As part of the development, Lyft will also begin offering a job training program for youth and ex-offenders, expand the program for low-income customers and begin a new accessibility program for those with disabilities. The expansion should expand Divvy to all 50 of the city’s wards by 2021 and add 10,500 bikes and 175 stations in the process. “While the Divvy program has expanded substantially since its launch in 2013 and helped make Chicago the best bike city in America, the City Council has seized the opportunity to create a modernized system that creates increasing annual revenues for the city while ensuring all 50 wards have access to bike sharing.” “My administration has made it a priority to create a variety of high-quality, reliable transportation options to get Chicagoans and visitors where they want to go,” Emanuel said. The Chicago City Council approved a proposal from Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) to amend the existing contract with Divvy and allow for the changes. They also have pledged to provide the city with another $77 million in direct revenue for transportation improvements over nine years. Those funds will be put toward new bikes, stations, and hardware. The investment will notably come from Lyft, which owns Divvy operator Motivate International Inc. Chicago will expand its Divvy bike sharing system this year, creating more than 200 jobs in the process, thanks to a $50 million investment approved by the city council.
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