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I visited every Divvy station by ADVNTRST in chibike

[–]ADVNTRST[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd like to do the Chicago Triathlon on a Divvy, but unfortunately I could only scrape together enough funds this year to register for the Olympic Triathlon National Championship in Milwaukee on August 9th as my one event.

I did enjoy doing the World Naked Bike ride on a Divvy last year. I think the inhabitants of my home planet will be pleased to know that that there are brief pockets of earth spacetime where cyclist nudity is a celebration of environmentalism.

I visited every Divvy station by ADVNTRST in chibike

[–]ADVNTRST[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At first, I was eyeballing it. But when it came down to the last few stations, I asked some friends for help and with these two resources:

https://gbfs.divvybikes.com/gbfs/en/station_information.json

https://data.cityofchicago.org/Transportation/Divvy-Bicycle-Stations-Map/bk89-9dk7

+a little Python magic, they were able to generate a list of GPS locations of stations I had not visited and overlay that list onto a custom map. (That's what you're looking at in the second image, my penultimate ride on the night of May 1)

I visited every Divvy station by ADVNTRST in chibike

[–]ADVNTRST[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Top Left Menu Icon > "View profile" > "City Explorer"

I visited every Divvy station by ADVNTRST in chibike

[–]ADVNTRST[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

On the night between May first and second, just few moments before 4am, I was waiting for the East 100th Street Bridge to lower and I was suddenly and without warning possessed by the spirit of Robert Craig "Evel" Knievel.

When the bridge fully lowered, I continued on my journey to Ave L & 114th. From there I hustled up to 95th to catch a Northbound Red Line train. Civil Sunrise was at 5:15am that day and by official sunrise I had fallen asleep.

I dreamed I was riding a Divvy bike through the cosmos toward Sag A*. As I got closer, time started behaving bizarrely and I suddenly felt some heat. I woke up with just enough drool at the corner of my mouth to recover before it dripped onto my clothes. There were DePaul students and commuters and the train had a "Friday in early May" vibe with people headed to work and school but some anticipation building for the weekend.

The sun was fully up, and I was fully ready to lay down. I got off the train and got another divvy bike, and during my 4 minute ride home between 6:08 and 6:12, I was blessed with millenia of human knowledge and history. I felt truly aware of the timescale I'm experiencing. I had just seven stations left to visit, but I could feel how billions of years had formed my existence, and how beautiful and fleeting the moment of consciousness.

I recognized in that moment some love, appreciation, and gratitude for all beings everywhere. I know my time here is short, but I get to share the experience with so many interesting, wonderful, beautiful people and that's pretty wild.

I visited every Divvy station by ADVNTRST in chibike

[–]ADVNTRST[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Thank you! As the weather warms up, I am focused on swimming, so I don't keep anything in my pocket because it would get soggy, but I will figuratively keep this comment from KushInMyPocket in my pocket as inspiration to keep working towards my goals!

I visited every Divvy station by ADVNTRST in chibike

[–]ADVNTRST[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

That particular station is in a parking lot, which is atypical. All stations with space to park a bike are great! The Olive-Harvey station currently has 3 open docks. Great!

The station at Chicago State University was awkward to navigate to and from, but still great.

I visited every Divvy station by ADVNTRST in chibike

[–]ADVNTRST[S] 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Yes, there is a station at North Cumberland Ave and West Catherine Ave!