On a leisurely ride down the Periwinkle Bikepath Saturday, a great blue heron caught my eye. So I stopped a few minutes to watch.
The Birds: Shared scooters make Albany debut
Written April 27th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
The Birds have arrived in Albany. The electric scooters, that is, that the California-based Bird company is making available for rent.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Bird scooters, downtown, electric scooters, public transportation, urban mobility
Tags: Bird scooters, downtown, electric scooters, public transportation, urban mobility
Albany moves to open up street on canal
Written April 26th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
Some day in the future, people may be able to walk, ride or even drive along both sides of the Santiam Canal between Fourth Avenue and 12th in Albany. Now they can’t because five segments of the right of way of Vine Street, which flanks the canal on both sides, are blocked.
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Tags: Albany canal, blocked streets, remove encroachments, right-of-way, Santiam Canal, Vine Steet
Tags: Albany canal, blocked streets, remove encroachments, right-of-way, Santiam Canal, Vine Steet
Riverside apartments post what they’ll cost
Written April 25th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
Once again last week, the bike took me on the trail between the Willamette River and The Banks, the 120-unit apartment complex under construction near Bowman Park in Albany. Then, over the weekend, I noticed that the Salem-based developers have opened a website that shows the floor plans of different units and what they will […]
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Tags: Albany apartments, apartment rent, Bowman Park, cost of rent, housing, Simpson Park, The Banks, Willamette River
Tags: Albany apartments, apartment rent, Bowman Park, cost of rent, housing, Simpson Park, The Banks, Willamette River
Remembering Stathos and Albany bike ideas
Written March 30th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
Several times since 2012, I’ve paid tribute in this space to the late Don Stathos, father of the Oregon Bike Bill. And it’s that time again:
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary
Tags: Albany cycling, bicycling, bike lanes, delineators, Don Stathos, racks
Tags: Albany cycling, bicycling, bike lanes, delineators, Don Stathos, racks
Rambling while watching a freight roll by
Written March 26th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
This is probably getting old for some of you. But not for me. When I’m on the bike and meet a train at one of Albany’s many grade crossings, I just have to take its picture.
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Tags: Albany crossings, freight trains, Railroads, Union Pacific
Tags: Albany crossings, freight trains, Railroads, Union Pacific
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Where bike path ends, solution in the works
If you ride your bike south on the Periwinkle Bikepath, you come to a dead end at Queen Avenue, where the path stops in the middle of the block. This may change soon.
Tags: Albany Public Works, ODOT, Periwinkle Bikepath, Queen and Geary, Queen Avenue, Safe Routes to School, sharrows