Millennium Park Bike Station Membership Prices (2013) and What Replaced Them

The Millennium Park bike station sold memberships to commuters who wanted a safe place for a bike and a shower before work. The price list below is the one posted in 2013.¹ After it come the changes that followed: a new operator, new prices and a final closing. The last section covers what Chicago riders use today. The building’s full story is in the station hub.

What a membership cost in 2013

The station’s page said memberships paid for its daily operations.¹ In 2013 the individual plans, open to Illinois residents only, were:¹

Plan (2013)	Price
Monthly pass, 2013	$301
Annual pass, 2013	$1691
Registration fee, 2013	$201

The page added that rates were subject to change without notice.¹ Basic bike parking cost nothing: the 2013 page promised free bicycle parking with no membership required.¹

What members got

The 2013 membership page listed six benefits.¹

• In 2013: 24-hour secure bicycle parking, and 24-hour access for members¹
• In 2013: access to showers and lockers¹
• In 2013: free use of the shared bike program¹
• In 2013: 10% off bicycle repairs and retail items¹
• In 2013: $25 off an I-GO car-sharing membership¹
• In 2013: discounts on Bike the Drive, the LATE Ride and other events¹

The 2006 service page described the building’s core offer: 300 secure bicycle parking spaces, plus lockers and showers so commuters could refresh before work.⁷ Illinois residents were eligible for monthly or annual memberships.⁶ After hours the facility was limited to dues-paying members.⁶

The early years show how well the model worked. In April 2005 the station approached its 500-member capacity.⁶ The first prices were lower than the 2013 list: monthly membership started at $15 and yearly at $90.⁶ The station was busiest on Monday and Tuesday mornings.⁶

Hub312, 2021

Shift Transit took over operations in late spring 2021.⁵ It renovated the locker rooms, introduced towel service and set up membership packages.⁵ The new prices in 2021:⁵

Hub312 option (2021)	Price
Day pass, with parking, showers and lockers	$155
Monthly pass	$505
Annual pass	$2505
Shower only	$5, plus $2 for a towel5
Monthly equity pass for SNAP recipients	$55

The annual pass came with free towel service, reserved lockers and five day passes to share.⁵ Members used the bike shop for free and entered outside business hours with a key fob.⁵ Hub312 kept hours of 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. from March 1 to October 31, and 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. the rest of the year.⁵ It reported 244 indoor bike parking spaces, 100 outdoor spaces and 92 lockers on the lower level.⁵

Four price points side by side

Plan	Monthly	Annual
Station, at opening (2004)	$156	$906
Station, 2013	$301	$169, plus a $20 registration fee1
Hub312, 2021	$505	$2505
Divvy today	—	$143.90, or $99 for new members in a limited offer4

The station’s own prices rose from $90 to $169 a year over the station’s life.^6,1 Hub312’s $250 annual pass cost $81 more than the station’s $169 in 2013, a rise of 48 percent.^5,1

The closing

The station closed permanently on September 30, 2022.² The Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events said it and the operator had agreed to end the contract because the station was not sustainable as a business, with decreased demand for its amenities at that location.² The building now serves the Chicago Police Department’s bicycle patrol.⁶

What replaced it

No indoor, membership-based bike station operates in Millennium Park now. Two things take its place for most riders.

City racks. Chicago has installed more than 15,000 public bike racks and more than 80 on-street corrals, each corral holding 10 or more bikes.³ Developers and businesses add more under ordinance 17-10-0300.³ These are free to use. A resident can request a rack through a CDOT form, and a parking manager visits the site.³ See downtown bike parking for locations and locks.

Divvy. A Divvy annual membership costs $143.90, with a limited offer of $99 for new members.⁴ It gives unlimited 45-minute rides on classic bikes, reduced e-bike prices and free unlocks.⁴ A day pass is $19.90.⁴ Members can also join Bike Angels, who move bikes from crowded stations to empty ones.⁴ The Divvy pricing guide covers all four plans, and the rentals page records what the station charged for bikes in 2013.