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March 9, 2012
Can Freight Bikes Replace Trucks??

Sweet news!  We were recently featured on OPB's Ecotrope blog! What's Ecotrope? Well, the Ecotrope blog explores the current state of Northwest landscape and delves into the complex science and policy debates shaping its future. They investigate the federal, state and local laws governing energy use, fish and wildlife species, air, water, land and agriculture. They […]

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December 5, 2011
Franklin Jones on The Sprocket Podcast

Cue it up... Franklin joins the conversation at 21min 30sec! Originally broadcast on December 4th, 2011 on The Sprocket. From the article: We discuss the difference between a courier service and established route delivery, their delivery radius, Dave’s Killer Bread, working for David Evans & Associates, B-Line’s beginnings and the Boston-based company (MetroPed) that helped inspire it, […]

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November 7, 2011
At Sisters of the Road, Focus is on Flavor and Food Justice

What's an example of a community relationship that has helped Sisters?  B-line Sustainable Urban Delivery is a local company that makes deliveries by bike mostly in inner Southeast (Portland) and downtown. They deliver food to Whole Foods (in the Pearl District) every day and, at the same time, pick up produce that Whole Foods has […]

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October 20, 2011
A Whole New World: The Life of a B-Line Rider

We all know the feeling, the endless day to day grind of working, and the slow decent from the “new job” high to the less exciting realization that work can’t always be the magical dream you had hoped for after college. This feeling affects us all, no matter how wonderful the work we are doing. […]

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August 10, 2011
RSF Seed Fund Grantee Provides Smart and Compassionate Delivery

By Catherine Covington Here at RSF, we are always thrilled to hear about for-profit and non-profit enterprises taking innovative actions to catalyze social and environmental change.  During this year’s Seed Fund grantee selection process, B-Line Sustainable Urban Delivery quickly caught the attention of the RSF staff selection committee.  Take a look at why we are so thrilled […]

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August 9, 2011
A Day in the Life of the Grand Central Bakery Route

In recent months Grand Central Bakery decided to partner with B-line to deliver their late bake afternoon route.  This is their third bread bake of the day, which means the restaurants and their customers get the freshest artisan bread possible. Another plus is it takes one of their delivers vans off the road. So not […]

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July 3, 2011
Transitions

Transitions June 2011 was a month full of transition for B-Line. For those of you who interact with our team in the real world it may have seemed like a new rider was delivering your goods every time your door opened! Steve Rowe and Roberto Casanueva moved on from B-Line to pursue interests and opportunities […]

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May 18, 2011
Join us at Whole Foods Market Portland!

Whole Foods Market Portland in the Pearl is hosting a community support day tomorrow, May 19th for our B-share program--5% of the day's sales will be donated towards our efforts to provide fresh, healthy food to those who need it most in our community. B-Line has delivered over 40,000 lbs of food to date to […]

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April 23, 2011
The BEST way to celebrate Earth Day!

Dear Friends, B-Line was thrilled to receive a 2011 Best Award in the sustainable products and services category last week--what an honor and a great way to celebrate the many businesses in Portland that are committed to a sustainable future. Our sincere gratitude goes out to all of our partners for making B-Line a viable […]

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April 21, 2011
KPTV 12: A New Use for Tricycles in Portland

KPTV: A New Use for Tricycles in Portland

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