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devvy's avatar
devvy
Resourceful Rider
4 months ago

Acoustic Only Map?

There is a toggle on the main map with four viewing options:

Bikes and Scooters

All bikes

Ebikes

Scooters

But once a classic bike ride has begun, the map only shows stations where classic bikes can be parked. Why isn't there a toggle to only see stations where classic bikes can be parked without initiating a classic ride?

Additionally, the City Explorer Map shows public racks, ebike/scooter only stations, and stations where classic bikes can be parked. The completion percentage is calculated using all types of racks and stations.

I would appreciate a toggle to only show stations where classic bikes can be parked on the city explorer map, and a separate percentage calculator based on how many of these types of stations have been visited.

I'm not against ebikes/scooters at all, I'm just on a personal mission to visit every classic bike station in Chicago (I heard ~200 more stations are being installed this summer, whooo!) and at 303 stations currently visited, the City Explorer map indicates 16.7% of stations visited while this map (https://data.cityofchicago.org/Transportation/Divvy-Bicycle-Stations-Map/bk89-9dk7) indicates that there are only just over 1,000 stations.

Maybe one day I'll have the dough to visit every station and get a true 100%, but currently I'm trying to utilize the complimentary 45 minute rides to see as much of Chicago as I can on the cheap, so I'm trying to stick to acoustic bikes as much as possible.

(This is my first post, so I apologize if the formatting is poor, and for the fact that the content is not specifically Bike Angel related)

2 Replies

  • Wim's avatar
    Wim
    Steady Solver

    Have never thought of the classic bikes as being "Acoustic", but I guess that they are not electric  ðŸ˜†

    I agree about that Chicago explorer map showing random city bike racks, it's silly. You can only visit them with an e-bike. The city explorer map should hide these.

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