11-15-18 Update - Large Percentage of Divvy Fleet Missing! Serious Loss Problems for Chicago's Bike Share 7-12-18 - The Chainlink2024-03-29T14:10:10Zhttps://thechainlink.org/forum/topics/easy-pickings-serious-loss-problems-for-divvy-8-12-18-1?x=1&id=2211490%3ATopic%3A1101924&feed=yes&xn_auth=noVideo (6:35)
https://news.wt…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-11-18:2211490:Comment:11100352018-11-18T10:14:24.049ZTom A.K.https://thechainlink.org/profile/TomKrystyn
<p>Video (6:35) </p>
<p><a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://news.wttw.com/2018/10/02/divvy-bike-thefts-vicious-cycle-chicago" target="_blank">https://news.wttw.com/2018/10/02/divvy-bike-thefts-vicious-cycle-ch...</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://m.chicagoreader.com/chicago/divvy-bike-thefts-chicago-security-hardware-removed/Content?oid=58659144" target="_blank">https://m.chicagoreader.com/chicago/divvy-bike-thefts-chicago-security-hardware-removed/Content?oid=58659144</a></p>
<p>Video (6:35) </p>
<p><a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://news.wttw.com/2018/10/02/divvy-bike-thefts-vicious-cycle-chicago" target="_blank">https://news.wttw.com/2018/10/02/divvy-bike-thefts-vicious-cycle-ch...</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://m.chicagoreader.com/chicago/divvy-bike-thefts-chicago-security-hardware-removed/Content?oid=58659144" target="_blank">https://m.chicagoreader.com/chicago/divvy-bike-thefts-chicago-security-hardware-removed/Content?oid=58659144</a></p> I was driving down Stony Isla…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-11-18:2211490:Comment:11100312018-11-18T05:14:40.611ZBrucehttps://thechainlink.org/profile/Bruce583
<p>I was driving down Stony Island Ave a few weeks ago, about 5:30 PM I think. I spotted an abandoned Divvy bike on the parkway, next to the sidewalk, at somewhere around 69th Street. I called Divvy (I have their number in my phone already so that was easy). It took FOREVER to get to talk to a live person. I told her I was calling to report an abandoned bike I had JUST SEEN and told her the exact location (ie. NW corner of 69th and Stony Island Avenue). She wanted my name. Wanted to know if…</p>
<p>I was driving down Stony Island Ave a few weeks ago, about 5:30 PM I think. I spotted an abandoned Divvy bike on the parkway, next to the sidewalk, at somewhere around 69th Street. I called Divvy (I have their number in my phone already so that was easy). It took FOREVER to get to talk to a live person. I told her I was calling to report an abandoned bike I had JUST SEEN and told her the exact location (ie. NW corner of 69th and Stony Island Avenue). She wanted my name. Wanted to know if I was still there. Wanted to know a couple other things. I told her I was just calling to report it as a favor. It was a PITA.</p>
<p>GEE. Thanks Divvy. Good Samaritan? Yea, Right!</p> 11-15-18
"More than 500 Divvy…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-11-17:2211490:Comment:11099262018-11-17T03:06:17.442ZTom A.K.https://thechainlink.org/profile/TomKrystyn
<p>11-15-18</p>
<p>"More than 500 Divvy bikes have gone missing this year. (Per the contract with Motivate, the city of Chicago (taxpayers) are only required to pay for 60 of those bikes, a $72,000 expense.) "</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.chicagoreader.com" target="_blank">https://www.chicagoreader.com</a></p>
<p>All of this is due to the hesitation to reinstall a critical piece of security hardware. </p>
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<p>11-15-18</p>
<p>"More than 500 Divvy bikes have gone missing this year. (Per the contract with Motivate, the city of Chicago (taxpayers) are only required to pay for 60 of those bikes, a $72,000 expense.) "</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://www.chicagoreader.com" target="_blank">https://www.chicagoreader.com</a></p>
<p>All of this is due to the hesitation to reinstall a critical piece of security hardware. </p>
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<p></p> 10-22-18
http://www.cwbchicag…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-10-23:2211490:Comment:11084232018-10-23T08:40:32.249ZTom A.K.https://thechainlink.org/profile/TomKrystyn
<p>10-22-18</p>
<p><a href="http://www.cwbchicago.com/2018/10/divvy-conducts-annual-bike-inventory.html?m=1" target="_blank">http://www.cwbchicago.com/2018/10/divvy-conducts-annual-bike-inventory.html?m=1</a></p>
<p>Yearly inventory time.</p>
<p>"It is not clear if the city will ultimately shell out more money for lost or stolen bikes as it reimburses Motivate for a percentage of the bike systems annual operating losses."</p>
<p>10-22-18</p>
<p><a href="http://www.cwbchicago.com/2018/10/divvy-conducts-annual-bike-inventory.html?m=1" target="_blank">http://www.cwbchicago.com/2018/10/divvy-conducts-annual-bike-inventory.html?m=1</a></p>
<p>Yearly inventory time.</p>
