On Facebook the other day, somebody complained that my bike shows up in many of the photos on hh-today. “Unprofessional,” I believe was the word used. To which I say: Tough.
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.
Paint the lanes green: Safer riding
Written March 11th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Albany is pretty safe for bicyclists, generally speaking, but it hasn’t yet adopted a simple way of marking bike lanes, an approach that might make the town safer yet.
Posted in: Commentary
Tags: Albany Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission, bicycling, green bike lanes, Medford bike lanes
Tags: Albany Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission, bicycling, green bike lanes, Medford bike lanes
Nice bike lanes; why so short?
Written October 5th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
Independence Highway in Benton County has a nice new surface, and a section of the road is wider too, prompting a reader’s question for which the Answer Man hastened to obtain a response.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Benton County Public Works, bicycling, Independence Highway, North Albany bikeways
Tags: Benton County Public Works, bicycling, Independence Highway, North Albany bikeways
On Lyon, less space for cyclists
Written September 21st, 2017 by Hasso Hering
I wonder if this is what the designers had in mind: Putting the sidewalk that close to heavy traffic in front of the new Albany Fire Department’s Station 11 and Hasty Freez, one of the best burger-and-shake joints in town.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: bicycling, Downtown streets, Fire Station 11, Hasty Freez, Lyon and Ellsworth, Lyon sidewalk, sharrows, sidewalk extensions
Tags: bicycling, Downtown streets, Fire Station 11, Hasty Freez, Lyon and Ellsworth, Lyon sidewalk, sharrows, sidewalk extensions
Let’s hear it for bike racks
Written August 19th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
While the weather is nice, getting around town on a bicycle is easy and fun. And all the places where people on bikes usually go might want to consider whether there’s a handy place for riders to park their wheels.
Enjoying summer’s first day
Written June 20th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
There are lots of ways to observe the first day of summer, I guess. But I figure one of the best is to make use of the county roads in Oregon’s mid-valley for a leisurely ride on my bike. So that’s what I did on Monday morning.
For less CO2, encourage cycling
Written February 4th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
As near as I can tell — and the search features of the Oregon legislature’s excellent website make it easy to check — not a single bill this session deals with bicycles. The majority Democrats claim to want to reduce carbon emissions to the atmosphere. Encouraging cycling is one immediate and low-cost way to accomplish that, […]
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary
Tags: bicycling, carbon dioxide, climate change, Oregon bicycle laws
Tags: bicycling, carbon dioxide, climate change, Oregon bicycle laws
Plenty of space to ride a bike
Written January 11th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
5 We like to think of Oregon’s mid-valley as the ideal place for riding a bike. But as I hope the video shows, the central valley of California, away from the cities, is cycling country too.
Thinking of bike tax on a New Year’s ride
Riding along the Oregon coast at the beginning of 2019, the old idea of bike taxation kept turning in my head despite the sunny brilliance of the day.
Tags: bicycling, biking on New Year's, Oregon bike taxation