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Lincoln Park Getting 5 More Divvy Stations by Monday
Before July 29, the neighborhood will add five Divvy bike share stations to its existing nine, according to an announcement made on Tuesday. Read on and consult our map to learn where you'll find them and learn when the other 25 or so are coming.
The Lincoln Park neighborhood will soon gain five more Divvy bike-share stations, inching it closer to its eventual total of around 40.
The new baby blue-colored setups will join the existing nine before July 29, according to a map released to the public Tuesday afternoon.
An additional 25 or so local or nearby kiosks are also coming, though their arrival dates had not yet been set as of Tuesday afternoon.
In the above map, the green pins signify those stations being added between July 23 and 29; the blue mark the existing stations; and the yellow mark those that will eventually be added.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said since starting Divvy in June with just 70 bike kiosks, riders have already taken more than 25,000 trips and ridden an estimated 88,000 miles.
Now Divvy staff plan to ramp up the program to 300 stations and 3,000 bikes by the end of summer.
Once completed in spring of 2014, Divvy will be in 400 Chicago neighborhood locations with 4,000 bikes.
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Each Divvy station has a touchscreen kiosk, station map and a docking system that releases bikes using a member key or ride code.
Customers can purchase $75 annual memberships or $7 24-Hour Passes, which allow riders unlimited trips in that period. The first 30 minutes of every trip are included in the cost of the membership or pass, and incremental fees apply to trips that exceed 30 minutes.
Annual members use a personal key used to quickly unlock bikes from any station. More than 2,500 Chicagoans have already signed up for Divvy Annual Memberships at DivvyBikes.com.
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