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 operated the publicly owned Divvy system since 2019. Last month, Mayor Brandon Johnson proposed extending the company’s contract to operate the system, which includes both bikes and scooters, from 2028 to 2033. The measure was debated during a Friday hearing of the City Council’s Pedestrian and Traf
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