HASSO HERING

A perspective from Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley

A dubious idea for the Lyon Street Bridge

Written August 15th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

The Lyon Street Bridge across the Willamette River has a bike lane and a raised sidewalk, each 6 feet wide. The City of Albany is contemplating a plan to combine them as a 10-foot wide multi-use path, the point of which is hard to see.


Albany-Corvallis Trail: One segment’s done

Written October 25th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

It was early in August when I took this photo. It’s on the south side of the new configuration of Highway 20 at Independence Highway, an ODOT safety project that had just been completed.


Albany-Corvallis bikeway: The wait continues

Written April 2nd, 2023 by Hasso Hering

It has been 18 years since Benton County Commissioner Linda Modrell started talking about a bikeway linking Albany and Corvallis. Now, two isolated segments are actually being built, but where and when they’ll connect is anybody’s guess.


Hwy. 34 path: What it costs, and saves

Written July 11th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

The answer is $1.1 million. And the question, posed by reader Gary Womack in an email a few days ago, was: ” I would also like to know how much money this bike path will be costing the taxpayers (me),so that a very few people can ride their bikes.”


 
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