Shipping Green: Pedaling to Cut Emissions
Sol Pops, SoupCycle, and B-Line Sustainable Urban Delivery are all Portland-based small businesses driven by a common factor: bicycles. But what’s it like to depend on human-powered transportation for your livelihood? It’s a sustainable, intimate and decidedly local form of commerce, sure, but one imagines that Januaries are likely to be extra long. Check out […]
"When we first heard of B-Line it wasn't a question of if but when we could start such a positive model of sustainable delivery of our bread to the core area of Portland, helping to reduce congestion and making Portland an even more livable city. B-Line has been outstanding in working with us to solve […]
During this long and rainy spring B-Line has been hitting the streets delivering the region’s finest organic produce, fresh bread, coffee, tea, and bicycle parts throughout Portland’s inner core. Behind the scenes, our marketing and design team have also been very busy and I am very excited to welcome you to B-Line’s new website and […]
t’s been a hard few months for us fossil-fuel-addicted societies: calamity in the Gulf of Mexico; coal mining disasters in China, West Virginia, and Russia; still-frustrated attempts to win climate and clean-energy policies in Salem, Ore., Olympia, Wash., and Washington, D.C. Perhaps we’re hitting bottom? If so, catching glimpses of a life cured of addiction […]
"Partnering with progressive, like-minded businesses to facilitate change and work towards sustainable business solutions is what Organically Grown has always been about and we have found a true partner in our relationship with B-Line. Their commitment to sustainability, attention to detail, and rock-solid customer service has made the transition seamless and provided our customers with […]
"At Portland Roasting we searched for a sustainable local delivery system for some time before finally finding it with B-Line. We were looking for an alternative to our vans that reflected not only our company philosophy and style but that would also maintain the relationship with our customers that is so critically important to us. […]