As a transplanted Chicagoan and proud Divvy user, I have a personal per-spective on where Divvy succeeds and where it can make some changes to deliver a better mobile experience. I highly recommend that you try out Divvy bikes if you have a chance.The Divvy bike sharing service offers Chicago commuters and tourists the opportunity to enjoy Chicago up close. Just don’t try biking downtown, since you’ll start getting charged per minute right after you pass Oakwood Beach (around 40th).ĭivvying is one of my favorite ways to explore the city while getting a little exercise (and sun!) while catching up with friends. You also can lock up e-bikes at any open bike rack (and not just a Divvy station!). If you’re renting a bike ($3 for 30 minutes), as long as your bike ride is under 50 minutes, it’s cheaper than redocking your bike at the 30 min mark and paying $3 for another rideĭivvy recently released electric bikes (or e-bikes), and in Hyde Park the e-bikes cost the same as a classic Divvy bike. If you’re biking more than 2.5 hours or plan on making a lot of stops, try out the $15 day pass which gives you unlimited 3-hour rides!
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You can use the code bikeUChicago and your UChicago email to get a discounted $75 annual student Divvy membership which gives you unlimited 45-minute bike rides all year.
You can easily store your bag in the front of any Divvy bike, since each bike has a basket and a bungee cord that you can use to secure your bag.
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You can either download the Divvy app or rent bikes using the kiosks available at each station.īring a bag with a water bottle, some hand sanitizer, and-if you have one-a portable phone charger just in case. I wanted to share a few Divvy Tips for First-Time Riders: I love biking downtown and then exploring the Chicago food scene by enjoying takeout with friends at various locations on the lakefront (a personal favorite is right outside the Shedd Aquarium, which has stunning views of the city). It’s also such a great way to hang out with friends in a social distanced manner. It takes anywhere between 40 minutes to an hour to get to downtown Chicago from Hyde Park and you can choose to keep biking north (I like Montrose Beach!) or you can bike into the city.īiking has allowed me to explore so many new neighborhoods and parts of Chicago. The lakefront trail has both walking and biking paths and the views are breathtaking. More importantly, Divvy bikes provided the perfect mode of outdoor transportation to explore different parts of Chicago. With Ratner gym being closed for the summer, being able to Divvy was a nice switch up from always running or playing soccer. While Divvy bikes aren’t the greatest bikes, they are still good for cross training. When I came back to Chicago this summer, I decided to explore the untapped potential of the Divvy membership. Since there is a Divvy station right outside my apartment, I wanted to save some time by biking-rather than walking-to the gym, to the libraries, or to my research lab.
UChicago has four Divvy stations on campus and a few more in the surrounding blocks. When I came back to school as a second-year (now living in an off-campus apartment), I decided I would purchase an annual Divvy membership. We got day passes and took our time leisurely biking along the lakefront, past Chicago favorites such as the Lincoln Park Zoo, Navy Pier, Millennium Park, and the Shedd Aquarium. A couple friends and I had gone to the Cubs game and decided it would be fun to bike back to Hyde Park. I noticed Divvy bikes the moment I stepped onto campus my first year, but I didn’t realize their incredible potential till that first spring quarter.
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