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

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Permalink Reply by Apie (11) on May 29, 2013 at 1:07pm

#130

 

Bummer I missed out on the $10 discount :(

 

Permalink Reply by Julie M. on May 29, 2013 at 1:12pm

No. 101.  It won't be practical for me to bike to work (takes more than a 1/2 hour), but I already have my bikes for that and secure bike parking at both ends.  But there have certainly been instances where I've been waiting at a bus stop, watching bikes roll by and think, "I wish I had my bike" that I can see using this.  

I am disappointed to see a lot of gaps in coverage though, North of Lawrence and Foster west of Andersonville, west of Damen in North Center; which are all areas that would benefit from having an easier method to access the L rather than a bus ride.  It would also be nice if they could get to Andersonville, Albany Park and Hyde Park before 2014.  

Permalink Reply by Crazy David 84 Furlongs on May 29, 2013 at 1:19pm

Meh.   Does me little good.   I would have loved to have seen stations along the Blue Line as well.    A Divvy from Irving Park blue line to Northcenter would likely have gotten several sign ups in my house.  As it is, we are at the Western Edge of Service and we head, uh, West.

Permalink Reply by Crazy David 84 Furlongs on May 29, 2013 at 1:24pm

And I am sure that it will change, but 11 docks at Lake Shore and Monroe and 19 at Columbus and Randolph seem a bit light.  Lots of other stations in the area, but those are going to be prime METRA to concert docks.  Canal and Jockson, in contrast has 35 docks.    It will be interesting to see how long it takes to adjust to the actual patterns of usage.


David crZven 10.6 said:

Meh.   Does me little good.   I would have loved to have seen stations along the Blue Line as well.    A Divvy from Irving Park blue line to Northcenter would likely have gotten several sign ups in my house.  As it is, we are at the Western Edge of Service and we head, uh, West.And I

Permalink Reply by Adam Herstein on May 29, 2013 at 1:28pm

For anyone who signed up for the $125 membership: did it ask you for T-shirt size? It did not for me. I'm wondering if they will reach out to everyone once the key fobs get sent out.

Permalink Reply by Julie Aberman (Hochstadter) on May 29, 2013 at 1:43pm

#517.  

Permalink Reply by Thunder Snow on May 29, 2013 at 1:52pm

I'm guessing the Mayor and Commissioner Klein are holding #1 & #2.  Since I couldn't be first to sign up, I'm waiting to be the last. ;P

Permalink Reply by David Barish on May 29, 2013 at 2:06pm

I love the idea but doubt I will join. I can see using a bike to get from my loop office to places within a couple miles of the loop on the rare days when this need arises.  Generally, I will have planned to bring my bike on those days.  I am encouraging my daughter who will be in NYC this Summer to consider Citi Bikes as she will have a roughly 3 mile commute to work and there are stations close to work and home for her.

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on May 29, 2013 at 2:19pm

Sounds like it could be a practical solution for your daughter.

David Barish said:

I love the idea but doubt I will join. I can see using a bike to get from my loop office to places within a couple miles of the loop on the rare days when this need arises.  Generally, I will have planned to bring my bike on those days.  I am encouraging my daughter who will be in NYC this Summer to consider Citi Bikes as she will have a roughly 3 mile commute to work and there are stations close to work and home for her.

Permalink Reply by in it to win it 8.0 mi on May 29, 2013 at 2:56pm

#263.

Black key.

Yay!

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on May 29, 2013 at 3:16pm

I'm guessing the Mayor and Commissioner Klein are holding #1 & #2.

They're #1 and #128 according to what's been posted on Facebook today.

Permalink Reply by Carter O'Brien on May 29, 2013 at 3:24pm

#434

I wasn't going to join until I took a closer look at the stations, and realized this may nicely fill a gap between the Jackson Blue line and Museum Campus for me (at this point the bus service is so bad in "non peak" tourist hours that I often just walk).

I suspect I'll find more uses as I'm cheap and will want to get the most bang for my $65!

Thunder Snow said:

...Divvy will replace for many of us that annoying $5 or $10 taxi ride, or 10-minute bus wait, from a Metra station to our final destination.  Metra & CTA have bike restrictions in the mornings and evenings, and even traveling on a crowded train with a folding bike can be difficult in a packed rush hour train car.  I wouldn't even attempt bringing a bike of any sort on the Brown Line at 5:15 PM, as riders are already completely sardined in.  I can see all kinds of ways Divvy might help me.

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