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113-499: In 2007, Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley visited Paris, France, where he tested their Vélib' bicycle sharing system and was "greatly impressed". He determined that a similar system would work well in Chicago. After returning from his European trip, Mayor Daley requested proposals from private partners to create a bike share system for Chicago. Two potential operators came forward but submitted plans that would have been too expensive for

226-547: A Juris Doctor degree from DePaul University . He passed the Illinois Bar Examination on his third try. Daley later reflected, "I flunked the bar exam twice. I had to keep studying harder and harder and harder. I passed it the third time." Daley never tried a case. Daley was elected to his first office as a delegate to the 1969 Illinois Constitutional Convention , which created the current Constitution of Illinois (adopted after voters approved it in

339-679: A bike sharing system as a method of reducing automobile dependence . To design and operate the new system, the city created the Public Bike System Company (PBSC). This was a private non-profit company overseen by Stationnement de Montréal (the Montreal parking authority). After the 2008 implementation of the system in Montreal, solutions like Bixi began expanding around the world. PBSC's systems are now found across North America, Latin America, Europe and more. In May 2009,

452-635: A rubber stamp than in Richard J. Daley's terms. In the 18 months from January 12, 2000 to June 6, 2001, only 13 votes in the council were divided, less than one a month. 32 aldermen supported the mayor 90-100% of the time and another 14 80-89% of the time. On February 26, 2003, Daley took 78.5% of the vote to prevail over challenger Reverend Paul Jakes Jr. Daley endorsed same-sex marriage , saying on February 18, 2004, he would have "no problem" with Cook County issuing marriage licenses to gay couples. Time magazine in its April 25, 2005 issue named Daley as

565-428: A $ 2.52 billion bid on a 99-year lease of Midway International Airport to a group of private investors, but the deal fell through due to the collapse of credit markets during the 2008–2012 global recession . In 2008, as Chicago struggled to close a growing budget deficit, the city agreed to a 75-year, $ 1.16 billion deal to lease its parking meter system to an operating company created by Morgan Stanley . Daley said

678-490: A 10-year (contract) with the Teamsters (and with over 30 other unions representing city employees), the current administration and City Council unduly hamstrung not only the current management of city government, but the next six years of management as well, a period that extends well beyond the elected terms of the incoming administration and City Council. "If it was up to me, no one except law enforcement officers would own

791-793: A 1970 special election ). According to journalist Rick Perlstein, in June 1972, Daley led a mob on behalf of his father's Democratic Party regulars against pro- McGovern reformers meeting in a church in Illinois' Fifth Congressional District. The action was unsuccessful and the reformers' slate (which included Rev. Jesse Jackson ) replaced the Daley slate at the Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach, Florida. After his father died in 1976, Daley succeeded his father as

904-476: A 33% profit to Boingo Wireless Inc. for $ 45 million. On June 30, 2006, Patrick received the first of five payments totaling $ 708,999. On December 3, 2007, shortly after Patrick received the last of those payments, Mayor Daley's press secretary, Jacquelyn Heard said Patrick Daley "has no financial interest with the Wi-Fi contract at O'Hare." The Chicago Sun-Times editorialized, "... the conflict of interest

1017-640: A Bixi system directly, but now are using Alta Bicycle Share, of Portland, Oregon, to set it up. Alta Bicycle Share uses the same bicycles and stations that are used in Bixi through the Public Bike System Company. The Bixi system in Montreal experienced some initial difficulties less than two months after its introduction in 2009, with damage and vandalism to some of the bikes. The newspaper La Presse reported on July 5, 2009, that one in five bikes had been damaged and 15% of bike racks are defective. Stationnement de Montréal communications director Michel Philibert stated

1130-652: A Chicago venture capital firm, when he profited from two Cardinal Growth ventures formed to win city contracts while concealing his role. Patrick's cousin, and Mayor Daley's nephew, is Robert G. Vanecko. In June 2003, Patrick and Vanecko formed a Delaware company, MSS Investors LLC, and invested $ 65,000 each. MSS Investors LLC in turn purchased a 5% stake in Municipal Sewer Services, a Cardinal Growth venture. Patrick and Vanecko failed to disclose their ownership stake in Municipal Sewer Services as required by city ethics ordinances. Brunt Brothers Transfer Inc.

1243-428: A Chicago police lieutenant. In the mid-1990s, the firm had about 390 full-time employees and was grossing $ 7 million a year. Huels was president and a director, and Council Finance Committee Chairman Alderman Edward M. Burke (14th) was secretary. Huels and Burke authorized $ 633,971 in legal consulting fees from their respective Council committees to attorney Michael A. Pedicone, a long-time officer of SDI. In March 1995

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1356-406: A city contract for airport Wi-Fi service at city-owned O'Hare and Midway airports. For years, the Daley administration maintained that Patrick had no financial stake in the deal. Concourse disclosed its investors to the city, as required, but Patrick was not reported. Patrick lined up investors for Concourse. On June 27, 2006, nine months after Concourse signed the contract, Concourse was sold at

1469-400: A city with regular annual budget surpluses and left the city with massive structural deficits. His budgets ran up the largest deficits in Chicago history. A national leader in privatization , he temporarily reduced budgetary shortfalls by leasing and selling public assets to private corporations, but this practice removed future sources of revenue, contributing to the city's near insolvency at

1582-558: A commissioner on the Cook County Board of Commissioners and chairman of the Board's Finance Committee; and Michael Daley, an attorney with Daley & Georges, a law firm founded by their father Richard J. Daley, that specializes in zoning law and is often hired by developers to help get zoning changes through city hall. Daley was married to Margaret "Maggie" Corbett until her death on Thanksgiving Day , November 24, 2011 after

