Chicago will distribute 5,000 free bicycles, helmets, locks and lights to promote “sustainable modes of transportation” and bolster its reputation as a cycling city, a top mayoral aide said Thursday.
“By the end of this year, we will have added more than 125 miles of new bikeways to our system since 2020. This surpasses the mayor’s goal of 100 miles in her first term. We blew right past it. We have never built bike infrastructure this quickly in our city’s history. Last year was the biggest year ever. And we’ve been at it since 2010,” said Biagi, who was introduced Thursday by Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
The much-ballyhooed expansion of Chicago’s Divvy bike rental program — making it the largest in the nation — will be completed this year. Divvy discounts for low-income residents will be expanded — instead of $5 a year for a single membership, it’ll be $5 for five years, the commissioner said. When, where and how the bikes will be given away, as well as who will be eligible, was not yet known.
Also Thursday, Biagi joined Lightfoot, Planning and Development Commissioner Maurice Cox and Interim Chicago Park District Superintendent Rosa Escareno in releasing a “citywide vision of trails and open spaces” that will add 48 miles to the city’s 79-mile network of trails and open spaces.
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