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New bikeway: A noisy test ride

Written October 21st, 2015 by Hasso Hering

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On the new and almost-open bikeway along Highway 34 west from Riverside Drive, it’s noisy but not nearly as noisy as my video makes it seem. The combination of traffic and wind played havoc with the little microphone on my camera. Still, I enjoyed Wednesday’s test ride on the part of the bikeway that’s now […]

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Tags: Highway 34, Highway 34 bikeway, ODOT, Riverside Drive

Bad news on the street beat

Written October 9th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

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The latest from the local transportation beat, where I seem to be stuck lately: North Albany drivers like the dual left-turn lanes from Spring Hill Drive on to Highway 20, but ODOT does not, and so the lanes will probably have to go. That’s the gist of a memo that has gone to the Albany City Council ahead […]

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Tags: Albany City Council, dual left turn lanes, Highway 20, ODOT, Spring Hill Drive

Bikeway update: The word is soon

Written October 8th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

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On Thursday I rode down Riverside Drive to check on progress on the bikeway being built along Highway 34. I was hoping it might be finished early, ahead of the Oct. 31 deadline. No such luck. But the wait won’t be too long.

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Tags: Highway 34 bikeway, ODOT, Riverside Drive, Wolcott Road

OReGO: No hacking is possible

Written October 1st, 2015 by Hasso Hering

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Oregon’s program of collecting a mileage fee instead of the gas tax is catching on more slowly than I had thought. But one of my concerns — that it might be vulnerable to computer hackers — appears to be unfounded.

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Tags: mileage charge, mileage fee, ODOT, OreGo

A blast — and much less risky

Written September 11th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

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Riding a bike from West Albany to Corvallis and back is going to be a blast — and a much safer blast at that — once the bikeway along Highway 34 is completed this fall. The route is still closed, according to all the signs. But on Friday, with nothing but time on my hands, […]

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Tags: Highway 34 bikeway, ODOT, Riverside Drive

ODOT resolves guardrail question

Written September 9th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

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Almost a year ago, a question came up in the news about the end pieces on a particular brand of highway guardrails. Whatever happened on that point, I wondered this week. I asked ODOT, and promptly the answer came back.

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Tags: fatal crash, guardrail end terminals, ODOT

My OReGO experience: The latest

Written August 19th, 2015 by Hasso Hering

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My experiment with OReGO, Oregon’s mileage tax program, is proving more interesting than expected. And I can see where, before this approach to road taxation can ever become widespread, let alone mandatory, adjustments will have to be made.

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Tags: ODOT, OreGo, Oregon mileage tax