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Chicago is expanding its Divvy bike share system with roughly 100 new stations and 100 upgraded stations in high-demand areas, reports Atavia Reed in Block Club Chicago. Some stations will be upgraded with new equipment to fit more bikes, and their equipment will be used to create 100 new stations at other sites.
According to Reed, “CDOT and Lyft are working with the Chicago Park District to install Divvy stations along the lakefront and other “dense” neighborhoods, where additional docks will meet rider demand, Schroeder said.” The city also plans to fill gaps in downtown neighborhoods where residents have requested new stations. “Neighborhoods on the city’s Far South, Southwest, South and Northwest sides, where there are less than four stations per square mile, are also expected to get new Divvy stations,” says Erica Schroeder, CDOT’s director of public affairs.
Divvy riders took 6.8 million trips in 2025, the highest annual ridership since the system opened in 2013.
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