A new bike shop has opened near the Blumenauer Bridge
Nicholas Sorenson has set up shop on East Burnside.
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Cascadian Courier Collective pedals through changes in delivery business
How can we get more bike delivery riders in Portland?
Merger puts the HQ for a leading low-car transportation startup in Portland
“At moovel, we believe that mobility is an ecosystem.”
Portland software company rigs up a way to publish its blog posts by bike
The team put “about 30 to 40 person-hours” into creating the admittedly ridiculous device.
Owner of Foster storefront wrecked by drunk driver was already a leading voice for street safety
He has been one of the most prominent backers of safety improvements to Foster Road, and also of a citywide street fund.
Oregon Business mag says private sector is leading ‘cycling’s next wave’
As Portland’s government seems to be scaling back its bike investments after years of leading the nation, its private sector is charging ahead after discovering that bike-awareness has become a good way to make money.
Open just a week, ‘BikeBar’ on N Williams already a hit
Inside BikeBar on Williams.(Photos © J. Maus) Hopworks’ new BikeBar on North Williams Avenue seems to be an instant hit. The small restaurant in the ground floor of the Ecoflats apartment building between N Shaver and Failing, is just the latest new bike-centric business to spring up on what Hopworks’ owner Christian Ettinger calls the … Read more
Metrofiets launches beer bike rental business
When local cargo bike manufacturer Metrofiets unveiled their “Hopworksfiets” back in September 2009, it was a sensation. The bike, custom made for Hopworks Urban Brewery to be a beer bar on wheels, was a media darling and even made it onto the Discovery Channel. The bike itself was a smash hit, but it also saw … Read more