Albany cycling

Remembering Stathos and Albany bike ideas

Written March 30th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 7 responses.

Several times since 2012, I’ve paid tribute in this space to the late Don Stathos, father of the Oregon Bike Bill. And it’s that time again:

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary
Tags: Albany cycling, bicycling, bike lanes, delineators, Don Stathos, racks

Bike boulevards: Questioning the need

Written December 28th, 2021 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 21 responses.

Albany’s transportation plan contains proposals for a dozen so-called “bike boulevards” along segments of existing streets. None have been built, but that’s no big deal because bicyclists don’t need them to get around town.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany cycling, Albany Transportation Systems Plan, Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission, bicycling, bike boulevards

Benton: UP won’t allow bikeway underpass

Written April 6th, 2021 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 8 responses.

It’s hard to say whether the long-planned but never built Albany-Corvallis Bikeway in Benton County is still a possibility, especially now that the Albany portion has to be reconsidered.

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Tags: Albany cycling, Albany-Corvallis Bikeway, Benton County, Highway 20, Oregon cycling, Riverside Drive, Thornton Lake Road, Union Pacific

Biking across the Ellsworth Street Bridge

Written March 11th, 2021 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 12 responses.

If you’re going to ride a bike around Albany for any length of time, sooner or later you’re going to want to cross the Willamette River.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany cycling, Ellsworth Street bridge, river crossings, Willamette River

Albany panels favor ‘bike boulevard’ idea

Written March 2nd, 2021 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 8 responses.

Two Albany advisory commissions would like the city to go ahead and improve Madison Street from Pacific Boulevard to First Avenue as a “bicycle boulevard.”

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany cycling, bike boulevards, car-bike crashes, Madison Street, ODOT, traffic safety

Christmas Eve on the Periwinkle Bikepath

Written December 24th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 9 responses.

What’s better on Christmas Eve than a quick bike ride through town, including a short jaunt on a segment of Albany’s Periwinkle Bikepath?

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Tags: Albany cycling, Christmas, cycling, Oregon, Periwinkle Bikepath

One dead end on my riverfront beat

Written December 15th, 2020 by Hasso Hering

Comments: one response.

This is the north end of Harrison Street in Albany’s Willamette Neighborhood. Beyond the guardrail there’s Bowman Park, but don’t try to get there this way.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary
Tags: Albany cycling, Bowman Park, Harrison Street, Willamette River