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Originally Posted by Steely Dan
yes, divvy has 300 docking stations with ~3,000 bicycles sprinkled all over the urban core of chicago.
and plans are underway to expand the system further into even more city neighborhoods and inner ring burbs.
check out the current divvy location map: http://divvybikes.com/stations |
Are all the bikes owned by one corporation (Divvy)?
Are bike drop off/pick up sites on space rented to either public entities or to property owners?
The business model seems to be that of a bike utility, as for this to work, there can only be one or two corporations providing the service for the entire urban core. The complexity of inventory management, repair, and the movement of bikes to reflect changes in demand, IMO, would require significant monies as well as a heck of a lot of political leg work.
The divvy system can be visualized as a network with 300 nodes.
Ma and pa shops would not work.