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• Widmer Bros. Brewery goes big for bike parking

  Rob Widmer in his company’s new bike parking facility.(Photos © J. Maus) Widmer Brothers Brewing is well-known for their Hefeweizen beer and for being one of the nation’s pioneering craft brewers. But perhaps less well known is their commitment... Posted Dec 15 2008, 08:01 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Infrastructure, Bike Friendly Businesses, Bike Parking, rob widmer

• Beaverton-based company offers peace of mind to cyclists

  PedalSecure is a new company based in Beaverton (just a few miles west of Portland) that offers comprehensive roadside assistance specifically for bicycle riders. For as little as $9.95 per month, PedalSecure offers “peace of mind” that you... Posted Nov 21 2008, 06:16 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Neighborhoods, Bike Friendly Businesses, West Side, beaverton

• UPS gears up for holidays with bike delivery

  An ad from UPS for bike delivery personnel. Shipping giant United Parcel Service (UPS) will add a new weapon to its arsenal in the holiday shipping battle this year — bicycles. Jeff Grant, the company’s workforce planning manager for the Oregon... Posted Nov 14 2008, 04:25 AM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Bike Friendly Businesses

• Ad Watch: Con-way is “changing gears”

  “There’s a new Con-way fleet on the road.”– copy from a new ad by freight logistics company Con-way Con-way is a $4.7 billion freight transportation and logisitics company based in Northwest Portland. I’ve long admired their... Posted Nov 11 2008, 12:28 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Business, Media, Bike Friendly Businesses, ad watch

• BTA releases results of Bike Commute Challenge

  Tonight in southeast Portland, the Bicycle Transportation Alliance (BTA) will toast another successful Bike Commute Challenge. The event, which has been held every September since 1995, is a friendly competition between workplaces to see who bike to work... Posted Oct 08 2008, 07:23 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, Business, Media, Advocacy, Infrastructure, Editorial, Columbia River Crossing, Bike Friendly Businesses, Brett Jarolimek, Mountain Biking, Flanders Street Bridge, Carfree Families Column, Citizen Initiated Citation Process, Cyclocross 2007, Page Two

• Bike rental shop gets into cyclocross spirit

  You can rent this bike: Now there’s no excuse not to give ‘cross a try! In the latest sign that Portland is gearing up for another crazy cyclocross season, a downtown bike rental business has announced they’ll offer cyclocross bikes... Posted Sep 09 2008, 02:28 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Bike Friendly Businesses, Cyclocross

• New Alberta eatery goes big for bike parking

  While riding down NE Alberta Street yesterday I noticed a new cafe with some fantastic bike parking. (Photos © J. Maus) The place is called the Radio Room (NE 11th and Alberta) and according to a posting on Portland Food and Drink it is owned by four... Posted Aug 29 2008, 01:06 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Infrastructure, Neighborhoods, Northeast, Bike Friendly Businesses, Bike Parking

• Update: Bike Republic not quite “official” just yet

  It seems I jumped the gun with my story about the former McCall’s Restaurant site in Waterfront Park being turned into a cafe and bike retail, rental, commuter facility operated by Bike Republic. I published my story after reading a story in The... Posted Aug 14 2008, 03:59 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Bike Friendly Businesses

• Two-wheeled realtor makes bike-friendly a selling point

  A sign of the times in Portland. Portland real estate broker Kirsten Kaufman knows that in order to sell a home, you’ve got to first sell the neighborhood. And increasingly, in addition to the quality of local schools and proximity to parks, Ms... Posted Aug 12 2008, 01:37 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Bike Friendly Businesses

• Time in the saddle means time off work for local company

  The man behind the company – Chris King — at the City Hall Bike Show in 2006.(Photos © J. Maus) Chris King Precision Components is a company that has built its reputation on going above and beyond. From the first headset he made back in 1976... Posted Jun 10 2008, 01:13 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Bike Friendly Businesses

• Stores hope discounts lure bike-riding customers

  This sign welcomes customers at ReStore on SE Morrison Street.(Photo © J. Maus) With public consciousness of high gas prices at all-time high and with a noticeable rise in bike traffic on Portland streets, some local businesses are flying their bike-friendly... Posted Jun 06 2008, 02:21 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Bike Friendly Businesses

• Voodoo touts bike-friendliness at new location

  A common sight an bike events.(All photos © J. Maus) Voodoo Doughnuts — a staple of baked goodness that has fueled countless Portland bike events — is celebrating their fifth anniversary and the opening of their second location, Voodoo Too... Posted May 28 2008, 01:16 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Bike Friendly Businesses

• Short on cash? Local credit union helps with new Bicycle Loan program

  Picture yourself on a new bike? How about a bike loan?(Photo © J. Maus) Portland-based Unitus Community Credit Union has announced the creation of a bike loan program. According to Tracy Streebel, business development officer with Unitus, the new Bicycle... Posted May 16 2008, 06:58 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Bike Friendly Businesses

• Update on Portland’s newest bikey brewpub

  It was almost two years ago when I first shared the news about a new brewpub in Southeast Portland that was taking bike-friendly to a new level. Now, thanks to the Oregonian’s bike-and-beer loving reporter John Foyston, I learned this morning that... Posted Mar 20 2008, 12:17 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Neighborhoods, Southeast, Bike Friendly Businesses

• Rejuvenation Hardware launches employee bike program

  Rejuvenation retail store Manager Greg Kamerer at their southeast Portland location.(Photo: Jonathan Maus) Rejuvenation Hardware, the Portland-based retailer of vintage lighting and housewares, has launched an ambitious program to encourage more employees... Posted Jan 31 2008, 02:34 PM by BikePortland.org » Front Page Filed under: Front Page, News, Business, Bike Friendly Businesses