<p>"It is not clear if the city will ultimately shell out more money for lost or stolen bikes as it reimburses Motivate for a percentage of the bike systems annual operating losses."</p> 10-21-18 "Thefts of Divvy bi…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-10-22:2211490:Comment:11083732018-10-22T10:19:33.757ZTom A.K.https://thechainlink.org/profile/TomKrystyn
<p>10-21-18 "Thefts of Divvy bikes slowing, Divvy patron robbed of bike while pedaling in WestTown." </p>
<p><a href="http://www.cwbchicago.com/2018/10/good-news-thefts-of-divvy-bikes-is.html?m=1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">http://www.cwbchicago.com/2018/10/good-news-thefts-of-divvy-bikes-i...</a></p>
<p>Over 200 adults arrested for possessing stolen Divvy bikes. </p>
<p>It seems that the hardware changes made by Divvy to prevent the bike-shares from being illegally removed from a…</p>
<p>10-21-18 "Thefts of Divvy bikes slowing, Divvy patron robbed of bike while pedaling in WestTown." </p>
<p><a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://www.cwbchicago.com/2018/10/good-news-thefts-of-divvy-bikes-is.html?m=1" target="_blank">http://www.cwbchicago.com/2018/10/good-news-thefts-of-divvy-bikes-i...</a></p>
<p>Over 200 adults arrested for possessing stolen Divvy bikes. </p>
<p>It seems that the hardware changes made by Divvy to prevent the bike-shares from being illegally removed from a docking station are having a positive effect. </p> Over 500 divvy bikes have bee…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-09-26:2211490:Comment:11067292018-09-26T18:52:07.528ZV Whttps://thechainlink.org/profile/vincentwaller
<p>Over 500 divvy bikes have been stolen apparently.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/divvy-bike-thefts-chicago-security-hardware-removed/Content?oid=58659144" target="_blank">https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/divvy-bike-thefts-chicago-security-hardware-removed/Content?oid=58659144</a></p>
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<p>Over 500 divvy bikes have been stolen apparently.</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/divvy-bike-thefts-chicago-security-hardware-removed/Content?oid=58659144" target="_blank">https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/divvy-bike-thefts-chicago-security-hardware-removed/Content?oid=58659144</a></p>
<p></p> 9-25-18
https://mobile.twitte…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-09-26:2211490:Comment:11068972018-09-26T02:45:53.848ZTom A.K.https://thechainlink.org/profile/TomKrystyn
<p>9-25-18</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://mobile.twitter.com/crainschicago/status/1044681604977889285" target="_blank">https://mobile.twitter.com/crainschicago/status/1044681604977889285</a></p>
<p>"But it's clear the decision to remove the crucial dock security hardware component was a major blunder, one that may have created still more crime in a city that already has more than its share."</p>
<p>9-25-18</p>
<p><a rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://mobile.twitter.com/crainschicago/status/1044681604977889285" target="_blank">https://mobile.twitter.com/crainschicago/status/1044681604977889285</a></p>
<p>"But it's clear the decision to remove the crucial dock security hardware component was a major blunder, one that may have created still more crime in a city that already has more than its share."</p> This tiny sticker is the iden…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-09-06:2211490:Comment:11058952018-09-06T00:19:40.362ZTom A.K.https://thechainlink.org/profile/TomKrystyn
<p>This tiny sticker is the identification number for a Divvy?!</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1219817258?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1219817258?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a></p>
<p>This tiny sticker is the identification number for a Divvy?!</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1219817258?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1219817258?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a></p> New York's Citibikes have ide…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-09-05:2211490:Comment:11056192018-09-05T17:43:19.809ZTom A.K.https://thechainlink.org/profile/TomKrystyn
<p>New York's Citibikes have identifiable numbers on them.</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1219815556?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1219815556?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a></p>
<p>New York's Citibikes have identifiable numbers on them.</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1219815556?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="721" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1219815556?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024" width="721" class="align-full"/></a></p> The fact is that it is a comm…tag:thechainlink.org,2018-09-03:2211490:Comment:11057762018-09-03T20:24:17.967ZTom A.K.https://thechainlink.org/profile/TomKrystyn