1695-514: A decade-long battle with metastatic breast cancer , which had spread to her bones and liver. Maggie Daley Park in the Chicago Loop commemorates her, and her nonprofit After School Matters continues to serve Chicago's young people. They have four children: Nora, Patrick, Elizabeth and Kevin, all born at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago. Their second son, Kevin, died at age two of complications from spina bifida in 1981. Daley

1808-545: A family event in New York. Patrick told the relatives he was staying with friends, drove his father's new sports utility vehicle to the Daley second home in Grand Beach, Michigan and threw a party Saturday night without parental consent or adult supervision. Someone asked two Filipino and two white youths to leave, racial epithets were exchanged, and a fistfight broke out. Patrick retrieved Richard J. Daley's shotgun from

1921-911: A fully electric system, in Dubai . In the same year, it also implemented its solution in San Sebastian , Spain. In 2021, PBSC broadened its activities in several cities around the world: Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, Clermont-Ferrand in France, Sibiu in Romania, Quebec City in Canada and in Brasilia , the capital of Brazil. In 2022, the company reached new territories in Colombia and Romania, rolling out its solutions in

2034-563: A handgun. But I understand that's impractical," Daley told attendees at a conference of gun control advocates in Washington, D.C. in 1998, during his third term. Daley was a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition , an organization formed in 2006 and co-chaired by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino . On January 17, 2006, during Daley's fifth term, at

2147-482: A heart attack. On December 2, 1987, the Chicago City Council appointed Alderman Eugene Sawyer as mayor until a special election for the remaining two years of the term could be held in 1989. Daley announced his candidacy on December 6, 1988, saying Let's face it: we have a problem in Chicago. The name-calling and politics at City Hall are keeping us from tackling the real issues ... I may not be

2260-417: A joint press conference with Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich calling for a statewide ban on semi-automatic assault weapons , Daley said, "If we are really to make the progress that we want, we have to keep the most dangerous weapons that are right here off of our streets." PBSC Urban Solutions Lyft Urban Solutions , formerly PBSC Urban Solutions and originally Public Bike System Company ,

2373-633: A joint venture between the Australian Macquarie Infrastructure Group and Spanish Cintra Concesiones de Infraestructuras de Transporte S.A. , paid the City $ 1.83 billion for rights to operate the Chicago Skyway and collect tolls for 99 years. The deal was the first of its kind in the U.S. In December 2006, Morgan Stanley paid Chicago $ 563 million for a 99-year lease of the city's parking garages. "I'm

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2486-740: A news conference Monday morning. Daley argued that the airport was a threat to Chicago's high-rise cityscape and its high-profile skyscrapers, such as the Sears Tower and the John Hancock Center . Daley criticized the Federal Aviation Administration, saying "Now, think of that; Mickey and Minnie have it. I mean, I can't believe that. They get it first before we get it?", referring to the post- 9/11 air space restrictions in place over Orlando, Florida . "The signature act of Richard Daley's 22 years in office

2599-538: A news conference for six years. Daley chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee. Daley was named one of Illinois' ten worst state legislators by Chicago Magazine "for arrogance, for sharklike qualities, for living off his father's name, and for pulling puppet strings attached to some of the worst members of the Senate." He was considered "too shrewd to be one of the worst, but he controls so many of

2712-444: A route to a destination, and more, all in real time. The app can be customized to each city's operators. PBSC Urban Solutions also has a partnership with "Transit App" ; this app can also be used to find stations and unlock bikes. Comet is a software program developed by PBSC. The control center allows operators to manage in real-time the system as it is connected to every station and bike. The software shares data about

2825-597: A statement to reporters, his voice cracking, fighting back tears, I did not know about [Patrick's] involvement in this company. As an adult, he made that decision. It was a lapse in judgement for him to get involved with this company. I wish he hadn't done it. I know the expectations for elected officials, their families, are very high—rightfully so—especially for me. ... Patrick is a very good son. I love him. Maggie and I are very proud of him. I hope you respect I have nothing more to say on this. Mayor Daley also said he didn't know if there were other city contracts involving

2938-625: A tax savings of as much as $ 80,000 per year. In 1996, with Huels' support, the City Council approved a $ 1.1 million direct grant for the construction of the facility. Weeks later, Tadin created a new company which was used to originate a $ 1.25 million bailout loan to SDI. Daley said Huels "did the right thing resigning" and claimed no knowledge of Huels' business dealings. "I don't get into people's private lives. I am not into that," Daley said. Daley announced an executive order and new ethics legislation, saying: The goal of this executive order

3051-625: A thorough investigation of this alleged brutality. Brzeczek forwarded the letter to State's Attorney Daley. Daley never replied, and charges were never brought against any officers. Daley's prosecutors convicted Wilson and his brother Jackie of murder, and Andrew Wilson was sentenced to death. On April 2, 1987, the Illinois Supreme Court overturned the convictions, ruling that Wilson was forced to confess involuntarily after being beaten by police. In November 1982, Daley announced his first campaign for mayor. The candidates in

3164-727: A three-day series of articles in January 2004 that revealed some participating companies were being paid for doing little or no work, had American Mafia connections or were tied to city employees, or paid bribes to get into the program. Between 1996 and 2004, companies in the Hired Truck Program gave more than $ 800,000 in campaign contributions to various politicians, including Daley, House Speaker Michael Madigan , and Governor Rod Blagojevich ; Daley received at least $ 108,575 and his brother John Daley and his ward organization more than $ 47,500. Mark Gyrion, Daley's second cousin ,

