If you point out an unexpected road hazard that could hurt or kill somebody, you would think people in charge would do something to fix it. But you’d be wrong.
Why all the trash? Because we allow it
Written February 16th, 2026 by Hasso Hering
That’s the trouble with winter: The foliage is gone and you can see the trash that people have left behind where, in summer, it’s hidden in the bushes.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Calapooia River, homeless, Queen Avenue, trash piles, vagrancy
Tags: Calapooia River, homeless, Queen Avenue, trash piles, vagrancy
Still harping about that bike lane hazard
Written February 15th, 2026 by Hasso Hering
About once a week or so, the bike takes me west on Queen Avenue and across the tracks south of the Albany railroad yard. Each ride reminds me of a potential hazard left by a paving project in 2024.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: bike lane, bike lane gap, Portland & Western, Queen Avenue, railroad crossing
Tags: bike lane, bike lane gap, Portland & Western, Queen Avenue, railroad crossing
One afternoon at the Queen Avenue crossing
Written December 8th, 2025 by Hasso Hering
Over the years Albany drivers have developed a great deal of patience when it comes to waiting at the railroad crossing on Queen Avenue. But what choice do they have?
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News, Videos
Tags: Albay railroad yard, Portland & Western, Queen Avenue, train horn
Tags: Albay railroad yard, Portland & Western, Queen Avenue, train horn
Cameras go live at two more intersections
Written July 25th, 2025 by Hasso Hering
Heads up, Albany drivers: The third and fourth sets of automated traffic cameras now are active and ready to record anyone running a red light or driving too fast.
A new wrinkle in bike lane markings
Written November 3rd, 2024 by Hasso Hering
Here’s an apparent innovation in pavement markings: a double white line with chevrons denoting the bike lane on the section of Albany’s Queen Avenue that was repaved last month.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany streets, bicycling, curve markings, like lanes, Oregon DMV, pavement markings, Queen Avenue
Tags: Albany streets, bicycling, curve markings, like lanes, Oregon DMV, pavement markings, Queen Avenue
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When old signs no longer mean it
What we need, in addition to a lot of other things, is a rule that says when a business closes it has to take down its signs.
Tags: Chevron, gas stations, Mobile, Pacific Boulevard, Queen Avenue, signs