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Get a Divvy, Get a Date? Bikeshare Hooks Up with Dating Site
North Side residents can meet their match on two wheels with a partnership between the city's new bikeshare program and a dating start-up.
First dates now come with a free ride.
Chicago's latest power couple is a match-up between the new Divvy bikeshare program and a blind dating website.
Project Fix-up arranges themed date nights for men and women looking to meet that special someone.
Find out what's happening in Bucktown-Wicker Parkfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
And as of Monday, singles can speed up the process by renting a Divvy bike and heading to an activity.
It's the perfect blind date set-up, Project Fix-up notes on its website; "If it doesn't work out, you can always make a quick escape."
Find out what's happening in Bucktown-Wicker Parkfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Divvy is donating the 24-hour codes, saving peddling lovers $7 a ride. Biking beaus and beauties will still have to pay Project Fixup's $15 fee.
The dating company's CEO Sarah Press told Grid Chicago she expects more than 100 out of the company's 2,500 users to explore the option, which runs through Sept. 15.
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