3277-533: A unisex step-through frame that provides a lower center of gravity and ease of access to a wide range of heights. All bikes are painted "Chicago blue", with the exception of one "unicorn bike": a bright red bike, dubbed #Divvyred. The one-piece aluminum frame and handlebars conceal cables to protect them from vandalism and inclement weather. The heavy-duty tires are designed to be puncture-resistant and filled with nitrogen to maintain proper inflation pressure longer. Front and rear flashing LED lights are integrated into

3390-448: A videotaped television newscast, it appeared that Daley said, "You want a white mayor to sit down with everybody." Sawyer said he was "shocked." Daley explained, "It was my standard stump speech. I'm not maybe the best speaker in town, but I have never used the word [white]." That Friday, the campaign watchdog group CONDUCT censured Daley and commended Sawyer for his "rejection of racially inflammatory comments." Daley defeated Sawyer in

3503-824: A year as the federal investigation into the Hired Truck program advanced. Patrick and Vanecko got a $ 13,114 "tax distribution" in December 2004. Patrick, then 29 and a recent University of Chicago MBA graduate, enlisted in the US Army . The day after the Mayor's son's and nephew's hidden involvement in the city contract was disclosed by the Chicago Sun-Times , Daley spoke at a Chicago police recruit graduation ceremony, then left for Fort Bragg , North Carolina to see his son deployed. Before departing, Mayor Daley read

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3616-499: Is an American politician who served as the 54th mayor of Chicago , Illinois , from 1989 to 2011. Daley was elected mayor in 1989 and was reelected five times until declining to run for a seventh term. At 22 years, his was the longest tenure in Chicago mayoral history, surpassing the 21-year mayoralty of his father, Richard J. Daley . As Mayor, Daley took over the Chicago Public Schools , developed tourism, oversaw

3729-599: Is an international bicycle-sharing system equipment vendor with their headquarters based in Longueuil, Quebec . The company develops bicycle-sharing systems, equipment, parts, and software, and sells its products to cities in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, Brazil and more. The company has sold about 100,000 bikes and 9,000 stations to 45 cities. Public Bike System Company (PBSC)

3842-590: Is required beforehand. Ordinary stations use solar power during the day and a rechargeable battery at night. Stations which can charge e-bikes, however, must be connected to an electrical power source. In 2021, the We-Cycle in Aspen, Colorado began a pilot program with Skyhook Solar, utilizing solar charging stations to power e-bike docks and charge e-bikes. The program has been a success and We-Cycle has added Skyhook Solar Stations to several of its e-bike docks throughout

3955-407: Is to help address questions about favoritism in city contracting by preventing conflicts of interest, or even the appearance of such conflicts. ... There should be a level playing field, where no one has an advantage—or a disadvantage—in obtaining city contracts, simply because they know me or anyone else in government. ... Under the steps I'm taking today and recommending to the City Council,

4068-522: The Chicago Tribune editorialized. The Federal Aviation Administration cited the city for failure to comply with federal law requiring thirty-day advance notice to the FAA of plans for an airport closure. The city was fined $ 33,000, the maximum allowable. The city paid the fine and repaid $ 1 million in misspent federal airport development grants. Daley defended his actions by claiming that the airport

4181-545: The Internal Revenue Service placed a lien on SDI for $ 326,951 and in June 1996 for $ 997,382 for failing to pay payroll taxes , including money withheld from its employees' pay checks. In 1970, after high school, Tadin went to work for Marina Cartage; within a decade, he owned the company, and over the next 15 years expanded it from 20 trucks to 150. Between 1992 and 1997, the city paid Marina Cartage and another Tadin company $ 49 million for supplying

4294-653: The "Clout Cafe" and included the contract award process in a year-end review of 2005 Daley administration scandals. The contract was never renegotiated, and after Daley announced he would not seek a seventh term, the owners of the Park Grill sought to sell. Deposed in August 2013 in Mayor Rahm Emanuel 's administration's lawsuit to renegotiate the contract, former Mayor Daley responded "I don't recall" 139 times. In January 2006, Skyway Concession Company ,

4407-415: The "agreement is very good news for the taxpayers of Chicago because it will provide more than $ 1 billion in net proceeds that can be used during this very difficult economy." The agreement quadrupled rates, in the first year alone, while the hours which people have to pay for parking were broadened from 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. – 9 p.m., and from Monday through Saturday to every day of the week. Additionally,

4520-604: The 11th Ward Democratic committeeman , a party post, until succeeded in the post by his brother John P. Daley in 1980. With John P. Daley holding the post from 1980 to the present, a Daley has held the post of 11th Ward Committeeman for 60 years. After Edward Nihill stepped down, Daley, with the support of the Democratic political organization, was elected to the Illinois Senate , serving from 1972 to 1980. State Senator Daley rarely spoke to reporters and didn't hold

4633-801: The Chicago City Council adopted the Domestic Partners Ordinance, which made employee benefits available to same-sex partners of City employees. Daley said it was an issue of fairness. The first major public corruption scandal of Daley's tenure as mayor involved the circumstances of the resignation of his City Council floor leader , Alderman Patrick Huels, in October 1997. Daley, Huels, and another close friend Michael Tadin grew up within two blocks on S. Emerald Avenue in Bridgeport . Huels attended De La Salle Institute,

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4746-470: The Democratic primary, and after Daley prevailed in the primary, endorsed Carey in the general election. Daley prevailed and served from 1981 to 1989. His election over Carey saw him win by merely sixteen thousand votes, one of the narrowest wins for the Cook County State's Attorney election. In February 1982, Andrew Wilson was arrested for the murder of two Chicago police officers. Wilson

