[youtube video=”rmXAToPzsvw”] The high-water gates installed on Bryant Way came in handy today as the Calapooia River topped its banks and sent some of its flow down the floodway that cuts across the county road west of Bryant Park.
On the blink: Ellsworth bike-on-bridge lights
Written March 19th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
[youtube video=”GcV6ib2c9m8″] Crossing the Ellsworth Street Bridge in Albany on a bicycle can be a bit of a thrill. To make it less risky, ODOT installed a system of flashing lights when the bridge was rehabilitated in 2002. (To make a long story short, the lights are out but were supposed to be fixed shortly, […]
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: bike on bridge warnings, Ellsworth Street bridge, ODOT, Oregon bicycling
Tags: bike on bridge warnings, Ellsworth Street bridge, ODOT, Oregon bicycling
Cyclists at the ‘gore:’ What to do now?
Written December 3rd, 2018 by Hasso Hering
That’s an awkward place for a bike lane to end, and apparently I’m not alone in thinking so. Someone made the same point to the Albany Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary
Tags: Albany bicycling, Albany cycling routes, Albany traffic, Interstate 5, Knox Butte Road, ODOT
Tags: Albany bicycling, Albany cycling routes, Albany traffic, Interstate 5, Knox Butte Road, ODOT
Cal vote might help on twilight rides
Written November 25th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Getting a late start on my Sunday bike ride, I got caught by the gathering dusk. Then I thought of California, where on that general subject, the majority of voters this month had the right idea.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, Videos
Tags: California vote, Daylight saving time, Proposition 7, Twilight bike riding
Tags: California vote, Daylight saving time, Proposition 7, Twilight bike riding
On Second, will radar slow drivers down?
Written April 23rd, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Drivers on Albany’s Second Avenue will soon be seeing something new to catch their attention. The city council Monday called for the installation of a radar speed display sign on Second at Thurston Street, a block before vehicles go over the hump of the railroad track.
Linn set to widen Riverside Drive
Written July 28th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
Linn County’s plan to widen Riverside Drive — a long-awaited safety improvement for drivers and bike commuters — is about to take off.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany-Corvallis bike link, Linn county roads, Riverside
Tags: Albany-Corvallis bike link, Linn county roads, Riverside
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The Idaho stop: Oregon may allow it here
There are good reasons why bicyclists in Albany and elsewhere in Oregon don’t usually come to a complete stop at stop signs when there’s no cross traffic. Now a bill pending in the state Senate would make it legal too.
Tags: Idaho stops, SB 998, Sen. Gelser, Sen. Prozanski