speed limits

New speed limits: Expect little change

Written March 2nd, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 5 responses.

If they haven’t already, Albany city crew members will shortly change speed limit signs on the Waverly Drive and Columbus Street corridor from Santiam Highway south to the city limit.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany streets, Columbus, ODOT, pace limits, speed limits, speed study, Transportation Advisory Commission, Waverly

With new radar, speeders may get warnings

Written November 4th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 10 responses.

Albany police are planning to buy a better type of speed-radar trailer, one that can record the license plates of vehicles it observes to be speeding.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany council, Albany police, Oregon law, photo radar, police radar, speed control, speed limits, speed radar

Downtown speed: Who cares?

Written October 10th, 2013 by

Comments: no responses.

Of all the things to worry about, the speed limit on Highway 20 through downtown Albany is at the very bottom of the list. Especially if the choice is between very slow at 25 mph or even slower at 20. But as ODOT explains it, when they talked with the city about “decommissioning” a crosswalk […]

Posted in: Commentary
Tags: Albany downtown couplet, ODOT, speed limits

HASSO HERING

New speed limits: Expect little change

With new radar, speeders may get warnings

Downtown speed: Who cares?