4859-477: The Duffs, and said he would "look into" the allegations, while stopping short of promising to do so, saying "I don't promise. That's the wrong word to use. You know ... promising, promising. We do look into it, yes." In September 2003, a federal investigation led to indictments of Patricia Green Duff, her sons John M. Duff and James Duff, and others on charges they won nearly $ 100 million in city contracts through

4972-416: The Mayor's Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and, informally, Daley's patronage chief, and Timothy McCarthy, Sorich's aide, were each convicted on two counts of mail fraud connected to rigging blue-collar city jobs and promotions. Sorich's best friend, former Streets and Sanitation official Patrick Slattery was convicted of one count of mail fraud. A former Streets and Sanitation managing deputy commissioner

5085-529: The Roaring Fork Valley. Bike docks hold and lock the bikes when they are not in use. Each dock includes a button which can be used to notify staff if a bicycle is defective. There are different types of stations: PBSC's payment kiosks are touchscreen-operated; most of them accept credit cards for short-term rentals. Users can unlock bikes using a numeric one-time PIN number generated by the payment kiosk or an app. Long-term subscribers also have

5198-542: The U.S. affiliate of Amnesty International issued a report "Race, Rights & Brutality: Portraits of Abuse in the USA," that called on federal officials to better document excessive-force cases and to pursue prosecutions of the officers involved. In October 1999, the organization issued a report "Summary of Amnesty International's concerns on police abuse in Chicago" which expressed concerns including improper interrogation tactics, excessive force, shootings of unarmed suspects, and

5311-916: The Washington State University campus in August 2010, in Washington, D.C. & Arlington under the name " Capital Bikeshare " in September 2010. In 2011, PBSC implemented a bike-sharing system in Boston under the name " Hubway " and in Toronto , under the name " Bike Share Toronto ". In 2012, the company expanded to Chattanooga , USA. In 2013, the company continues its expansion in the United States by implementing systems in Chicago , New York and Aspen . In 2014, PBSC Urban Solutions expands its activities to Guadalajara , Mexico where it deploys 1,276 bikes and 122 stations. As of 2021,

5424-544: The allegations, and provide the committee with more information. Daley was inducted into the Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame in 2006 as a Friend of the Community. A long-standing agreement between the city and state required the city to maintain and operate Meigs Field , a small, downtown, lakefront airport on Northerly Island used by general aviation aircraft and helicopters, until 2011 or turn it over to

5537-743: The best out of five mayors of large cities in the United States, and characterized Daley as having "imperial" style and power. In May 2006, in Geneva, Switzerland the United Nations Committee Against Torture released a report which noted the "limited investigation and lack of prosecution" into allegations of torture in Areas 2 and 3 of the Chicago Police Department and called on American authorities to "promptly, thoroughly and impartially" investigate

5650-421: The best speaker in town, but I know how to run a government and how to bring people together. Rahm Emanuel worked for the Daley campaign as a fundraiser, David Axelrod as campaign strategist, William Daley as chief strategist, and Forrest Claypool as a campaign aide. Among four Daley campaign appearances on a Sunday shortly before the primary was a rally of Polish Highlanders at 4808 S. Archer Ave. In

5763-792: The cities of Pittsburgh , Bogota , Dej , and Sibiu . It also expanded some of its existing networks, including BIXI in Montreal , Careem Bike in Dubai , Santander Cycles in London , Bike Share Toronto in Toronto , Biki in Honolulu , àVélo in Québec City , Bike Itau in São Paulo , and Libélo in Valence . On April 19, 2022, Lyft announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire PBSC. The transaction closed on May 17, 2022 and

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5876-450: The city agreed to compensate the new owners for loss of revenue any time any road with parking meters is closed by the city for anything from maintenance work to street festivals. In three years, the proceeds from the lease were all but spent. In 2007, Daley entered into ten-year contracts with the city's labor unions to preclude labor unrest as Chicago launched a bid to host the 2016 Summer Olympics . For months in 2009, Daley promoted

5989-451: The city has 3,200 bikes and 305 stations. On January 20, 2014, the company filed for bankruptcy in Montreal, citing $ 46 million in debt. Part of the issue in the bankruptcy was that Chicago and New York were withholding $ 5 million in payments because of software issues with the docking stations. Over the course of 2014, Bruno Rodi purchased the international division of Bixi and renamed it to PBSC Urban Solutions. Luc Sabbatini became CEO of

6102-595: The city hired, regardless of who recommended them, was qualified and that proper procedures were always followed," Daley admitted a few days later. Weeks later, David Axelrod , a Democratic political consultant whose clients included Daley, defended patronage in an op-ed in the Chicago Tribune . Mayor Daley's son Patrick R. Daley was an MBA student at the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business working as an unpaid intern at Cardinal Growth,

6215-466: The city to fund. In May 2012, the City of Chicago awarded Alta Bicycle Share (acquired by Bikeshare Holdings LLC in 2014 and renamed to Motivate ) a contract for "the purchase, installation, and operation of a bicycle sharing system". On June 28, 2013, Divvy launched with 750 bikes at 75 stations in an area from the Loop north to Berwyn Ave, west to Kedzie Ave, and south to 59th St. A planned expansion of

6328-489: The city with snow removal and other heavy equipment and operators. Tadin earned millions of dollars by buying land cheaply, then leasing or selling it to the city. Marina Cartage used Huels' SDI Security services since 1992. In 1995, with Huels' support, the City Council approved a tax reduction which halved the assessment on a new $ 4.5 million headquarters and trucking terminal for Marina Cartage at 4450 S. Morgan in Huels' ward,