<p><i>The fact is that it is a <strong>community public safety blog</strong> that reports<strong> </strong>actual, legitimate, recorded and official documented city data that is being used for it's residents to become aware of what is happening in their neighborhood and community and to form their own opinion on how to provide for their own welfare. </i></p>
<p><i>I know of a few 'private' neighborhood/community blogs that do they same.</i></p>
<p><i>Community reporting does not make it…</i></p>
<p><i>The fact is that it is a <strong>community public safety blog</strong> that reports<strong> </strong>actual, legitimate, recorded and official documented city data that is being used for it's residents to become aware of what is happening in their neighborhood and community and to form their own opinion on how to provide for their own welfare. </i></p>
<p><i>I know of a few 'private' neighborhood/community blogs that do they same.</i></p>
<p><i>Community reporting does not make it illegitimate. </i></p>
<p><i> Our History; </i></p>
<p><i>"CWBChicago</i><span> was created in 2013 by five residents of Wrigleyville and Boystown who had grown disheartened with </span><a href="http://www.cwbchicago.com/2015/11/irony-on-4th-anniversary-of-our.html">inaccurate information<span> </span></a><span>that was being provided at local Community Policing (CAPS) meetings.</span><br/><br/><span>We knew from city data that robberies in our neighborhood had been soaring to record highs for three consecutive years. Yet public officials and police representatives at CAPS meetings continually said that crime was going down.</span><br/><br/><br/><span>--></span></p>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr">
<colgroup><col width="44"></col><col width="44"></col><col width="44"></col><col width="44"></col><col width="44"></col><col width="44"></col><col width="44"></col><col width="44"></col><col width="44"></col><col width="44"></col><col width="44"></col><col width="44"></col><col width="44"></col><col width="4"></col><col width="63"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td colspan="15" rowspan="1">Robberies in Wrigleyville + Boystown By Month And Year</td>
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<td>Jan</td>
<td>Feb</td>
<td>Mar</td>
<td>Apr</td>
<td>May</td>
<td>Jun</td>
<td>Jul</td>
<td>Aug</td>
<td>Sep</td>
<td>Oct</td>
<td>Nov</td>
<td colspan="2" rowspan="1">Dec</td>
<td>TOTAL</td>
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<tr><td>2001</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>14</td>
<td></td>
<td>155</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>2002</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>20</td>
<td></td>
<td>204</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>2003</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>13</td>
<td></td>
<td>143</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>2004</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>22</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>8</td>
<td></td>
<td>160</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>2005</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>13</td>
<td></td>
<td>171</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>2006</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>7</td>
<td></td>
<td>146</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>2007</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>1</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>9</td>
<td></td>
<td>135</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>2008</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>16</td>
<td></td>
<td>184</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>2009</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>13</td>
<td></td>
<td>164</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>2010</td>
<td>12</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>12</td>
<td></td>
<td>181</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>2011</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>28</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>18</td>
<td></td>
<td>227</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>2012</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>33</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>12</td>
<td></td>
<td>234</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>2013</td>
<td>27</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>29</td>
<td>38</td>
<td>26</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>14</td>
<td></td>
<td>240</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>2014</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>3</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>25</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>13</td>
<td></td>
