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

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Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on May 31, 2013 at 8:11am

In other cities, including NYC, stations were set up very close to the launch date. 

Permalink Reply by Duppie on May 31, 2013 at 8:22am

Define very close. I am getting nervous that they charged my credit card for $65 and then all of a sudden...Poof! ;)

You think Gabe is in on the Ponzi scheme?


Anne Alt said:

In other cities, including NYC, stations were set up very close to the launch date. 

Permalink Reply by Shaun Jacobsen on May 31, 2013 at 2:07pm

The docks in NY were actually in about a month or so, I believe, and we've got two weeks. But they have more docks initially, so it was more work, I'm guessing.

Their bikes weren't in until two days before launch.

Duppie 13.5185km said:

Define very close. I am getting nervous that they charged my credit card for $65 and then all of a sudden...Poof! ;)

You think Gabe is in on the Ponzi scheme?


Anne Alt said:

In other cities, including NYC, stations were set up very close to the launch date. 

Permalink Reply by Carlee Weimer 6.0 mi on June 1, 2013 at 6:08am

They're going to have a station right by my apartment. Awesome! This is going to make my trip to the El and back so lovely on those days when I can't bike all the way to and from work.

Permalink Reply by Elliot Greenberger (Divvy) on June 1, 2013 at 4:15pm

Jumping in with some details about stations going up, since it's been mentioned a few times. 

You'll start to see the first stations on the ground very soon. 75 stations will go up in June, 300 by end of the summer. We've already announced the "June" Stations on our website and will be announcing the "July" Stations shortly. 



NYC did things a little differently than Chicago. They put hundreds of stations on the ground and then launched them all at once. We'll be launching with a smaller number of stations, and adding continuously over the course of the summer. We're doing it this way because (1) we don't want Chicagoans to have to wait until all the stations are placed to be able to use Divvy and (2) we want to be able to use data that we gather from our initial launch to make the system better as it grows and evolves. 

PS - We also think it's pretty incredible that more than 1000 people have already singed up as Members (in the first 48 hours) without Divvy having placed any stations on the ground. Thanks for all your support, everyone. 

Permalink Reply by clybourn on June 3, 2013 at 2:01am

Thanks ,Elliot. I'm really looking forward to the node being put in by Central Park and Bryn Mawr. I'm looking forward to all of them,really.

Permalink Reply by Duppie on June 6, 2013 at 4:43am

Ooooh! Exciting! I see evidence of racks being placed soon. Both on Wells @ Oak and Clinton @ Madison signs appeared on existing bike racks that they will be removed today. Both are June Locations for Divvy...

On Wells @ Oak the bike racks are so dilapidated they should be thrown out. Not sure if they plan to replace them. On Clinton @ Madison (in front of the FFC) the bike racks are likely moved 30 feet south. I saw markings on the ground indicating the new locations.

Anyone else see any signs of activity?

Permalink Reply by Shaun Jacobsen on June 6, 2013 at 7:40am

I haven't but I'm a little concerned about the rack removals; are they going to replace them? As it is in some popular areas around/in downtown, it is hard to find a spot! I like that people are using the bike racks, since it means people are biking, but I never thought I'd have a problem finding a spot to park my bike ;)

So I hope that CDOT is planning on replacing every single rack. I signed up for Divvy for some trips, but I still want to be able to park my bike without too much issue.

Duppie 13.5185km said:

Ooooh! Exciting! I see evidence of racks being placed soon. Both on Wells @ Oak and Clinton @ Madison signs appeared on existing bike racks that they will be removed today. Both are June Locations for Divvy...

On Wells @ Oak the bike racks are so dilapidated they should be thrown out. Not sure if they plan to replace them. On Clinton @ Madison (in front of the FFC) the bike racks are likely moved 30 feet south. I saw markings on the ground indicating the new locations.

Anyone else see any signs of activity?

Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on June 6, 2013 at 7:56am

I stopped by Daley Plaza today to check out the Divvy bike that was scheduled to be there, but Divvy either never showed up or left before I got there (around 1:30 pm). I also saw that the event was removed from their website.

Permalink Reply by Elliot Greenberger (Divvy) on June 6, 2013 at 12:21pm

Hi Shaun,

It's a great question. Our plan is to relocate all affected bike racks within 1 block of their origin. More bikes is better. :-) 

Elliot


Shaun Jacobsen said:

I haven't but I'm a little concerned about the rack removals; are they going to replace them? As it is in some popular areas around/in downtown, it is hard to find a spot! I like that people are using the bike racks, since it means people are biking, but I never thought I'd have a problem finding a spot to park my bike ;)

So I hope that CDOT is planning on replacing every single rack. I signed up for Divvy for some trips, but I still want to be able to park my bike without too much issue.

Duppie 13.5185km said:

Ooooh! Exciting! I see evidence of racks being placed soon. Both on Wells @ Oak and Clinton @ Madison signs appeared on existing bike racks that they will be removed today. Both are June Locations for Divvy...

On Wells @ Oak the bike racks are so dilapidated they should be thrown out. Not sure if they plan to replace them. On Clinton @ Madison (in front of the FFC) the bike racks are likely moved 30 feet south. I saw markings on the ground indicating the new locations.

Anyone else see any signs of activity?

Permalink Reply by in it to win it 8.0 mi on June 9, 2013 at 6:46am
Anyone receive their key in the mail yet? I have been checking every day...
Permalink Reply by Lisa Curcio on June 11, 2013 at 4:09am

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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