6441-471: The city would share in at least US$ 1.5 million in advertisement revenue each year. The proposal passed a Pedestrian and Traffic Safety Committee vote in the City Council on April 8 and was approved by the full City Council on April 10. As of the end of 2022, Divvy had over 800 stations, mostly within Chicago city limits, with numerous stations in Evanston as well. Divvy covers a total of 234 square miles,

6554-486: The city's set-aside program by misrepresenting their companies as women- and minority-owned. John M. Duff pleaded guilty to 33 counts of racketeering, fraud and other charges on January 10, 2004. A 1978 state law designed by Illinois Democrats gave the Mayor the power to appoint to fill vacancies in the City Council rather than holding special elections, and by 2002 more than a third of the council's 50 aldermen were initially appointed by Daley. The Council became even more of

6667-535: The city's tow truck fleet. Daley became the first Chicago Mayor to lead Chicago's Gay and Lesbian Pride Parade , at the 20th annual parade on Sunday, June 26, 1989. On August 22, 1990, Daley told reporters that "people are getting hurt in drive-by shoot-a-longs." In December 1990, Amnesty International issued a report "Allegations of Police Torture in Chicago, Illinois" calling for a full inquiry into allegations that some Chicago police officers tortured criminal suspects between 1972 and 1984. On April 2, 1991, Daley

6780-465: The city. Gyrion was accused of failing to disclose his mother-in-law's role in the Hired Truck Program and the transfer of the truck. Gyrion was fired and Jacz Transportation was one of 13 truck companies suspended from the Hired Truck program. About 35% of the 70 firms in the program were suspended or referred to the city's Inspector General. The program was overhauled in 2004, and phased out in 2005. On July 5, 2006, Robert Sorich, formally, director of

6893-477: The company announced a second R&D investment of more than $ 5 million. New systems were launched in Valence , France and Nicosia , Cyprus' capital. Thanks to its partnership with Tembici and Itaú Unibanco operators, PBSC expanded its network in Brazil with the deployment of 9,000 bikes in several cities: Rio de Janeiro , São Paulo , Porto Alegre , Vila Velha and Salvador . In 2019, PBSC Urban Solutions

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7006-568: The company implemented its solution in Kona, U.S. and expanded in Toronto , Chicago , Washington and Aspen . In 2017, the company deployed its first system in Brazil in the city of Recife , which consisted of 800 bikes and 80 stations. The company also rolled out its systems in Detroit , Louisville , Tucson & Honolulu in the United States, and Aruba in the Caribbean. In 2018,

7119-574: The company in January 2015. In 2015, the company announced that it was making a $ 2 million investment in Research & Development. That same year, PBSC rolled out its solutions in Toluca , Mexico and announced the expansion of its existing networks in London , Chicago , Washington and Guadalajara . In 2016, PBSC Urban Solutions added a new pedal-assist electric bike to its portfolio, and rebranded two of its existing bikes. That same year,

7232-493: The company to PBSC Urban Solutions. (Montreal's on-the-ground Bixi bike-share operations were not included in the sale, and were reorganized under the Bixi Montréal name.) In 2015, he sold the majority share to Luc Sabbatini, who became CEO. On May 17, 2022, Lyft , Inc. acquired PBSC Urban Solutions for $ 160 million. In 2007, the city of Montreal published the "Reinvent Montreal" transportation plan, which featured

7345-543: The company was renamed Lyft Urban Solutions. In 2023, Lyft Urban Solutions launched bicimad , a fully electric system in Madrid , Spain, and Biki in Valladolid , Spain. The cities that currently use Lyft bike-share systems are listed below: A complete station is made up of a payment kiosk, bikes, and bike docks (where the bikes are locked). A station can be installed and configured in about half an hour; no excavation

7458-475: The construction of Millennium Park , increased environmental efforts and the rapid development of the city's central business district downtown and adjacent near North, near South and near West sides. He also approved expansion of city workers' benefits to their partners regardless of gender, and advocated for gun control. Daley received criticism when family, personal friends, and political allies disproportionately benefited from city contracting. He took office in

7571-437: The control center. The multimodal solution is a technology designed to dock and charge various vehicles (bikes, e-scooters, e-bikes) at a single station, by installing PBSC's patented locking device on the vehicles. The official PBSC bicycle-rental app is now called "PBSC"; it was formerly called "CycleFinder". It can be used to unlock bikes (with the QR code), find nearby stations, find available bikes or empty docks, find

7684-442: The detention and interrogation of children. The Duff family formed a janitorial services company, Windy City Maintenance Inc., one month after Daley's inauguration. Bruce DuMont , president of the Museum of Broadcast Communications , said that Daley recommended that Dumont's wife Kathy Osterman , then director of the Mayor's Office of Special Events, award city contracts to Duff family companies. Daley denied steering contracts to

7797-445: The docking stations. In February 2014, the city of Montreal bought all Bixi assets, with the intention of selling the international division of the bankrupt company. On April 9, 2014, Bruno Rodi, a Quebec businessman, bought Bixi's international division for $ 4 million and renamed it PBSC Urban Solutions. Several cities experienced hurdles in implementing Bixi systems. A trial implementation in Ottawa and Gatineau took place in

7910-400: The economic benefits of the proposal to the city and its corporate community. Many thought the games would be a capstone of Daley's career. On October 2, 2009, in a major disappointment for Daley, Chicago was the first of four finalists to be eliminated during selection ceremonies in Copenhagen . According to a March 2011 report from the city's Office of the Inspector General , By signing

8023-555: The end of his tenure. Police brutality was a recurring issue during his mayorship. Richard M. Daley is the fourth of seven children and eldest son of Richard J. and Eleanor Daley , who later became Mayor and First Lady of Chicago in 1955. Born on April 24, 1942, he grew up in Bridgeport , a historically Irish-American neighborhood located on Chicago's South Side . Daley is a brother of William M. Daley , former White House Chief of Staff and former United States Secretary of Commerce under President Bill Clinton ; John P. Daley ,

