One of the many upsides of living in Albany is that, even on the bike, you’re never more than a few minutes from the farm fields outside of town.
Thursday was my first chance to take a look at the newly completed Van Buren Bridge across the Willamette River in Corvallis. It is a very handsome and useful bridge, not just for motorists but for walkers and people on bikes as well.
Simpson Park, on the Willamette River downstream from Albany, has become a haven for homeless camps, but local authorities are trying again to clear the campers out.
An surprising sight greeted me on a bike ride Tuesday. Here, you can see for yourself:
The Cox Creek Path often takes me past Albany’s Talking Water Gardens, dormant now for the second year in a row. The question is whether this wastewater treatment installation, completed in 2012 at a cost of about $14 million, will ever be used again.
People driving to the Albany Hospital now don’t have to dodge as many potholes as before.
Albany-Corvallis path: Seeking best alignment
Benton County and ODOT are trying to balance many factors as they try to find the best potential alignment for the long-discussed bikeway and shared-use path between Albany and Corvallis.
Tags: Albany-Corvallis Highway, Albany-Corvallis path, Benton County, Highway 20