The first parking issue connected with the Albany Carousel has come up before the city council. The council’s proposed solution: Reduce free on-street parking available to downtown workers, including employees of the Albany Post Office.
Fairmount speed zone: Here’s why
Written September 25th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
Children generally don’t walk to Fairmount School on Spring Hill Drive in North Albany, so why is there a 20 mph school speed zone? Because now and then, one of them might run.
Riverfront idea: A little Pike Place
Written September 23rd, 2017 by Hasso Hering
The one-story building at the southeast corner of Water Avenue and Hill Street doesn’t look like much. But it could become an attraction on the Albany riverfront if a contractor carries through with a concept he showed the downtown urban renewal board last week.
Gatorade land: Millions at stake
Written September 22nd, 2017 by Hasso Hering
PepsiCo has been unable so far to sell the large tract at the south end of Albany it bought about 10 years ago for a Gatorade manufacturing and bottling plant that was never built. Now it will try again to sell the land, and the city council is willing to help.
On Lyon, less space for cyclists
Written September 21st, 2017 by Hasso Hering
I wonder if this is what the designers had in mind: Putting the sidewalk that close to heavy traffic in front of the new Albany Fire Department’s Station 11 and Hasty Freez, one of the best burger-and-shake joints in town.
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Tags: bicycling, Downtown streets, Fire Station 11, Hasty Freez, Lyon and Ellsworth, Lyon sidewalk, sharrows, sidewalk extensions
Tags: bicycling, Downtown streets, Fire Station 11, Hasty Freez, Lyon and Ellsworth, Lyon sidewalk, sharrows, sidewalk extensions
Revised: CARA and the Eagles
Written September 20th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
Albany’s urban renewal advisory board on Wednesday authorized its staff to talk to the Albany Eagles about possibly buying their lodge building, assuming the property comes up for sale.
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Tags: Albany Eagles lodge, CARA, downtown urban renewal, parking structure
Tags: Albany Eagles lodge, CARA, downtown urban renewal, parking structure
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Truck speed change approved
Will raising the speed limit for trucks make a difference on Oregon freeways? We’ll find out as soon as ODOT gets around to completing the paperwork and installing new signs.
Tags: freeay truck speeds, ODOT, Oregon Transportation Commission