Submitted By
Tammie Grossman, Director of Development Customer Services
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Presentation on Divvy Bike Share System
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Overview
Overview
On February 16, 2016 the Village Board approved an Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Chicago to join the Chicago Bike Share System "Divvy". Eleven bike share stations were approved for the first phase of this project. The Board requested an updated report on the Divvy program.
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Anticipated Future Actions/Commitments
Recommendation
In the first quarter of 2018, the Village Board will review a Resolution to extend the Intergovernmental Agreement with the City of Chicago and extend the marketing contract with Motivate International, Inc. (the bicyle sharing provider that operates and maintains the equipment) and Outfront (an advertising provider to install, maintain and remove advertising in connection with the system.)
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Divvy Bike Share is a service the Village of Oak Park provides where individuals have access to bicycles for short-term use. This service was designed to solve the "last mile" problem, which refers to the difficulty for individuals to get to their final destination from a public transport hub. Additional benefits of the bike share program may be reducing fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions, promoting health and active living, as well as promoting low cost transportation.
On August 19, 2013 the Village Board approved participation with Chicago and Evanston in submitting a grant application to fund 80% of the capital costs associated with expanding the successful City of Chicago bike sharing program, Divvy, from the City of Chicago to neighboring Oak Park and Evanston to create a regional bike sharing network.
On July 20, 2015, the Village Board adopted a Resolution approving the Oak Park Neighborhood Greenways System Study and Bike Share Feasibility Study as an Addendum to the Oak Park Bicycle Plan. The changes were reviewed by the Transportation Com...
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