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Bike Camp is filling up fast, but 73 spots still remaining! Register today!

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
Looking for fun activities for your kids this summer? There are still plenty of spaces left in our Bike Camp program. Register online today to ensure your child’s spot in one of the best active camps in Portland. Ages 6-8 June 25 – 29: CO02 Coasters – 1 spot open July 16-20: CO10 Coasters – 8 spots left July 30-August 3: CO06 Coasters – 1 spot left Ages 8-11 July 2-6: CR02 Cruisers –

Community Cycling Center creates 14 new commuters at POIC

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
By Zan Gibbs, Adult Program Manager On Thursday, May 10th, we offered our second Create a Commuter workshop to the Portland Opportunities Industrialization Center (POIC).  At POIC, they reconnect alienated, at-risk youth affected by poverty, family instability and homelessness; with high school education and career training. We had 14 excited young adults arrive on a perfectly sunny afternoon at the Church of Chr

Women’s Transportation Seminar honors Community Cycling Center with Diversity Leadership Award

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
By Breesa Culver, Development Manager The upstairs of the Gerding Theater at the Armory was filled with gussied up transportation professionals on Tuesday night. They were gathered to celebrate women’s work – specifically women’s roles in the fields of transportation planning, advocacy, and engineering. The Women’s Transportation Seminar is an international organization dedicated to providi

Special volunteer projects – more than cleaning bikes!

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012
By Noel Mickelberry, Development Coordinator Last week, I attended my first volunteer orientation on Tuesday night. Along with getting to see the great new faces interested in joining our volunteer team, I got to chat with several current volunteers about some of the special projects they are tackling in our bike shop. It is because of these great volunteers that our shop has increased its storage space and improve