jackson & State and noticed this for the first time earlier this week, I was wondering if this might be some high-tech way they flag bikes which are to be moved to another station or something like that.

Cameron 7.5 mi said:

Are you talking about the head tail lights on the bike? The dynohub has a standlight that keeps the lights flashing for awhile after the bike stops. This is really so that the lights stay on at stoplights, but also means that the lights on bike that has just been dock will be flashing in the dock. If you're asking about the yellow and green lights on the dock it probably means there's a problem with the dock, but I'm entirely sure.

Carter O'Brien said:

Say, does anyone know what the deal is if an individual Divvy bike locking station has lights flashing? That suggests to me there's an issue with either the bike or the station, but I also sometimes see these bikes with lights flashing (but not often).

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Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on August 19, 2013 at 6:32am

An article by Hilkevitch reporting about Divvy so far:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/ct-met-getting-...

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Permalink Reply by Duppie on August 19, 2013 at 6:39am

Looks like Hilkevitch took a sip of the Divvy kool-aid. His tone is changing.

Lisa Curcio 6.5 mi said:

An article by Hilkevitch reporting about Divvy so far:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/ct-met-getting-...

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on August 19, 2013 at 9:28am

Too bad that article is behind the paywall.

Duppie 13.5185km said:

Looks like Hilkevitch took a sip of the Divvy kool-aid. His tone is changing.

Lisa Curcio 6.5 mi said:
An article by Hilkevitch reporting about Divvy so far:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/ct-met-getting-...

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Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on August 19, 2013 at 9:32am

I know :(( I saw it in the daily Crains email and couldn't read it unless I signed up.

Anne Alt said:

Too bad that article is behind the paywall.

Duppie 13.5185km said:

Looks like Hilkevitch took a sip of the Divvy kool-aid. His tone is changing.

Lisa Curcio 6.5 mi said:
An article by Hilkevitch reporting about Divvy so far:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/ct-met-getting-...

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Permalink Reply by Duppie on August 19, 2013 at 9:34am

When you search the article in Google, you can circumvent the paywall. Like this:

https://www.google.com/#bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&fp=1fbce05d07bf5ef1&a...

Click on the link, et voila! Hat tip goes to John Greenfield.

Anne Alt said:

Too bad that article is behind the paywall.

Duppie 13.5185km said:

Looks like Hilkevitch took a sip of the Divvy kool-aid. His tone is changing.

Lisa Curcio 6.5 mi said:
An article by Hilkevitch reporting about Divvy so far:

http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/automotive/ct-met-getting-...