8136-658: The frame, which weighs approximately 40 lb (18 kg). Divvy bikes have three speeds , a bell, and a front rack. The bikes are manufactured in the Saguenay, Quebec region by Cycles Devinci . PBSC Urban Solutions supplies bicycles, docking stations, and payment kiosks for the system. Through the end of October 2014, the Chicago Blackhawks partnered with Divvy to release five black and red Blackhawks-branded bikes. Richard M. Daley [REDACTED] Richard Michael Daley (born April 24, 1942)

8249-437: The house and gave it to his cousin, who was aged 17. A youth was seriously injured when a juvenile struck him in the head with a baseball bat. On Monday a sobbing Mayor Daley read a statement at a City Hall press conference, pausing repeatedly as he tried to maintain his composure, I am very disappointed, as any parent would be, after his son held a party in their home while his parents were away. I am more deeply distressed for

8362-568: The largest service area of any bicycle sharing system in North America. The name Divvy is a playful reference to sharing ("divvy it up"). Divvy's light-blue color palette and four stars evoke the Chicago flag . The double Vs in the Divvy logo refer to the shared-lane markers painted on bike lanes throughout the city, and are a nod to how the city prioritizes bike safety, paving the way for new riders. The naming, logo, and brand strategy for

8475-525: The lease or sale of assets. On February 6, 2008, the Chicago City Council approved, by a 41–6 vote, an increase in the city's real estate transfer tax to fund the Chicago Transit Authority . Presiding over the meeting, Daley harshly chastized the dissenting aldermen. On March 15, 2010, Daley appointed two aldermen on the same day, bringing to 19 the number of alderman initially appointed by Daley. In September 2008, Chicago accepted

8588-467: The most docile City Council since his father. One of the new mayor's first acts was to appropriate the City Council's power to approve city contracts, a right aldermen exercised under former Mayors Washington and Sawyer. Daley's first budget proposal, the 1990 budget, included $ 3 billion in spending, $ 50 million more than 1989, featured a $ 25 million reduction in the property tax levy, extended Mayor Sawyer's hiring freeze, piloted recycling, and privatized

8701-517: The number of stations in spring 2014 was delayed to 2015 due to supply shortages. In October 2014, TWU (Transport Workers' Union) Local 100 of New York City filed an election petition with the NLRB seeking to represent "almost 70 full-time and part-time workers, including mechanics and truck drivers, who are paid $ 12 to $ 16 an hour." The unionization effort came after employees of Citi Bike in NYC, owned by

8814-578: The one who started talking about leasing public assets. No other city has done this in America," Daley recalled in 2009. Pulitzer Prize -winning commentator George F. Will wrote of the deals in The Washington Post , Unfortunately, Daley's theory—that it can be better to get a sum X immediately, rather than getting over many years a sum Y that is substantially larger than X—assumes something that cannot be assumed. It assumes that governments will prudently husband sudden surges of revenue from

8927-559: The only runway. The city's 50 aldermen, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich , the Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Homeland Security were not consulted on the plan. The demolition of the runway trapped planes. In the days following, many of those aircraft were able to take off using the taxiway . "To do this any other way would have been needlessly contentious," Daley explained at

9040-739: The option to unlock a bike using a subscriber key, which works using contactless RFID ("tap") technology. The bicycles are utility bicycles ; they have a unisex step-through frame with an upright seating position. They are equipped with grip-shifter-operated internally-geared hubs , drum brakes , mudguards /fenders, chain guard , generator lights , and a front rack. The one-piece aluminum frame and handlebars conceal cables and fasteners, in an effort to protect them from vandalism and inclement weather. The tires are designed to be puncture-resistant and are filled with nitrogen to maintain proper inflation pressure longer. Twin LED rear lights are integrated into

9153-452: The organization plans to reinforce racks and is testing prototype designs. Designer Michel Dallaire stated it never occurred to him that people would try to break the stations to steal bikes. There have since been no significant damage or vandalism issues reported in any of the installations of Bixi. In 2012 a legal dispute over software from 8D Technologies led to implementation delays for Chattanooga, New York and San Francisco. In 2013 it

9266-508: The primary. In the 1989 general election, Daley faced Republican candidate Edward Vrdolyak , a former Democratic alderman who had opposed Mayor Washington, and Alderman Timothy C. Evans , the candidate of the newly created Harold Washington Party. Daley won the general election on April 4, 1989. Daley was inaugurated as Mayor of Chicago on April 24, 1989, his 47th birthday, at a ceremony in Orchestra Hall . Daley presided over

9379-486: The public can easily learn everything there is to know about a city contract: who is involved, who will benefit and whether the city is paying a fair price. I and every other city official must be prepared to defend every contract on its merits. On February 23, 1999, Daley won reelection to a fourth term with 68.9 percent of the vote over challenger U.S. Congressman Bobby Rush . In August 1999, prompted by police excessive-force incidents in Chicago, New York and other cities,

9492-545: The right to negotiate to expand the system to neighboring municipalities. Central Boston will be served by a network that includes 2,500 bikes, and 290 stations with 3,750 docking spaces, with the potential to expand to a 5,000-bike system. The system was delayed, partly because of a lack of funding, but launched in Spring 2011 with 610 bikes and 61 stations. It has since grown into the neighboring communities of Brookline, Cambridge and Somerville. They had initially planned to set up

