Riding the bike along some of Albany’s thoroughfares Saturday, what I wondered about was this: Where is all that splintered glass coming from?
Look what’s painted on the street
Written January 20th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
Bike lanes in the middle of Pennsylvania Avenue! In both directions, no less. Albany has no streets wide enough for anything like that, but I was glad to see that in the nation’s capital, cycling was regarded well enough to try to make it relatively easy and safe on the most prominent street.
The Big Trash Day Dilemma
Written April 11th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
Where to put your garbage and recycling cans on the weekly trash day is a perplexing and occasionally vexing question without a universal solution. Luckily, it doesn’t matter as long as everybody realizes there are no easy answers and acts accordingly.
Lines on Independence: Oops!
Written August 20th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
On Sunday I wondered where “the bike lane” went and complained that it was gone. Now I can report that Benton County obliterated it by mistake and intends to make it good next summer or late spring.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Benton County Public Works, bicycling, bike lanes, Independence Highway, Laurie Starha
Tags: Benton County Public Works, bicycling, bike lanes, Independence Highway, Laurie Starha
What bike lane, where?
Written November 22nd, 2014 by Hasso Hering
Fall means blocked bike lanes
Written November 18th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
As bike lane obstructions go, this isn’t all that bad. Still, it’s an example of why people on bikes sometimes can’t use the bike lanes all that well. This is on Albany’s Salem Avenue, where homeowners have swept the autumn leaves into the street in the hope that sooner or later, the piles will be picked […]
Posted in: Commentary
Tags: autumn leaves, bicycling, bike lanes, leaf removal, leaves blocking bike lanes
Tags: autumn leaves, bicycling, bike lanes, leaf removal, leaves blocking bike lanes
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Trash cans in the bike lane: A common lament
Bill Clotere, a reader in North Albany, had a suggestion for a “topic for a boring day”: Trash cans in the bike lanes, sometimes left there long after the pick-up day has passed.
Tags: bike lanes, obstructiion, sidewalks, trash cans