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A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

Checking something, and it’s no big deal

Written September 2nd, 2025 by Hasso Hering

  One evening last week found me and my bike on Santiam Highway east of the interstate. As you may guess, this is not an ideal place for riding a bike, so why was I there?


‘Climate-friendly’ areas: An impossible goal

Written February 19th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Albany and other towns of similar size are under state orders to do something that’s impossible: to create “climate friendly areas” where people in the future won’t need cars to go to work or meet most other needs.


Zoning for climate: A questionable quest

Written December 2nd, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Albany and other Oregon towns above 50,000 are preparing to comply with a state order to designate “climate friendly areas.” All I can say is good luck.


Let’s hear it for … the alley

Written May 23rd, 2021 by Hasso Hering

Ever wonder why new residential developments almost never have alleys any more? It’s not an earth-shaking subject, but it occurred to me on a leisurely bike ride around Albany on Sunday.


 
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