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Streetsblog Chicago, "O’Shea Can You See? Formerly Anti-Bike Alderman Now Wants Divvy"

While some Divvy cyclists struggle a bit, the growing demand for Divvy stations in neighborhoods and as an apartment amenity is great for cycling in Chicago. People are hungry for the two-wheeled convenience of bike-sharing and they are asking their aldermen for more stations. Once people drink the Divvy Kool-Aid, they are more likely to purchase a bike (or two or three), need more bike lanes, become empathetic motorists, and join our growing community of cyclists. Here's a great update from John Greenfield at Streetsblog:

"It’s great that aldermen on the Far South Side are clamoring for Divvy stations in their wards. Currently, the bike-share system’s coverage area only extends to 76th Street. Both 9th Ward alderman Anthony Beale, whose district includes parts of Roseland and Pullman, and 19th Ward alderman Matthew O’Shea, whose territory includes Beverly and Mount Greenwood, asked when their constituents will be getting stations. O’Shea said his constituents are 'anxious for Divvy.'"

Full Article here:

http://chi.streetsblog.org/2015/10/09/oshea-can-you-see-formerly-an...

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I appreciate the fact that Matt O'Shea wants to bring Divvy to Beverly, Morgan Park and Mt. Greenwood. However, from conversations with people around the ward, I suspect that most people don't fully understand how the system works and how the expansion process has functioned to date. I wrote a blog piece to shed some light on that.

The nearest Divvy station is at 69th & Halsted in Englewood, a few miles from the northern edge of Beverly. Near the lake, the system extends as far south as 76th St.

http://ridge99.blogspot.com/2015/09/getting-divvy-into-19th-ward.html

This is great additional information. Thanks so much for sharing your blog post. Much appreciated. 

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