HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

More sand on the roads would help

Written January 14th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

In many parts of the Albany area, including and especially hilly North Albany, people were stuck in their houses this weekend because the roads were treacherous with a layer of ice on top of hard-packed snow.


Enjoying the open road on 2 wheels

Written November 25th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

From the photo you might be able to see why this is one of my favorite places to ride a bike near Albany, especially when the weather is nice.


Repaving Gibson Hill: Project set to start

Written June 8th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Expect delays, the sign on Gibson Hill Road says. That doesn’t sound good. But what it also says is that the long-awaited repaving of this North Albany arterial will finally start this month.


Roadside junk: Any answers?

Written June 4th, 2017 by Hasso Hering

Here’s one of life’s vexing questions to which we need a better answer, or any workable answer at all: What do we do about people who leave their trash along our public roads?


 
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