Divvy Expansion Hits The Brakes As E-Scooter Competitor Lime Warns It Could Create ‘De Facto Monopoly’

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Original Load Date Oct. 9, 2026, 5 p.m.
Last Updated Oct. 9, 2026, 5 p.m.
Original URL https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/10/09/divvy-expansion-hits-the-brakes-as-e-scooter-competitor-lime-warns-it-could-create-de-facto-monopoly/

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CITY HALL – A proposed five-year contract extension allowing Lyft to continue operating and expand the city’s Divvy system was at least temporarily stalled Friday by a City Council committee after pushback from competing scooter company Lime. Lyft, best known for its rideshare services, has operate...