9605-427: The robust frame, which weighs approximately 18 kg. The bikes were designed by Michel Dallaire; they are built in the Saguenay, Quebec region by Cycles Devinci . Four bike models are available. These include: The "BOOST" and the "E-FIT" each include a 250 watt motor. Each bike is also equipped with PBSC's patented anti-theft locking device. It can charge e-bikes batteries and communicate data in real-time to

9718-510: The same high school attended by Daley, his father, and Michael Bilandic . Huels worked for the city's Public Works Department as a laborer and tree trimmer, then as an administrative assistant in the Environment Department, and then as a City Council investigator. He answered phones for the 11th Ward Democratic organization, and was its secretary for several years. When Mayor Richard J. Daley died, 11th Ward Alderman Bilandic

9831-456: The same parent company Motivate (formerly Alta Bicycle Share), joined TWU Local 100 in September 2014 and alongside similar efforts by employees of Motivate in Boston ( Hubway ) and Washington, D.C. ( Capital Bikeshare ). In March 2019, Mayor Rahm Emanuel proposed a 9-year contract to grant Lyft (owner of Motivate ) exclusive rights to operate the city-owned system and receive a portion of

9944-502: The state. On September 12, 1996, the City Council approved Daley's plan to convert the airport into a park, and the state began planning to take over operation of the airport. Fresh off a 2003 re-election mandate, one of Daley's first major acts was ordering the demolition of Meigs Field. On Sunday, March 30, 2003, shortly before midnight, transport trucks carrying construction equipment moved onto Meigs with Chicago Police escort. By early Monday morning, city crews excavated six large X's into

10057-415: The subsequent advertisement revenue. The deal required Lyft to invest US$ 50 million to add 175 stations and 10,500 bikes to the system, expand to all 50 city wards by 2021, and add electric pedal bikes which could lock to both Divvy stations and conventional bike racks. Lyft would additionally be required to make annual payments to the city starting at US$ 6 million and increasing by 4 percent each year;

10170-513: The summer of 2009, with 50 bikes and four stations available until September 2009. While the trial was successful, they did not return in 2010 since no company wanted to manage the project as the National Capital Commission wanted the contractor to buy the bicycles and locking stations. The project was revived, however, and 100 bikes and 10 stations were launched in spring 2011. Bixi's franchise in central Boston includes

10283-628: The system began operation in Montreal, with 3000 bicycles and 300 stations. After several expansions and the integration of electric bikes, in 2021 the Montreal system has 9,092 bikes and e-bikes and 750 stations. From June to September 2009, the system was introduced in a pilot study in Ottawa / Gatineau . This was followed by operations in Melbourne , Australia from May 2010, Minneapolis (MN), in June 2010, and London in July 2010. PBSC launched on

10396-464: The system was developed through a partnership between the global design firm IDEO and the Chicago brand strategy studio Firebelly Design. IDEO led the project's research, conceptual brand development, and naming phases; Firebelly team led the identity design, communication system and brand guideline phases. The first 4,000 Founding Members received limited edition black keys; regular members received blue keys. Divvy bicycles are utility bicycles with

10509-475: The system's bikes and stations status (need for maintenance, station current capacity), location of bikes, user profile (regular or occasional users). In 2013, PBSC began having financial problems; the company filed for bankruptcy in early 2014. In January 2014, Bixi filed for bankruptcy in Montreal, citing $ 46 million in debt. Part of the issue in the bankruptcy was that Chicago and New York were withholding $ 5 million in payments because of software issues with

10622-419: The three-way Democratic primary, which included incumbent Mayor Jane Byrne , a former protégée of his father, and Congressman Harold Washington , held a series of four televised debates. Daley finished third. Many of Richard J.'s political allies blamed Richard M. for splitting the white vote, enabling Washington to become Chicago's first black mayor. On November 25, 1987, Mayor Washington died in office of

10735-460: The welfare of the young man who was injured in this fight. Patrick pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of furnishing alcohol to minors and disturbing the peace and was sentenced to six months' probation, 50 hours of community service in Grand Beach, fined $ 1,950 and ordered to pay restitution to his parents for property damage. His cousin pleaded guilty to aiming a firearm without malice and

10848-545: The worst senators that he belongs on the list to represent all of them." After the Spring 1975 state legislative session, Chicago Democrat Dawn Clark Netsch , who served with Daley as Illinois Constitutional Convention delegates and as State Senators, blamed "dirty little Richie" for frustrating her good government legislative agenda in the state legislature. In 1980 , Daley challenged incumbent Republican Bernard Carey for Cook County State's Attorney . Democratic Mayor Jane Byrne endorsed Alderman Edward M. Burke in

10961-661: The younger Daley. The city's Inspector General and federal authorities began investigations in December 2007. Patrick and Vanecko hired criminal defense attorneys . Municipal Sewer Services LLC folded in April 2008. In January 2011, Anthony Duffy, the president of Municipal Sewer Services, was charged with three counts of mail fraud in conjunction with minority-contracting and Jesse Brunt and his company, Brunt Brothers Transfer Inc., were indicted on three counts of mail fraud. Patrick and Vanecko were not charged. In 2005, Concourse Communications, another Cardinal Growth venture, signed

11074-727: Was "Mayor's Son Gets Ticket, Uses No Clout," with a subhead reading "Quiet Boy." Sources conflict on Daley's military record. The only book-length biography of Daley makes no mention of military service. A 1995 profile in the Chicago Sun-Times stated that Daley served in the United States Marine Corps Reserve from 1961 to 1967, while a 1996 profile in People Magazine cited 1960 to 1964. A civilian website for Marines and their families found no military record for Daley. Daley earned

