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Permalink Reply by Yasmeen on August 28, 2015 at 5:16am

I like the idea that bikes are an amenity for an apartment to use to promote their rentals. I do hope the fact this station was paid for translates to stations in much-needed areas as well (and doesn't hold them up).

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on August 29, 2015 at 6:24am

Given the numbers I've seen for what's been installed and what's planned, the totals have all been in increments of 5. The total number of stations after this year's expansion was 475. Now it's 476, suggesting that this is an additional station over what was planned.  I think that's great!

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Permalink Reply by Yasmeen on August 29, 2015 at 6:59am

That's so great to hear. Hopefully bikes as an amenity/selling point will be a new trend. 

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on August 31, 2015 at 3:02am

I'd love to see more developers following this example for new or rehabbed buildings - either residential or commercial.

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Permalink Reply by Gene Tenner on August 31, 2015 at 7:33am

I remember reading about these paranoid, snobby knuckleheads wanting nothing to do with Divvy anywhere near their precious homes.

Lawsuit Filed Over North Side Divvy Station
By Emily Morris | August 22, 2013 3:09pm
Some Lakeview residents who noticed a Divvy bike station popping up near their condo building have sued the city and the alderman to remove the blue-hued spot, which they argue will bring unwanted strangers [code word for ...] to their door.

http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20130822/lakeview/lawsuit-filed-over...

Now folks are paying to have them.

Go figure.

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Permalink Reply by Yasmeen on August 31, 2015 at 7:38am

How the world has changed for the better (even if it's just a little corner of it). :-)

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