Friday afternoon’s North Albany traffic tie-up was worse than most. The underlying cause was the same as always: Too many cars.
Time to check on chestnuts again
Written October 5th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
It’s that time of year when it rains horse chestnuts — if, that is, you stand under a towering tree of the species Aesculus hippocastanum and there’s a gust of wind.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Aesculus hippocastanum, chestnut trees, conkers, horse chestnuts, Liberty Street, NETL campus
Tags: Aesculus hippocastanum, chestnut trees, conkers, horse chestnuts, Liberty Street, NETL campus
Why is this overpass ramp still closed?
Written October 4th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
When the “Southern Pacific Railroad Overcrossing” in Albany was built in 1939, the state highway department provided it with proper ramps to get on and off. Many years later, ODOT made one of the ramps off limits. It’s still closed, and the question is why.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany traffic, emergency vehicles, Pacific overcrossing, Thurston Street ramp, traffic
Tags: Albany traffic, emergency vehicles, Pacific overcrossing, Thurston Street ramp, traffic
What I learned from a food card visit
Written October 3rd, 2024 by Hasso Hering
Sandwiched between Pacific Boulevard and Seventh Avenue in Albany, there is a lot that is partially paved but usually vacant. On a recent Sunday I saw a food cart there, so I stopped the bike for a closer look.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: 237 Second S.E., brick & mortar restaurant, downtown, food carts, restaurants, SEcond Avenue
Tags: 237 Second S.E., brick & mortar restaurant, downtown, food carts, restaurants, SEcond Avenue
Park trees near power lines cut down
Written October 1st, 2024 by Hasso Hering
Tuesday’s bike ride along my riverfront beat took me through Monteith Park, where I could not help but notice that tree cutters were at work once again.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany parks, Monteith Riverpark, Pacific Power, park trees, power lines, tree felling
Tags: Albany parks, Monteith Riverpark, Pacific Power, park trees, power lines, tree felling
New riverfront plantings have struggled
Written September 30th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
Last winter and spring, a landscape contractor for the Albany Waterfront Project planted a ton of shrubs along the Dave Clark Riverfront Path. Some of that work may have to be redone.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany Revitalization Agency, Clark Path plantings, Waterfront Project
Tags: Albany Revitalization Agency, Clark Path plantings, Waterfront Project
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Closure of Cox Creek bridge tests drivers
The closure of Salem Avenue at Waverly Lake caused congestion and some consternation at the end of the workday Tuesday afternoon. I was glad I was on the bike and not in a car.
Tags: Albany Avenue, Albany traffic, bridge closure, Cox Creek bridge, Pacific Boulevard, Salem Avenue, Wildish