The existing building, created by John Yeon, has architectural significance.(Photos ?? J. Maus) Negotiations between a private developer and the Portland Parks bureau that would have created a new bike services facility and cafe at the former Tom McCalls restaurant site in Waterfront Park, have ended. The Oregonian reported a few hours ago that negotiations between Bike [...]

The existing building, created by John Yeon, has architectural significance.(Photos © J. Maus) Negotiations between a private developer and the Portland Parks bureau that would have created a new bike services facility and cafe at the former Tom McCalls restaurant site in Waterfront Park, have ended. The Oregonian reported a few hours ago that negotiations between Bike [...]

Ken Nichols, seen here at Bike to Work Day in 2007, is the man behind Bike Republic.(Photos © J. Maus) According to The Oregonian, the Portland Parks Bureau announced today that the building in Waterfront Park (just north of the Hawthorne Bridge) that used house McCall's Restaurant will be turned into Bike Republic. Bike Republic is a [...]

It's now official: the city's Parks department has selected Bike Republic as the new occupant of the waterfront Portland Visitors Information Center building designed by the great John Yeon. The new facility will offer bike rentals, repair and amenities like...

It's now official: the city's Parks department has selected Bike Republic as the new occupant of the waterfront Portland Visitors Information Center building designed by the great John Yeon. The new facility will offer bike rentals, repair and amenities like...

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 done deal. I [...]

The former McCalls Restaurant building.(Photos © J. Maus) The Portland Parks Bureau wants to re-imagine and renovate the old McCall's Restaurant site in Waterfront Park (just south of Salmon Street Fountain). As part of their ongoing process to select someone to redevelop and manage the building, Parks officials recently concluded a series of interviews with four groups [...]

Ken Nichols of Bike Republic.File photo Ken Nichols has a vision for a new facility for downtown bike commuters and "urban athletes". He calls it Bike Republic. Think of it like a cross between a Bikestation and le Maison des Cyclistes in Quebec. The plan is to offer an array of services to [...]