I’m becoming downright fond of the new Green Line. By hopping on a MAX at lunchtime, I can visit entirely new food carts, carts previously unattainable given the state of my ancient and creaking knees and the temporal limits of my lunch hour.
I was on such a mission today, visiting the carts at SW 3rd and Ash, when I ran into Ben.
This is Ben. Ben Rossiter, to be precise. Ben is a likeable young man who is out there spreading the gospel of Portland Pedal Power, a gospel of entrepreneurial spirit, local and sustainable practices, and the Way of the Bike.
Put simply, Portland Pedal Power will deliver. They will deliver piping hot meals from several of Portland’s finest food carts over a respectably large chunk of downtown. They are also adding deliveries from local businesses, like Trailhead coffee, and I have to believe that this aspect of their delivery business will continue to expand.
I believe that because Ben is earnest about this gig. He pointed out the cargo box on his bike, noting that he had a hot box for food deliveries that kept the food nice and hot anywhere in PPP’s delivery area. But that’s not enough. He wants to put an oven on the bike, just to make sure no one gets disappointed. He wants to expand across the river just as soon as PPP grows a bit more. He may be a bike rider, but he takes Business Development pretty damn seriously. They’re adding new partners all the time, he notes, both for deliveries and for marketing opportunities.
And don’t worry about Ben’s bike — That’s a Yuba Mundo cargo bike. Ben assures me the frame is built to take a combined load (cargo plus rider) of 450 lbs. He didn’t tell me if he could actually move the bike with that kind of load, but at least the bike won’t fail him.
So, if you’re a food cart that wants to reach a larger customer base, or you have goods you need delivered downtown, or you just want to see your logo zipping along the Broadway bike path, head on over to Portland Pedal Power. I think these folks will be going places.
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Yay Portland Pedal Power!
PPP also delivers our vegan organic truffles and other vegan organic sweets. We’re so happy to partner with PPP – we’ve been transporting our confections throughout Portland already via bike for 5 years now, and its great to expand our coverage with a bike delivery service. So, don’t forget to add on a Box of Truffles or bag of Candied Oregon Hazelnuts from Wingnut Confections the next time you order from your favorite food cart!
I hope to see more people like Ben Rossiter around Portland. It’s a great idea! I wonder if he delivers.
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