Bicycles on the Water Front

As part of Portland Parks & Recreation’s (PP&R) effort to revitalize the former McCall’s restaurant site in Waterfront Park, PP&R has leased a kiosk at the site to Albertina Kerr for three years to launch Kerr Bikes, LLC, a new venture set to open this spring.

Kerr Bikes will offer a fleet of unique bikes for unparalleled outdoor recreation, sightseeing, people watching and a touch of exercise that will enhance any leisure time experience in the park. There will be a variety of bikes to rent, such as tandem bikes, deuce coupes and surreys, offered in sizes for couples or for the entire family to share.

The new bike rental business is an employment opportunity for people with developmental disabilities who are in a Kerr program.

Kerr Bikes will be located on the north side of Hawthorne Bridge at Salmon Street Springs next to the old McCall's Restaurant in a separate kiosk.

Besides offering employment to the people Kerr serves, all the proceeds will go to benefit the programs of the nonprofit. The new project is financed in part by a $75,000 grant from Meyer Memorial Trust, which also gave an additional $100,000 in a low-interest loan.

Albertina Kerr is the leading provider of services to children, adults and families with mental health challenges and developmental disabilities. A private non-profit organization headquartered in Portland since 1907, Kerr spends more than 91 cents of every dollar to help Oregonians. Private donations and community support make this vital work possible.

-Portland Parks and Recreation website