{"id":41970,"date":"2019-04-02T15:07:47","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T20:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=41970"},"modified":"2019-04-10T09:29:20","modified_gmt":"2019-04-10T14:29:20","slug":"lyft-divvy-bike-share-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/lyft-divvy-bike-share-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Lyft Plans to Invest $50 Million into Divvy Bike-Share Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_41980\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41980\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41980\" src=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20066961_808656272627230_393145612465340416_n.jpg\" alt=\"Divvy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20066961_808656272627230_393145612465340416_n.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20066961_808656272627230_393145612465340416_n-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20066961_808656272627230_393145612465340416_n-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20066961_808656272627230_393145612465340416_n-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/20066961_808656272627230_393145612465340416_n-128x86.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41980\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo Credit: Divvy Instagram<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a proposed 9-year contract, announced as of last week, <a href=\"http:\/\/lyft.com\">Lyft<\/a>\u00a0plans to join in a Divvy Bike-Share program that would double the size of Divvy&#8217;s operation, adding over 10, 500 bikes and 175 stations around Chicago. With the program, Lyft agrees to provide new job training programs for youth and ex-offenders, expand the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.divvybikes.com\/pricing\/d4e\">Divvy for Everyone<\/a> for low-income families, and create a bike-sharing initiative for people with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Additional\u00a0perks within the contract include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Electric bikes<\/li>\n<li>Pedal Assist<\/li>\n<li>The ability to lock Divvy onto normal bike racks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While Lyft would still be responsible for operating Divvy, the City will continue to have ownership, and maintain dominance over set pricing. Other contract agreements include annual payments from Lyft to the city, starting at $6 million, then increasing to 4% percent each year. In exchange, the city would gain revenue of $1.5 million (or 40% of total revenue if succeeding over amount) from all advertisements\u00a0and sponsorships, which would go to the funding of transportation.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal is predicted to bring in $77 million in revenue.\u00a0Currently, the Divvy Bike-Share Program is still awaiting approval from the City Council, but we shall expect an answer soon. 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