Divvy conducts annual bike inventory, but impact of summertime theft surge may not be known for another year

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http://www.cwbchicago.com/2018/10/divvy-conducts-annual-bike-inventory.html

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By CWB Chicago Staff
October 22, 2018

The operators of Chicago's Divvy bike share program have conducted their 
annual inventory of the system’s ubiquitous blue bicycles. But the true 
extent of this summer's widespread theft of bikes from docking stations 
may not be known for another year due to a stipulation in the company's 
agreement with the city. And, reporting by the Chicago Reader has revealed 
that the Divvy theft crisis was enabled by a decision to remove a security 
device from the system's docking stations.


Inventory

Divvy told the city this month that, as of Oct. 1st, 43 of the system's 
6,294 bikes were missing for more than six months and another 55 bikes 
were "untracked." Eleven more bikes were retired from service due to 
irreparable frame damage. That's all according to city documents secured 
by CWBChicago via a Freedom of Information Act Request.

But there’s a catch.

Divvy’s widespread theft problem did not start taking root until mid-June 
and the thefts peaked in August, according to Chicago Police Department 
reports and court filings reviewed by CWBChicago.

Because the theft surge began less than six months before the Oct. 1, 
2018, inventory date, there could be a significant number of bikes 
"missing" without qualifying for replacement because they’ve been at-large 
for less than six months.

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