Bicycling

Sampling a smooth new street; can’t resist

Written June 23rd, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 5 responses.

There’s nothing like a new layer of smooth asphalt to tempt this bike rider to try it out, so that’s what I did on Tuesday night before the sun went down.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany OR streets, K&E Excavating, Ninth Avenue

Widening the rest of Riverside has to wait

Written May 5th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 5 responses.

So when is Riverside Drive south of Albany going to be widened the rest of the way? Eventually, probably, but not right away. That’s the word from Linn County. A few days ago, Jeff Senders left this comment on hh-today: “What’s new on the road widening project along south Riverside Drive? Connecting from the Grange […]

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: 4-foot-bike lanes, bicycling, Linn County cycling, Oregon cycling, Riverside Drive, widening Rivnerside

Cars passing bikes: Just a reminder

Written May 2nd, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 11 responses.

Because of a noticeable rise in the number of cyclists on mid-valley roads during the corona crisis, this may be a good time to remind us all of Oregon’s unique safe-passing law affecting bikes.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary
Tags: cars passing bikes, fall-over distance, safe-passing law

Button’s no help on this little ride

Written April 20th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 12 responses.

To start with, what about these pedestrian crossing buttons during the coronavirus crisis? How many unwashed hands have touched them, and how often do they get disinfected? The answers, presumably, are lots and never. So how safe are they?

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary
Tags: Albany cycling, beg buttons, pedestrian crossing buttons, Perwinkle Creek Bike Path

Albany to consider emergency business aid

Written March 27th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 8 responses.

On Day Five of Oregon’s partial corona shutdown, the mid-valley weather made outdoor recreation less inviting, Albany Mayor Sharon Konopa indefinitely extended the city’s state of emergency, and the city announced that the council will be asked to consider a loan program to help local businesses until federal aid arrives.

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Tags: Albany aid, Albany emergency, coronavirus, outdoor biking, Waverly Lake