As the summer special event season is ramping up, the Divvy bike-sharing service announced it is expanding the complimentary Valet Service it offered last year at a select number of events. For the July 4th Festivities, as well as the Grateful Dead Fare Thee Well shows at Soldier Field, and a number of other large scale events Divvy will have attendants on hand at designated “hotspot” stations to ensure riders have a guaranteed dock available when they arrive. Divvy is also providing Valet Service at designated high volume locations on weekday mornings, weekday evenings and weekends.

“Divvy has proved to be a very popular transportation option and we want Divvy riders to rest assured that they can plan on Divvy-biking to special events and not have to worry about finding an empty docking station,” said Chicago Department of Transportation Commissioner Rebekah Scheinfeld. “This expanded policy reflects our commitment to providing the best possible customer service to everyone who uses Divvy.”

For this weekend, Divvy will offer Valet Service at the following locations and times to accommodate riders going to the lakefront for fireworks or going to Soldier Field for the Grateful Dead shows:

THE GRATEFUL DEAD FARE THEE WELL AT SOLDIER FIELD

Friday, July 3 - Sunday, July 5
1 pm – 11 pm
The Divvy Station at the Shedd Aquarium

INDEPENDENCE DAY

Saturday, July 4 12 pm – 6 pm 
Theater on the Lake (Lake Shore Drive & Fullerton Parkway)

12 pm – 11 pm 
Streeter Drive & Illinois Street (Navy Pier)
Michigan Avenue & Oak Street
Lake Shore Drive & North Avenue

6 pm – 11 pm 
Montrose Harbor

In addition, Divvy will be offering Valet Service for the following summer events:

TASTE OF CHICAGO

Wednesday, July 8 – Friday, July 10
4 pm - 9:30 pm 
Lake Shore Drive & Monroe Drive

Saturday, July 11 and Sunday, July
12 3:30 pm - 9:30 pm 
Lake Shore Drive & Monroe Street
Millennium Park

PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL

Friday, July 17
5 pm – 11 pm 
Ashland Avenue & Lake Street

Saturday, July 18 and Sunday, July 19
12 pm – 11 pm 
Ashland Avenue & Lake Street

LOLLAPALOOZA

Friday, July 31 – Sunday, August 2
11 am – 11 pm 
Lake Shore Drive & Monroe Street
Millennium Park
Michigan Avenue & Congress Blvd

AIR & WATER SHOW

Saturday, August 16 and Sunday, August 17
10 am – 6 pm 
Theater on the Lake (Lake Shore Drive & Fullerton Parkway)
Lake Shore Drive & North Avenue
Michigan Avenue & Oak Street

RIOT FEST

Friday, September 11
5 pm – 11 pm
California Avenue & Roosevelt Road
California Avenue & 21^st Street

Saturday, September 12 and Sunday, September 13
11 am – 11 pm
California Avenue & Roosevelt Road
California Avenue & 21^st Street

Divvy also offers Valet Service every day of the week at the following locations through the end of summer.

WEEKDAY MORNINGS

7:30 am – 10:30 am 
Dearborn Street & Monroe Street
Orleans Street & Merchandise Mart
Franklin Street & Arcade Place
St. Clair Street & Erie Street

WEEKDAY EVENINGS

4:30 pm – 7 pm 
Canal Street & Madison Street (Ogilvie Transportation Center)
Canal Street & Adams Street (Union Station)

6 pm – 9 pm 
Lake Shore Drive & North Avenue

WEEKENDS

12 noon – 6 pm
Streeter Drive & Illinois Street (Navy Pier)
Michigan Avenue & Oak Street
Lake Shore Drive & North Avenue
Theater on the Lake (Lake Shore Drive & Fullerton Parkway)

More details are available at http://DivvyBikes.com/valet. For event organizers interested in offering Divvy Valet Service at their event, please email info@divvybikes.com for more information.

About Divvy

Divvy is Chicago’s newest transit system, giving Chicago residents and visitors a bike on-demand at hundreds of stations across the city. Intended to provide an additional transportation option for getting around, Divvy is a convenient, fast, fun and affordable. For more information and a map of station locations, visit DivvyBikes.com. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois is the exclusive System Sponsor of Divvy.