Politics & Government
Neighborhood Receiving 9 Bike Share Kiosks in June Launch Cycle
Lincoln Park will be home to a slew of new bike sharing locations as the program kicks off. Check out our map to see which ones are first to open. Just 75 locations were chosen in the city for the June launch date.
By Andy Ambrosius and Carrie Frillman
Chicago will soon launch its new Divvy bike-sharing program by introducing just 75 bike kiosks in the city, nine of which will be right here in Lincoln Park.
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 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.
(See the interactive map of every station in Chicago here.)
When completed, Chicago will have 4,000 bike sharing kiosks at 400 locations. The nine Lincoln Park locations—the last intersection on the list is less than 1 block south of the neighborhood's North Avenue border—selected for opening day include:
- Wilton Avenue and Diversey Parkway — 19 bike docks.
- Racine and Fullerton avenues —19 bike docks
- Sheffield and Fullerton avenues — 19 bike docks.
- Cannon Drive and Fullerton Avenue — 19 bike docks.
- Sedgwick Street and Armitage Avenue — 19 bike docks.
- Larrabee and Menomonee streets — 15 bike docks.
- Dayton Street and North Avenue—19 docks.
- Sheffield Avenue and Willow Street — 15 docks.
- North Avenue and Larrabee Street — 19 docks.
Annual members will be 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.”
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