Watching a video on urban planning and transportation the other day, I heard the presenter refer to “bike gutters.” What did he mean?
Seen up close, those sewer grates are safe
Written January 9th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
Friday’s short video tour of bike lanes along Highways 20 and 99E (Albany’s Santiam Highway and Pacific Boulevard) caused a least a couple of viewers to worry about the sewer grates as they flashed by.
Posted in: Commentary
Tags: Albany highways, bike lanes, cycling, Pacific Boulevard, Santiam Highway, storm sewer grates
Tags: Albany highways, bike lanes, cycling, Pacific Boulevard, Santiam Highway, storm sewer grates
What’s that? Another construction site…
Written December 11th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
What are they building there? That’s a question I get now and then, and in the case of 416 Pacific Blvd. S.W. in Albany, the short answer is “a commercial building.”
What’s ‘wrong’ with this scene?
Written May 9th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
There’s not much to say about this Albany highway sign, except that, well, this does look like the wrong way to attach a sign.
On Pacific, from Wendy’s to weeds
Written July 3rd, 2016 by Hasso Hering
What used to be Wendy’s restaurant on Albany’s Pacific Boulevard has been closed for a year and a half, and the property has turned into a showcase of landscaping neglect.
Overpass: A diamond jubilee
Written September 19th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
Looking for an elevated vantage point the other day, I hiked up the sidewalk of the Albany railroad overpass and discovered that the bridge is 75 years old this year. A significant milestone, it seems to me, and worth mentioning here.
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Changes coming on Santiam and Pacific
IÂ took this photo on a Sunday in February 2020, after ODOT announced plans to work on the busy Albany intersection of Waverly Drive and Santiam Highway. Now the department is getting ready to carry out that and another Albany project at an estimated combined cost of nearly $6 million.
Tags: Airport Road, Albany highway projects, highway work, ODOT, Pacific Boulevard, raised median, Santiam Highway, Waverly and U.S. 20