11187-480: Was a superintendent of garages for the city's Water Management Department, and among his duties was deciding when City-owned trucks should be sold for scrap. Gyrion's mother-in-law's firm, Jacz Transportation, participated in the Hired Truck Program, receiving about $ 1 million between 1998 and 2004. Jacz Transportation bought a truck three days after the city sold it to a Franklin Park dealership and then leased it back to

11300-507: Was abandoned, in spite of the fact that the Chicago Fire Department had several helicopters based on the field at the time, in addition to the dozens of private aircraft left stranded. The $ 40 million-a-year Hired Truck program was the biggest scandal of Daley's first 15 years as mayor. The Hired Truck Program hired private truck companies to do city work. A six-month investigation by the Chicago Sun-Times resulted in

11413-675: Was awarded a 7,000 bike contract in Barcelona , 1,000 of them being electric assisted bikes. The same year the company expanded to Monaco , Buenos Aires in Argentina, and Santiago in Chile. It also extended some of its existing systems, including BIXI in Montreal , We-Cycle in Aspen and Libélo in Valence . In 2020, PBSC entered the Middle East with the launch of Careem Bike,

11526-462: Was battered and had a superficial laceration. Andrew Wilson had several linear blisters on his right thigh, right cheek and anterior chest which were consistent with radiator burns. He stated he'd been cuffed to a radiator and pushed into it. He also stated that electrical shocks had been administered to his gums, lips and genitals. All these injuries occurred prior to his arrival at the Jail. There must be

11639-468: Was blatant." In 2003, an operating company included over 80 investors, including some of Mayor Daley's friends and neighbors won, under controversial circumstances, a lucrative contract to operate the Park Grill , the only restaurant in the new Millennium Park . In 2005 Daley criticized the deal, saying that the city wanted to renegotiate the pact. The Chicago Sun-Times dubbed the Park Grill

11752-424: Was fined $ 1,235. Sixteen other youths were charged with juvenile and adult offenses. The injured youth recovered. Daley took control of the Chicago Public Schools system in 1995 and appointed Paul Vallas . When Vallas left the post to run for governor, Daley chose the relatively obscure Arne Duncan , who later became the U.S. Secretary of Education under Barack Obama, to lead the district. On March 19, 1997,

11865-470: Was found guilty of lying to federal agents about political hiring. Sorich, McCarthy and Slattery lived in the Bridgeport neighborhood in 11th Ward, the Daley family's home neighborhood and ward. "I've never known them to be anything but hard working, and I feel for them at this difficult time," Daley said. "It is fair criticism to say I should have exercised greater oversight to ensure that every worker

11978-482: Was initially created by the City of Montreal to supply and operate its public bike share system under the brand Bixi (later becoming Bixi Montréal ), which was introduced in 2009. The name 'Bixi' is a portmanteau of ' bi cycle' and 'ta xi' . Starting in 2010, PBSC began to export the Bixi brand of bike-share systems to various other cities. Bruno Rodi purchased the international division in April 2014 and renamed

12091-429: Was named acting mayor, and Huels, then 26, replaced Bilandic as alderman. Huels chaired the council's Transportation Committee and became Mayor Richard M. Daley's floor leader. In the summer of 2007, in reaction to ongoing indictments and convictions of aldermen, Daley and Huels shepherded a package of ethics reforms through city council. Huels owned a security firm, SDI Security, Inc. along with his wife and his brother,

12204-538: Was one of the largest black-owned contractors in the Hired Truck program. Municipal Sewer Services partnered with Brunt Brothers Transfer Inc. in their bid for City sewer-inspection contracts. Five months after Patrick and Vanecko became owners, Municipal Sewer Services' city contract was extended by $ 3 million, the first of two no-bid contract extensions, totaled an additional 23 months and $ 4 million. Patrick and Vanecko cashed out their initial investment after about

12317-469: Was raised Roman Catholic . Daley graduated from De La Salle Institute high school in Chicago and obtained his bachelor's degree from DePaul University in 1964, having transferred from Providence College in Providence , Rhode Island after two years. In 1962, at age 19, home on Christmas break, Daley was ticketed for running a stop sign at Huron and Rush , and the Chicago Sun-Times headline

12430-469: Was reelected to a second term (his first full, four-year term), with 70.7% of the vote, over African American civil rights attorney and Appellate Judge R. Eugene Pincham . Questioned about the city's rising homicide rate on September 10, 1991, Daley said "The more killing and homicides you have, the more havoc it prevents." On the weekend of March 1–2, 1992, Daley and his wife arranged for 16-year-old son Patrick to stay with relatives while they attended

12543-503: Was reported that the Toronto Bixi system was facing financial troubles and would be operated by Toronto Parking Authority in 2014 under a different name. The system had only paid back $ 600,000 of its $ 4,500,000 start up loan. The unexpectedly rapid expansion of export business created cash flow problems for the parent company, PBSC Urban Solutions, which attempted to sell its international operations in June. A study published in

12656-658: Was taken to Area 2 detective headquarters on the South Side for interrogation under Chicago Police Detective Jon Burge . Dr. John Raba, Medical Director of Cermak Health Services, the prison hospital in the Cook County Hospital system, examined Wilson, determined Wilson had been tortured , and complained in writing to then Chicago Police Superintendent Richard J. Brzeczek : I examined Mr. Andrew Wilson on February 15 & 16, 1982. He had multiple bruises, swellings and abrasions on his face and head. His right eye

12769-428: Was the midnight bulldozing of Meigs Field," according to Chicago Tribune columnist Eric Zorn . "He ruined Meigs because he wanted to, because he could," Chicago Tribune columnist John Kass wrote of Daley. "The issue is Daley's increasingly authoritarian style that brooks no disagreements, legal challenges, negotiations, compromise or any of that messy give-and-take normally associated with democratic government,"

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