It was in 2021 that the Albany Planning Commission approved the site plan for a 22-unit apartment complex on Salem Avenue. Now the project has been built, and it looks almost ready for people to move in.
Returning to Salem Avenue roundabout
Written October 16th, 2025 by Hasso Hering
A reader’s comment sent me back to the new roundabout on Albany’s Salem Avenue on Wednesday. Watching five minutes of peak-hour traffic, I didn’t see any problems. No crashes and no close calls.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany traffic, mini roundabout, roundabout, Salem Avenue
Tags: Albany traffic, mini roundabout, roundabout, Salem Avenue
Albany’s mini roundabout: Taking a look
Written September 3rd, 2025 by Hasso Hering
Albany’s newest traffic roundabout — actually a “mini roundabout” —Â was finished and opened on Friday before Labor Day. After reading a slew of Facebook comments about this change in the traffic pattern, I paid it a visit Wednesday night.
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Tags: crashes, intersection, mini roundabout, Salem Avenue, traffic
Tags: crashes, intersection, mini roundabout, Salem Avenue, traffic
Highway history: Tracking 99E through Albany
Written August 25th, 2025 by Hasso Hering
Eighty-six years ago, Albany had about 5,600 residents, and the Pacific Highway still ran right through the middle of town. But where exactly?
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Elm Street, Oregon Highway Department, Pacific Highway, Salem Avenue, Southern Pacific Overcrossing
Tags: Elm Street, Oregon Highway Department, Pacific Highway, Salem Avenue, Southern Pacific Overcrossing
Enough already with that roundabout
Written August 21st, 2025 by Hasso Hering
If you’re reading this, you may be spending way too much time on this “mini roundabout” that a contractor for the city of Albany is building on Salem Avenue at Waverly Drive.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News, Trains, Videos
Tags: Amtrak Cascades, pavement, railroad tracks, roundabout, Salem Avenue
Tags: Amtrak Cascades, pavement, railroad tracks, roundabout, Salem Avenue
Time to brush up on roundabout rules
Written August 12th, 2025 by Hasso Hering
As you may have read here before, Albany is about to get another traffic roundabout. Judging by how befuddled a few drivers still seem to be by these features on our streets, it might be worth another look at how to use them.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Clow Corner, Highway99W, ODOT, roundabout, Salem Avenue, traffic circles
Tags: Clow Corner, Highway99W, ODOT, roundabout, Salem Avenue, traffic circles
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Bike path detour avoids bridge construction
Construction work to replace the Waverly Drive bridge over Cox Creek could have blocked access to the Cox Creek walking trail and bike path, but it has not.
Tags: Cox Creek path, parks, Salem Avenue