HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Bus station or bike lane? It’s both

Written May 3rd, 2025 by Hasso Hering

A bike ride last week brought me to what has to be the busiest bus stop of the Albany Transit System. And as you can see, buses stopping there take up pretty much the entire bike lane on that side of the street.


No more goldfish on this Albany road

Written April 11th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

On a bike ride Friday, I took another look at Goldfish Farm Road, where a contractor for Linn County this week started replacing the bridge over Cox Creek.


‘Must not block’? Easier said than done

Written November 29th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

It’s the end of November, so it must be time to get exercised about piles of dead leaves on Albany streets. Not that complaining does any good.


Why there’s debris in highway bike lanes

Written June 18th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

“As a fellow cyclist,” Albany resident Travis Remington asked me, “how do feel about the upkeep of the main bike lanes through Albany?”


Wondering about physics while fixing a flat

Written November 25th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Flat tires caused by punctures are a fact of life when riding a bicycle. But the physics of just how this happens is not necessarily clear.


South Pacific bike lanes invite disaster

Written November 10th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

A few days ago I took the bike to 53rd Avenue in south Albany. The trip on South Pacific Boulevard and back illustrated a glaring gap in Albany’s bike infrastructure.


On keeping bikes and motor vehicles apart

Written July 14th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Last summer’s fatal accident outside of Albany reminded us that single painted lines don’t offer cyclists much protection from motor vehicles. So how about double lines?


 
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