[5] In 2007, Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley visited Paris, France, where he tested their Vélib' bicycle sharing system and was "greatly impressed".

[7] After returning from his European trip, Mayor Daley requested proposals from private partners to create a bike share system for Chicago.

"[14] The unionization effort came after employees of Citi Bike in NYC, owned by the same parent company Motivate (formerly Alta Bicycle Share), joined TWU Local 100 in September 2014[15] and alongside similar efforts by employees of Motivate in Boston (Hubway)[16] and Washington, D.C. (Capital Bikeshare).

[17] 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 the subsequent advertisement revenue.

Divvy covers a total of 234 square miles, the largest service area of any bicycle sharing system in North America.

Through the end of October 2014, the Chicago Blackhawks partnered with Divvy to release five black and red Blackhawks-branded bikes.