LYFT SECURES EXCLUSIVE CONTRACT TO OPERATE CHICAGO’S DIVVY BIKE-SHARING SYSTEM
Chicago’s transformation into a bike-friendly city continues with the announcement that Lyft, the popular ride- share company, will be the exclusive operator of Chicago’s Divvy bike-sharing system for the next nine years. The revenue sharing agreement between Lyft and the city calls for the Divvy program to be expanded to all 50 wards by 2021 with 16,500 bikes and 800 stations.
New Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot has indicated that she plans on expanding the number of bike lanes in Chicago as well as incentivizing residents to bike to work through tax and regulatory incentives for employers. Many have called for the expansion of Chicago’s existing bike-sharing program to other parts of the city, which this deal hopes to accomplish, while also helping to decongest some of Chicago’s morning and evening commutes. I am looking forward to some nicer weather and more opportunities to go for a ride. In addition to the bike lanes that allow riders to share the road with Chicago drivers, there are many trails throughout the city that make for a more peaceful ride. The Chicago Lakefront Trail is wonderful, as is the 606 Trail through Chicago’s Bucktown neighborhood. As the weather warms, more and more people will be out riding. Whether you are heading to work in the morning or the lakefront on the weekend, we encourage everyone to use caution and wear the proper safety gear, especially when navigating Chicago’s potholes!
The new bikes, which Lyft would own, will have an electric pedal-assist and a hybrid-locking mechanism to allow for the bikes to be docked at regular bike racks rather than a Divvy station. Lyft agreed to invest $50 million in new bikes, stations, and hardware and an additional $27 million over the course of the nine year agreement for transportation projects. Chicago will likely use that money for additional bike lanes.
–Jon Svitak
MAY 2019 DATES OF CONSEQUENCE
CONGRATS TO THE WINNERS OF SLG’S 2019 BRACKET CHALLENGE!
May 1
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Bracket 1 1st Place: Danny Hart 2nd Place: Michael Beaumont 3rd Place: Charlie Jansen 4th Place: Kelly Keegan
Bracket 2 1st Place: Kate Refine 2nd Place: Emma Shannon 3rd Place: John Weber 4th Place: John Shannon
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Thanks to everyone who joined us for March Madness this year! We hope to see everyone in the pool again come 2020.
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