In the interest of keeping track, I’d like to report that the bike warning lights on the Ellsworth Street Bridge in Albany have been repaired. I tried them Friday afternoon and found that in fact they do work again.
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Oregon Passenger Rail: A chance to react
Written December 2nd, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Of the many ways to get from Albany to Seattle and back, taking Amtrak is probably the cheapest and least stressful. Oregon officials are still working on a plan to make the Oregon leg of the trip more convenient, and a little faster too.
Cal vote might help on twilight rides
Written November 25th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
[youtube video=”Sv3yW1IRmAc”] 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: Commentary, Videos
Tags: California vote, Daylight saving time, Proposition 7, Twilight bike riding
Tags: California vote, Daylight saving time, Proposition 7, Twilight bike riding
Sign wavers: Will machines take over?
Written June 15th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
[youtube video=”G9S7FY1EyuI”] With too much time on my hands, I scanned the revised Albany sign code that city officials and their consultants have been laboring for months to produce. Hard as I looked, I could find no mention of the latest in business promotions: robot sign wavers like the one above.
Ahead of him, a really long ride
Written June 13th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
There are easier ways to reach the East Coast, and quicker ones. Brann Smith, however, aims to get there the hard way — on his bike.
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.
Roundabout rule: Use your blinker
Written April 14th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Readers have been asking, every few weeks it seems, for a public reminder on how to exit a roundabout, specifically the one on North Albany Road. That’s because as the video shows, most of us are doing it wrong.
Posted in: Commentary, News, Videos
Tags: exiting roundabouts, North Albany roundabout, Oregon Drivers Manual, turn signals
Tags: exiting roundabouts, North Albany roundabout, Oregon Drivers Manual, turn signals
Biking: No news is good news
Written March 21st, 2018 by Hasso Hering
If you’re waiting for something to happen in this short video, you are waiting in vain. Nothing happens. Which is the way we cyclists like it.
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Tags: Albany cycling, bike commuting, bike transportation, Riverside Drive
Tags: Albany cycling, bike commuting, bike transportation, Riverside Drive
Puzzled by what new meter says
Written March 19th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Pacific Power left a door hanger inviting me to “meet your new smart meter… Go ahead: Take a look.” So I did. And now I wish that along with the door hanger, the installer had left instructions on what the readouts on the meter mean.
DEQ fines city over Talking Water leaks
[youtube video=”gORTN-44Hck” rel=”0″] Listening to the calming murmurs of Albany’s Talking Water Gardens on a sunny afternoon, you would not think there could be a problem. But there is, or at least the DEQ thinks it’s a problem.
Tags: DEQ, First Lake, Talking Water Gardens