

Just charge my bank card on file, applying the lowest-cost pass and letting me bypass the user agreements before purchasing a pass in another city. I’d like to see my Divvy key work in other cities where Alta operates bike-sharing. I prefer to not use an app for directions because of how frequently the turns appear meaning I have to inspect the app just as often to ensure I made the right one. I like riding trains almost as much as I like riding a bicycle and cycling in downtown Manhattan is difficult if you’re unsure of a good route to get to your destination. I eventually stopped using Citibike in favor of the subway and walking.

This may be more important for New York City to have because you must climb 140 feet up the bridges to cross between Manhattan and Brooklyn or Queens while Chicago has no significant slopes. The bicycles seem exactly the same: too small of a gear ratio which means a slow top speed and an easy-to-reach “over pedaling” threshold.
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You can’t get a replacement ride code for two minutes, preventing quick dock surfing. This was the most infuriating part of the experience, which annual members don’t experience because they have a key: the kiosk is very slow in responding to a tap and sometimes the docking bay wouldn’t accept my brand new ride code. I’ve never used Divvy’s touch-screen kiosk to obtain a single ride code as part of using a day pass so I can’t compare it to interacting with the Citibike kiosk to obtain the ten or so ride codes I needed on my trip. I don’t see an operational advantage to either design, but there does seem to be less material used in Citibike’s integrated design which uses one fewer solar panel. 1,200 is the maximum fee for lost/stolen bike, though it appears that the count on the app has frozen at 112. The stations integrate the ad+map board onto the kiosk while Divvy has separated them. If you have to only travel a mile or two, it’s hard to beat. Divvy only offers 24-hour and annual passes.Ĭitibike stations have maps of a better design that matches the walking wayfinding stanchions that New York City’s Department of Transportation has installed. Divvy is expanding to new neighborhoods across Chicago and we need your help selecting new Divvy locations. Become an Annual Member or buy a Pass from a Divvy station kiosk or the Divvy Bikes App. Its a fun, affordable and convenient way to get around. Citibike sells the 7-day pass for $25, a relative steal for personal transportation costs in New York City – probably any city. Divvy is Chicagos bike share system, with 580 stations and 5,800 bikes across Chicagoland. To get around I put a bunch of cash on a Metrocard to use the subway and JFK Airtrain and I bought a 7-day pass for the Citibike bike-share system.Ĭitibike and Divvy in Chicago use nearly identical equipment from the same manufacturer, and Alta Bicycle Sharing operates both systems. I was there for three nights and four days. I visited New York City two weekends ago for a Streetsblog writers conference.
