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Bike trap at Queen Ave. crossing is fixed

Written May 21st, 2026 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 5 responses.

Well, what do you know! The bike trap at the Queen Avenue railroad crossing has been eliminated. It’s smooth sailing now, or rather riding.

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Still harping about that bike lane hazard

Written February 15th, 2026 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 3 responses.

About once a week or so, the bike takes me west on Queen Avenue and across the tracks south of the Albany railroad yard. Each ride reminds me of a potential hazard left by a paving project in 2024.

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It’s still there: Bike trap at Queen crossing

Written July 13th, 2025 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 19 responses.

If you approach the rail crossing on Queen Avenue from the east, beware of the trap they’ve left for people on bikes.

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Queen crossing now features a bike trap

Written January 8th, 2025 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 11 responses.

If ODOT and the railroads ever carry out their plans for the Queen Avenue crossing in Albany, I’ll quit writing about it. But the improvement project at the crossing keeps slipping further back in time.

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New in a ‘conflict zone:’ Green stripes

Written October 28th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 4 responses.

When Queen Avenue east of Pacific Boulevard in Albany was repaved and reopened to traffic last week, a new wrinkle appeared in the markings the contractor laid down: a series of green stripes in the bike lane.

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