Judging by the photos that popped up on Facebook Saturday afternoon, I was afraid our plans for a McDonald’s takeout meal had gone up in flames and heavy smoke. But no, it worked out OK, as you can see from the paper bag hanging from my handle bar.
Hub City Village plans to break ground
Written June 3rd, 2023 by Hasso Hering
It was four years ago, in July 2019, that I first reported on Albany’s Creating Housing Coalition and its hopes of building a community of tiny houses for people who have no place else to live. Now the group is about to start building the place.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: bicycling, Creating Housing Coalition, homeless, Hub City Village, mentally ill, Oregon Health Authority
Tags: bicycling, Creating Housing Coalition, homeless, Hub City Village, mentally ill, Oregon Health Authority
The things you can see on a bike ride
Written February 8th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
Riding around town on a bike means you see some stuff you might miss if you stayed put.
Climate fanatics want us to suffer and freeze
Written December 18th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
Wintertime temperatures don’t keep some of us from riding our bikes. We look forward to warming up again indoors when the ride is done. But these days some activists want to deprive Oregon citizens of convenient and affordable heating at home.
An odd little law: Unsafe passing a bike
Written August 31st, 2022 by Hasso Hering
This may be as good a time as any to remind us all about Oregon’s law on how drivers of motor vehicles are supposed to pass people on bicycles.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary
Tags: 2007 legislature, bicycling, bikes, SN 108, traffic laws, unsafe passing
Tags: 2007 legislature, bicycling, bikes, SN 108, traffic laws, unsafe passing
Neighbors: P&W Railroad and Water Gardens
Written April 18th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
A chance to work on the railroad? That sounds intriguing. Makes you wish you were a lot younger than you probably are.
Posted in: Commentary
Tags: bicycling, engineered wetlands, Portland & Western Railroad, Talking Water Gardens, walking trails, wastewater treatment, wildlife
Tags: bicycling, engineered wetlands, Portland & Western Railroad, Talking Water Gardens, walking trails, wastewater treatment, wildlife
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Albany-Corvallis path is still a long way off
Planned and talked about for more than 20 years, the proposed Albany-Corvallis bikeway is still in the works, but don’t expect its completion any time soon or, depending on your age, before you die.
Tags: Albany council, Albany-Corvallis path, Benton County, bicycling, Gary Stockhoff, Hickory Street, Highway 20, ODOT, Rainwater Lane