Hasso Hering

Why there’s debris in highway bike lanes

Written June 18th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 10 responses.

“As a fellow cyclist,” Albany resident Travis Remington asked me, “how do feel about the upkeep of the main bike lanes through Albany?”

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: bicycling, bike lanes, Highway 99E, highways, ODOT, Pacific Boulevard, street sweeper

Albany panel rejects 7-townhouse appeal

Written June 17th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 19 responses.

A subdivision for seven proposed townhouses off Gibson Hill Road in North Albany meets requirements in the city development code, so the Albany Planning Commission Monday affirmed its approval by the planning staff, rejecting an appeal.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Gibson Hiill Road, housing, land divisions, Lepman project, North Albany, Planning commission, Sunny Lane, townhouses

Council hears about tent at food cart pod

Written June 15th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 13 responses.

Airport Road in Albany is not on one of my regular bicycle routes. I went there Saturday to have a look at a tent.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Exit 234, food cart pod, food carts, Interstate 5, Oregon Fire Code, temporary tent, tent permits

During Flag Day week, a flap was avoided

Written June 14th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 7 responses.

As everybody knows, Friday was Flag Day. And as luck would have it, during the week of Flag Day the Albany City Council avoided a flap over flags.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany council, flag day, flags, pride flag

Boardwalk isn’t getting rebuilt; here’s why

Written June 13th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 6 responses.

There’s a short boardwalk or wooden walkway along Albany’s Dave Clark Riverfront Path. It is showing its age of about 40 years, but it won’t be replaced or rebuilt as part of the city’s $21.5 million Waterfront Project. Why not?

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: ADA, Albany parks, Albany Waterfront Project, boardwalk, Dave Clark Path, riverwalk

Why Talking Gardens have less water

Written June 12th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 3 responses.

The Talking Water Gardens between Albany and Millersburg look a little odd this spring. There’s less water in the ponds.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany council, artificial; wetlands, CH2M Hill, Millersburg council, Oregon DEQ, Talking Water Gardens, wastewater treatment