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  • 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 district (that includes Vancouver, WA), says...
    Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-14-2008

  • 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 large, secured, and covered “bike cage”...
    Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 11-11-2008

  • 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 more. All participants log their commutes online...
    Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 10-08-2008

  • 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 as part of their fleet. Eric Roden, the manager at...
    Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 09-09-2008

  • 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 partners, one formerly of the well-known Doug Fir...
    Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-29-2008

  • 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 Oregonian that I interpreted as meaning it was a...
    Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-14-2008

  • 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. Kaufman’s clients want to live in a place that...
    Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 08-12-2008

  • 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, Chris King has proven that he sets his own standards...
    Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-10-2008

  • 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 flags by offering special discounts to lure...
    Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 06-06-2008

  • 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 (at 1501 NE Davis, just north of Sandy Blvd.) According...
    Posted to BikePortland.org (Weblog) by Anonymous on 05-28-2008
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