The flashing lights in the North Albany Road school zone worked. That is, they worked as intended. The number of speeding tickets is down, way down.
Opioid funds pay for clearing Simpson Park
Written June 3rd, 2026 by Hasso Hering
Restoring Simpson Park and the surrounding area after many years of occupation by improvised camps is a huge job that will likely take a month or more.
55 years ago: Oregon Bike Bill enacted
Written June 2nd, 2026 by Hasso Hering
The reason we have pretty good bikeways and lanes in Albany and in cities all over the state is the Oregon Bike Bill of 1971.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: bike lanes, bikeways, Don Stathos, ODOT, Oregon Bike Bill
Tags: bike lanes, bikeways, Don Stathos, ODOT, Oregon Bike Bill
Sheriff details Simpson Park operation
Written June 1st, 2026 by Hasso Hering
Monday’s operation to expel unauthorized campers from Albany’s Simpson Park has been widely covered on social media and the local paper. But the press release from Sheriff Michelle Duncan contained noteworthy details.
If plan falls through, there’s Albany Plaza
Written June 1st, 2026 by Hasso Hering
Unless developer Scott Lepman goes ahead with his option to buy the former Wells Fargo Bank property in downtown Albany, the vacant lot likely will be paved as a parking lot.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany plaza, downtown, Lepman project, refinement plan, Wells Fargo site
Tags: Albany plaza, downtown, Lepman project, refinement plan, Wells Fargo site
Church still hopes for permit approval
Written May 31st, 2026 by Hasso Hering
As expected, Northside Christian Church has not given up on its plan to build a church complex in a rural residential neighborhood outside the city limits in North Albany.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Benton County, conditional use permit, Northside Church, NW Powers Avenue
Tags: Benton County, conditional use permit, Northside Church, NW Powers Avenue
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Enjoying the view of open countryside
Everybody has to take some time off now and then. Which I did this week and got out of town.
Tags: bicycling, country roads, open country, Oregon countryside, time off