<td>157</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>2015</td>
<td>8</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>5</td>
<td>10</td>
<td></td>
<td>128</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>2016</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>10</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>20</td>
<td>31</td>
<td>19</td>
<td>6</td>
<td></td>
<td>199</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>2017</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>9</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>13</td>
<td>23</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>16</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>18</td>
<td>15</td>
<td>6</td>
<td></td>
<td>156</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><br/><a href="http://www.cwbchicago.com/2013/04/welcome_13.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">On April 14, 2013, we debuted</a><span> “Crime In Wrigleyville + Boystown,” with a mission to report on the crimes, statistics, and trends that—for whatever reason—the city refused to address.</span><br/><br/><a href="https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20130722/lakeview/crime-wrigleyville-blog-getting-attention-of-residents-police">The response to our work was incredible</a><span>. Readers showed up in droves at CAPS meetings, demanding to be told the truth. False stories from aldermen and even the police department were exposed for what they were.</span><br/><br/><span>And, most importantly, the city not only admitted to there being a street crime problem in Wrigleyville and Boystown, but the police department took corrective action.</span><br/><br/></p>
<h3>Worst To First</h3>
<p><span>In our first year, there were 240 robberies reported in Wrigleyville and Boystown, the highest number in any year since 2001. Thanks to our neighbors’ commitment to pressuring police and politicians, that number fell to 157 in 2014.</span><br/><br/><span>In 2015, Wrigleyville and Boystown recorded just 128 robberies, the lowest number in any year since 2001.</span><br/><br/><span>It’s pretty incredible what can be done when people try.</span><br/><br/><span>Our mission now is to continue to monitor what is happening in Wrigleyville and Boystown while giving friends in nearby neighborhoods the information they need to make their area better, too.</span><br/><br/></p>
<h3>Other Improvements</h3>
<p><span>Driven by </span><i>CWBChicago</i><span> reporting, Lakeview residents began demanding that private organizers take more responsibility for major events that had begun to lay havoc on the neighborhood. The results have been exceptional. Wrigleyville's St. Patrick's weekend bacchanal had just five arrests last year, down from 21 when we first started reporting on the issue.</span><br/><br/><span>The Christmastime TBOX bar crawl, which had eleven arrests in an increasingly violent atmosphere during 2013, did not have a single event-related arrest last year.</span><br/><br/><span>Best of all, the Chicago Pride Parade—our neighborhood's grandest annual event—has slashed its running time, increased security, and re-doubled efforts to clean the streets. Pride Parade-related arrests are down nearly 60% since 2013. Thanks to our neighbors, the city, and parade organizers, the pride parade is once again becoming something we can all be proud of.</span><br/><br/><br/><span>--></span></p>
<table border="1" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr">
<colgroup><col width="173"></col><col width="100"></col><col width="100"></col><col width="100"></col><col width="100"></col><col width="100"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td colspan="6" rowspan="1">Arrests At Major East Lakeview Events</td>
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<tr><td></td>
<td>2013</td>
<td>2014</td>
<td>2015</td>
<td>2016</td>
<td>2017</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>St. Patrick's Wrigleyville</td>
<td>Unknown</td>
<td>21</td>
<td>17</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>5</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>Pride Parade</td>
<td>46</td>
<td>46</td>
<td>52</td>
<td>24</td>
<td>19</td>
</tr>
<tr><td>TBOX Bar Crawl</td>
<td>11</td>
<td>7</td>
<td>6</td>
<td>4</td>
<td>0</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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<h3>New Chapter</h3>
<p><span>In 2018, we’ve added a new partner with reporting and major media experience to help us develop into an even stronger voice for the North Side.</span><br/><br/><span>Our goal is to provide broader detail, better context, and more original reporting than ever before.</span><br/><br/><span>We want to leverage our experience and resources to bring detailed coverage and original reporting to nearby areas like Lincoln Square, North Center, and Lincoln Park while keeping an ever-vigilant eye on our home turf in Lakeview."</span></p>