Russ Roca shares more about his New Zealand road rage incident

The incident made headlines across New Zealand.

Former contributor to BikePortland and recent Portland resident Russ Roca and his partner Laura Crawford have finally been able to come up for air following a harrowing road rage incident that happened to them while biking in New Zealand.

Foster and Roca were riding in Wellington when a man driving a sedan passed them aggressively. After hand gestures were exchanged by both sides, the man driving the car stopped, got out and assaulted Russ. The man assaulted Russ, striking him in the face hard enough to cause him to fall to the ground, and then speeding off.

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Black 55cm KHS Flite 100 2011

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Year: 2011
Brand: KHS
Model: Flite 100
Color:Black 55cm
Serial: U9080 0748
Stolen in Portland, OR 97213
Stolen:2012-01-12
Stolen From: 4900 Block of NE Freemont, bike was loked on sidewalk bike rack.
Neighborhood: Alameda
Owner: Ben Hayden
OwnerEmail: oregonarchitect@hotmail.com
Description: Fixed gear, rear brake, bul-horn handlebars, Black, copy of receipt in seat post.
Police record with: Portland Police
Police reference#: T12000377
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

Capturing bike traffic on Williams: A chat with New Seasons Market CEO Lisa Sedlar

New Seasons Market CEO
Lisa Sedlar.
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)

Since New Seasons Market announced they were coming to the Williams/Vancouver corridor in North Portland I’ve been hoping to catch up with CEO Lisa Sedlar to hear more about their plans for bike access and to get her vibe on transportation issues in the area. I met Sedlar at a meeting of the North Williams Traffic Safety Operations Project yesterday and we finally connected for a Q & A via phone this morning.

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Commissioner Saltzman questions City spending on Sunday Parkways

Sunday Parkways NW 2011-32-31

Sunday Parkways is not a core
city service says Saltzman.
(Photo © J. Maus/BikePortland)

Portland City Commissioner Dan Saltzman has fired the first shot across the bow in what is likely just a preview of what’s to come in bruising fight over next year’s budget.

On the agenda at the City Council meeting this morning was a two-year $248,500 contract expense for local company Good Sport Promotion to manage the hundreds of volunteers it takes to put on PBOT’s Sunday Parkways events. According to Beth Slovic at The Oregonian, Saltzman spoke out in opposition to the contract — and funding for the event in general — at the council meeting.

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wintermint Electra Ticino women’s 8D 2010

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Year: 2010
Brand: Electra
Model: Ticino women’s 8D
Color:wintermint
Size:unknown
Serial:ELTOE05912
Photo: http://desmond.yfrog.com/Himg875/scaled.php?tn=0&server=875&filename=d8ayy.jpg&xsize=640&ysize=640
Stolen in Portland, OR 97236
Stolen:2012-01-10
Stolen From: Kohl’s bike rack, SE Halsey and 100th. probably taken to the Gateway Max station, though, and whisked away.
Neighborhood: Gateway
Owner: Gretchin Lair
OwnerEmail: gretchin@mac.com
Reward: YES!
Description: also equipped with touring tires, rack, chocolate brown panniers, toe clips, kickstand, adjustabell, bontrager jewel lights, bontrager bike computer, water bottle cage, front leather bag. special identifying feature: front fender strut bent on both sides.
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 12-2940
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

green/medium mountain 2009

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Year: 2009
Model: mountain
Color:green/medium
Stolen in Portland, OR 97217
Stolen:2012-01-9
Stolen From: Lombard and Interstate
Neighborhood: Kenton
Owner: Ario L
OwnerEmail: ariography@juno.com
Description: Green medium adult frame, front shocks
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 12-2850
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

dark red/large Schwinn touring 2003

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Year: 2003
Brand: Schwinn
Model: touring
Color:dark red/large
Stolen in Portland, OR 97217
Stolen:2012-01-9
Stolen From: Garage near Interstate and Lombard
Neighborhood: Kenton
Owner: Ario L
OwnerEmail: ariography@juno.com
Description: Disc brakes, black rear rack, black panniers locked to frame with blue padlock
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: 12-2850
This registrant does not have proof of ownership of this bike

PBOT reinstalling bollards on Lovejoy – UPDATED

At work on Lovejoy.
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)

PBOT is giving the plastic bollards on the NW Lovejoy ramp another shot. There are 30 or short “wands” installed to keep cars out of the bike lane; unfortunately not more than a few days after they were put in, drivers managed to uproot all but four of them.

A PBOT contractor is out there as I type this re-installing the wands with what agency spokesman Dan Anderson says is a “better method” of attachment. “Our maintenance crews have some techniques for concrete that should make these harder to knock off,” he says.

Hopefull he’s right. Time will tell (see update below).

Check out more pics below…

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Gold Kona Dew Deluxe 2008

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Year: 2008
Brand: Kona
Model: Dew Deluxe
Color:Gold
Size:49cm
Serial: 1050700015
Photo: http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/5451/img2401d.jpg
Stolen in Portland, OR 97202
Stolen:2012-01-10
Stolen From: SE 21st and Harney
Neighborhood: Sellwood
Owner: Nicole Rosevear
OwnerEmail: firefairynic@gmail.com
Description: Hydraulic disc brakes, silver Planet Bike Cascadia fenders, Topeak rear rack with disc brake mount
Police record with: Portland PD
Police reference#: T12000300
This registrant has documented proof of ownership of this bike

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