Albany city officials want more building and business downtown. To that end they’re launching a review of the city development code, hoping to get rid of regulations that needlessly stymie developers and builders.
Tags: Albany development code, Angelo Planning Group, CARA, Central Albany, Scott Lepman
Riverside bike route: Not so fast
ODOT completed a million-dollar separated bike path along Highway 34 last fall. It’s supposed to be part of a safer bike route between Albany and Corvallis. Linn County had hoped to start this year on its part of the deal — wider shoulders along part of six-mile-long Riverside Drive — but there’s been a delay.
Tags: cycling in the mid-valley, Higway 34 bike path, Linn county roads, ODOT, Riverside Drive