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bike-friendly grocery store...in portland, or

When the drive-thru at the bank doesn't let me ride through on my bike, I look to companies like New Seasons in Portland, Oregon.

http://bikeportland.org/2010/10/12/more-bike-parking-than-car-parki...

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Permalink Reply by Lorena Cupcake on October 13, 2010 at 1:43pm
I'm a bank teller and whenever a cyclist comes through the drive-thru lane we end up total dorking over together over the microphone system. Your bank is full of jerks.
Permalink Reply by Heck on October 13, 2010 at 11:16pm
When you visit, you should also ride through Burgerville for a pumpkin shake (hurry though or you'll only get the second best shake - chocolate hazelnut season will be here soon). They have signs informing drivers to be careful of bikes and will give you a closed lid container so you can keep your shake in your water bottle holder.

http://bikeportland.org/2010/01/19/burgerville-ceo-sees-more-bikes-...
Permalink Reply by Martin Hazard on October 14, 2010 at 12:34am
Some McDonalds (on Milwaukee just south of Diversey is the only one I know of) wont serve bicyclists after the dining area is closed. They have a sign that says "no walk up service" on the drive through. I just stand there on my bike, wich I rode up on, not walked, until other people on the drive through line get pissed enough and start leaving. Eventually the morons realize they are loosing buisness, and the police are just not comming to respond to a biker stalled in the drive-thru lane. I never eat the food after that, just toss it. Hopefully someday they will learn, but it is McDonalds, so the people working there are not exactly MENSA members.
Permalink Reply by Mark Kenseth on October 14, 2010 at 9:00am
i've been considering changing banks for a couple years, but the non-bicycle drive-thru is the last straw. they say it's an insurance thing. if i were a business owner, i would never have insurance that turns people away. i would much rather dork out with my customers. dorking out is what life is all about.

i just visited portland in september and was pissed that it seemed so good. next time i'm there (possibly moving there next year) i'll look for burgerville.

i haven't been to mcdonalds since 1997. i stopped eating micky d's for other reasons, but martin's story is a good example of why i don't eat their food.
Permalink Reply by Chris B on October 14, 2010 at 10:12am
Most banks actually have no policy, and insurance companies don't care. Sometimes the local bureaucrats are simply too afraid of lawsuits (and feel like they are not allowed to make decisions) to let you use the drive thru.

Here is one guy who just kept going up the ladder at the bank until he got the branch manager to change policy, if it's worth it to to you to bother doing the same:

http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?664447-Have-you-or-will-yo...
Permalink Reply by Kellie on October 14, 2010 at 4:43pm
I'm so very in love with that grocery store!
Permalink Reply by BalloonBiker on November 15, 2010 at 11:37am
Does anyone know of any data anywhere to support the dangers of non-motorized users to use drive throughs? Do they allow motorcycles or scooters?

Is there a great danger from walk up persons?

The only thing I can think of, is that a car is very identifiable, with licenses and what not, and a pedestrian or bike, is not...so if a crime were to occur then it would be harder to trace the vehicle.
Permalink Reply by Far'arned Retrogrumpalunkus #63 on November 15, 2010 at 12:54pm
I've had the same problem with drive-thru people telling me I can't ride a MOTORCYCLE through them. it's not just a bicycle issue. Every time I've complained and talked to a manager it has always come down to a policy based on insurance rules. The insurance that covers the drive-thru operator is concerned that a rider of a two-wheeled vehicle or someone on foot is unsafe within their system because a car driver may become confused and not see the rider/ped and run him/her down.

It's BS but it happens. About the only thing that can be done is complain and tell someone that you are going to take your business elsewhere and they are being bike unfriendly. Most of the time they just respond that you can always park and come inside.

Vote with your feet and pedal off to spend your money elsewhere.

Tell us what bank and branch it is that is giving you trouble so the rest of us can avoid it too.
Permalink Reply by Mike Schwab on October 1, 2014 at 10:15am

http://www.good4utah.com/story/d/story/salt-lake-city-okays-fast-fo...

Salt Lake City to require existing drive thru allow bicycles, new businesses will require walk up service.

Permalink Reply by Anne Alt on October 1, 2014 at 10:24am

The fact that they're doing it in the Hawthorne neighborhood doesn't surprise me at all. Very cool.

Permalink Reply by The Korn on October 1, 2014 at 2:36pm

I've got my hands full trying to get my local grocery store (Dempster Street Market in Skokie) to stop treating their bike rack as auxiliary cart storage rack.  Complaints fall on deaf ears, so I've voted with my wallet and started shopping elsewhere!  (At least the guy before me was able to shove the carts out of the way.)

Permalink Reply by mark stetson on October 3, 2014 at 12:46pm

During a severe thunderstorm this summer, Sullivan's Foods in Princeton allowed 3 tourists to bring their bikes into the store.  

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