Albany-Corvallis Trail

Albany-Corvallis Trail: One segment’s done

Written October 25th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

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It was early in August when I took this photo. It’s on the south side of the new configuration of Highway 20 at Independence Highway, an ODOT safety project that had just been completed.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany-Corvallis Trail, Corvallis-Albany Trail, Highway 20, Independence Highway, Linda Modrell, multi-use path, ODOT, Spring Hill to Scenic

Bike bridge — an idea too far out?

Written March 12th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

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It’s wishful thinking, I know, but a bike bridge across the Willamette River might actually avoid all kinds of other complications as the search continues for a more or less direct Albany-Corvallis Trail.

Posted in: Commentary, Uncategorized
Tags: Albany-Corvallis Trail, Benton County, Bike trails, Corvallis-Albany Trail, Santa Ana River, Willamette River bridge

Cor-Alb Trail gets Albany’s support, again

Written September 24th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

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The planned Corvallis-to-Albany Trail has won renewed support from the Albany City Council. But its completion is still at least three or four years away.

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Tags: Albany City Council, Albany-Corvallis Trail, Benton County Commissioners, Corvallis-Albany Trail

Cor-Alb trail funds OK’d: And now?

Written August 22nd, 2014 by Hasso Hering

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The Aug. 16 story about the Corvallis-Albany — or Albany-Corvallis, depending on our viewpoint — bike trail generated more comments on this webside than any previous item. So you may be interested to learn that the Oregon Transportation Commission today approved partial funding of the project, and the question is: Now what?

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany-Corvallis Trail, Benton County, Corvallis-Albany Trail, Oregon Transportation Commission

Cor-Alb bike trail: Here’s why

Written August 16th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

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When it meets in Ontario later this month, the Oregon Transportation Commission is set to allocate $2 million toward the construction of a bike trail between Corvallis and Albany. Two crashes elsewhere in Oregon, one of which killed a cyclist, illustrate why this is a sound idea.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany-Corvallis Trail, Connect Oregon V, Highway 20, Oregon Transportation Commission

Albany-Corvallis trail: There’s hope!

Written March 25th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 2 responses.

Good news on the bicycling front: The proposed cycling and walking path between Albany and Corvallis has finally moved from being a mere dream to the realm of the possible. I’ve written about that trail for 10 years or more and hoped I might be able to use it some day. Now it’s possible it could be built in […]

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Tags: Albany-Corvallis Trail, Benton County Public Works, Connect Oregon V, ODOT, STIP