Chicago Set to Add 4,000 E-Scooters Next Month

Summertime Chi is slowly approaching.

With so many activities to get into, there will definitely be a need for more options to travel around the city. I mean, who actually likes driving downtown?

About 4,000 scooters are expected to hit the streets in early May, operated by three companies and the Divvy bike-share program, city officials said Thursday.

According to Mass Transit, The Divvy bike-share system, operated by Lyft, will add another 1,000 scooters that can be docked at Divvy stations in and around downtown.

"To start, only Divvy scooters will operate in the downtown area, a move intended to manage the devices in a place typically crowded with pedestrians, city officials said. To encourage docking scooters at stations, a fee will be charged for parking elsewhere, Hofer said. The fee will be $1 for members and $2 for non-members."

Learn more about the schedule, pricing and more here.

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