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Do not fill this in! ====Bicycle and scooter sharing systems==== In July 2013, the [[bicycle-sharing system]] [[Divvy]] was launched with 750 bikes and 75 docking stations<ref>{{cite press release |title=Chicago Welcomes Divvy Bike Sharing System |url=http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/cdot/provdrs/bike/news/2013/jul/chicago_welcomesdivvybikesharingsystem.html |publisher=[[Mayor of Chicago]] |date=July 1, 2013 |access-date=December 1, 2019}}</ref> It is operated by [[Lyft]] for the [[Chicago Department of Transportation]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Buckley |first1=Madeline |title=Divvy to get $50 million upgrade from Lyft investment in exchange for ride revenue under contract proposal |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-divvy-expansion-deal-20190312-story.html |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=March 12, 2019 |access-date=December 1, 2019 |archive-date=May 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190513181450/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-divvy-expansion-deal-20190312-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> As of July 2019, Divvy operated 5800 bicycles at 608 stations, covering almost all of the city, excluding [[Pullman, Chicago|Pullman]], Rosedale, [[Beverly, Chicago|Beverly]], [[Belmont Cragin, Chicago|Belmont Cragin]] and [[Edison Park, Chicago|Edison Park]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/transportation/ct-biz-divvy-bike-share-south-side-getting-around-20190708-6ky2nlk6zvhuzisj45xroroju4-story.html |title=City gets ready to spread Divvy bikes to Far South Side |last=Wisniwski |first=Mary |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=June 8, 2019 |access-date=October 28, 2019 |archive-date=October 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028144350/https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/transportation/ct-biz-divvy-bike-share-south-side-getting-around-20190708-6ky2nlk6zvhuzisj45xroroju4-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2019, The City of Chicago announced its Chicago's Electric Shared Scooter Pilot Program, scheduled to run from June 15 to October 15.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/05/02/city-of-chicago-announces-e-scooter-pilot-program-and-call-for-vendors/ |title=City Of Chicago Announces E-Scooter Pilot Program And Call For Vendors |publisher=CBS 2 |date=May 2, 2019 |access-date=December 1, 2019 |archive-date=March 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200305121003/https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/05/02/city-of-chicago-announces-e-scooter-pilot-program-and-call-for-vendors/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The program started on June 15 with 10 different scooter companies, including scooter sharing market leaders [[Bird (company)|Bird]], [[Jump (transportation company)|Jump]], [[Lime (transportation company)|Lime]] and [[Lyft]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-biz-cb-scooters-are-coming-20190611-story.html |title=Electric shared scooters have arrived in Chicago: Here's what you need to know |last=Wiesniewski |first=Mary |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=June 17, 2019 |access-date=December 1, 2019 |archive-date=September 5, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905225206/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-biz-cb-scooters-are-coming-20190611-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Each company was allowed to bring 250 [[Electric motorcycles and scooters|electric scooters]], although both Bird and Lime claimed that they experienced a higher demand for their scooters.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://chicago.curbed.com/2019/8/16/20808590/bird-scooters-chicago-lyft-lime-electric |title=Just like Lime, Bird says biggest rider complaint is not enough scooters |last=Freund |first=Sara |website=[[Curbed]] Chicago |date=August 16, 2019 |access-date=December 1, 2019 |archive-date=August 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816195756/https://chicago.curbed.com/2019/8/16/20808590/bird-scooters-chicago-lyft-lime-electric |url-status=live }}</ref> The program ended on October 15, with nearly 800,000 rides taken.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gazettechicago.com/index/2019/11/should-chicago-keep-e-scooter-program-going/ |title=Should Chicago keep e-scooter program going? |last=Hofmann |first=Eva |newspaper=[[The Gazette (Chicago)|The Gazette]] |date=December 1, 2019 |access-date=December 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191108171527/http://www.gazettechicago.com/index/2019/11/should-chicago-keep-e-scooter-program-going/ |archive-date=November 8, 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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