The first “Albany Bike Ride for Kids” turned out to be a bust, but it should not be taken as a discouraging sign. Getting kids interested in cycling doesn’t depend on events. It comes on its own if it comes at all.
Road use fee, a year away
Written June 24th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
There’s always talk of increasing the federal gas tax because the Highway Trust Fund is running out of money. Maybe Congress could follow the lead of Oregon and experiment with road user fees instead of fuel taxes as a way of raising money to keep our highways and bridges in good repair.
Good news for paddlers
Written June 23rd, 2014 by Hasso Hering
Yes, the long-awaited access for paddlers on the Luckiamute River is scheduled to be built this fall. I wrote about this a few days ago, and as expected, this morning I heard via email from Bryan Nielsen, the manager for the Willamette Mission Management Unit of the state parks system.
Bicycling: A cop’s ride
Written June 22nd, 2014 by Hasso Hering
Most bicyclists want their rig and outfit to be as light as possible. No such luck if you’re riding a bike on police patrol. Here’s a quick video tour of the police bicycle ridden by Officer Jorge Salang of the Albany Police Department’s community resource unit.
Too helpless for everyday life?
Written June 22nd, 2014 by Hasso Hering
For less than a hundred bucks you can put a bracelet on our wrist that “tracks everyday activity,” downloads readings to your computer and thus, presumably, makes it available to anyone with the right technology. It’s another slip down the increasingly steep slope toward the total surveillance society. And it’s not being forced on us […]
Paddlers’ access? Hardly!
Written June 21st, 2014 by Hasso Hering
It was in 2013 when last I checked on the unfinished paddlers’ access at the Luckiamute State Natural Area on Buena Vista Road just north of the Benton-Polk county line.
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Tags: Luckiamute State Natural Area, Oregon Parks department, paddlers' access
Tags: Luckiamute State Natural Area, Oregon Parks department, paddlers' access
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On Benton’s Bailey Branch: Looking to the future
Whether the old rail corridor known as the Bailey Branch can ever again serve the cause of transportation, I don’t know. But clearly some segments, especially the one from Alpine Junction to Dawson in the foothills of the Coast Range, have huge potential as a recreational trail. That’s my impression from joining a smattering of other […]
Tags: Alpine Junction, Bailey Branch, Benton County Oregon, Dawson, Monroe, Southern Pacific