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• #Chicago divvy bikes code#

“I’m excited about the addition of ebikes to the Divvy system,” said CDOT commissioner Gia Biagi in a statement. (You could probably get away with short-term parking of a private bike there, but if you avoid doing this you’ll help the Divvy system to function better). And like dockless cycles, the black bikes have a built in cable lock that allows them to be parked at any bike rack or pole on public property, as well as at new “e-station” bike rack installations, designated exclusively for the e-bikes.

#Chicago divvy bikes code#

Like the dockless bike-share vehicles that were piloted on the Far South Side in 2016, the e-Divvies can be unlocked using a scannable QR code in both the Divvy and Lyft apps (Lyft is the Divvy concessionaire), or by using a member key. One of the new “e-station” rack installations, intended only for e-Divvies. Some longtime Divvy users have told us they depend on pedaling Divvy bikes for exercise, so they’re not interested in riding an e-bike, but the fleet will still mostly consist of the baby-blue non-electric cycles for quite some time. The bikes will also be helpful for seniors and other people with mobility issues, as well as residents who are concerned about showing up sweaty at their destination.

The e-bikes, which can be ridden anywhere in the city, will be especially handy for covering long distances between destinations on the South and West sides, while have less population density than the North Side and are challenged by food and retail deserts. They also explained the new pricing system, which was designed with an eye on equity, although it’s rather complicated and includes new fees for parking the e-bikes at non-station locations. Today CDOT revealed that the first black electric bikes will be deployed this Wednesday, July 29. On July 16 the Chicago Department of Transportation announced the long-awaited expansion of the bike-share system into the Far South Side was finally starting with new station installations, but the agency didn’t have a definite date for when the e-Divvies would be rolled out. It’s almost a year behind schedule, but Chicago is finally getting electrical-assist Divvy bikes.