Lake View Getting Just 1 Bike Share Location in First Launch Cycle

Chicago will soon launch its new Divvy bike-sharing program by introducing just 75 bike kiosks in the city, and Lake View will be home to just one of those.

The Chicago Department of Transportation debuted the new Chicago-blue Divvy Bikes over Memorial Day weekend at the annual Bike the Drive event along Lake Shore Drive.

Along with showing off the new cycles to bike lovers, CDOT also revealed an official map of where every bike sharing station will be in the city. On June 14—during annual Bike to Work Week—the organization will open a select few locations at high-trafficked areas like Millennium Park and Navy Pier, with plans to slowly implement the remaining 325 over time.

When completed, Chicago will have 4,000 bike sharing kiosks at 400 locations.

The lucky intersection to make the cut in Lake View is at Diversey Parkway and Wilton Avenue, or in other words, right beneath the Diversey Brown Line station on the community’s southern most border. It will hold up to 19 bikes, more than the standard 15 at most locations.

That’s one of more than 40 bike sharing kiosks that will land around Lake View.And starting Wednesday, residents can now purchase a $75 yearly memberships or $7 daily passes, which will allow for unlimited trips up to 30 minutes each.  

Annual members are able to enroll online at www.divvybikes.com and receive a personal key used to quickly unlock bikes from any station.

“Bike sharing is another large step we’re taking to make Chicago the best big city in America for cycling,” Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said. “We are improving our bicycling infrastructure to create the quality of life that will attract businesses and families to Chicago.  Divvy bikes will provide Chicagoans and visitors with more options for getting around our neighborhoods.”