Albany bicycling

A tour of Albany’s paved bike paths

Written March 1st, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 4 responses.

Albany has three paved off-street bike paths, and now and then, especially when the weather is fine, it’s fun to make a circuit around town that takes in all three.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany bicycling, Albany bike paths, Albany parks

Albany bike routes and a bronze rating

Written January 20th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 12 responses.

A newcomer to Albany asked me about the best bike route from the Monteith District to Heritage Mall. I gave him my opinion, and the question reminded me of a couple of other things regarding riding bikes in Albany.

Posted in: Commentary
Tags: Albany bicycling, League of American Bicyclists, Oregon bike law, safe-distance passing law

Finding fault with a bicycle detector

Written November 11th, 2019 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 12 responses.

It looks harmless enough, but there’s something not quite right with the bike detector installed at the corner of Ninth Avenue when Oak Street was rebuilt a few years ago in front of the Albany Lowe’s.

Posted in: Commentary
Tags: Albany bicycling, inductive loop detectors, Oak and Ninth

Cyclists at the ‘gore:’ What to do now?

Written December 3rd, 2018 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 13 responses.

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