It was five years ago, in July 2019, that leaders of a new nonprofit in Albany were telling me about their plans for Hub City Village. Now they’re about to celebrate reaching their goal.
Clearing algae: Waverly Lake looks good
Written August 31st, 2024 by Hasso Hering
Back in Albany Friday after being away for a week, I read on Facebook that the algae harvesters were back on Waverly Lake. I passed the lake on a bike ride Saturday and, sure enough, almost all of the algae on the lake’s surface were gone.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: algae, Aquatic Harvesting, bicycling, water, Waverly Lake
Tags: algae, Aquatic Harvesting, bicycling, water, Waverly Lake
With ‘Marvin’s Garden’ closed, now what?
Written August 30th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
After a week out of town, on Friday the bike took me past what used to be the City of Albany’s designated camping site for homeless people.
Bikeway’s Albany zig-zag stays in place
Written August 29th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
The Willamette Valley Scenic Bikeway goes through Albany, as you might expect, but on a convoluted route. Cycle Oregon proposed an improvement, but the suggestion has been turned down.
Timberlab access deal saves farming district
Written August 28th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
This photo, taken on a bike ride in June 2023, comes in handy now to illustrate a historic deal that saves the Dever-Conner farming area near Millersburg from urban or industrial expansion for the next 51 years.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: access road, Dever-Conner Ag District, driveway, farmland, Linn County, Millersburg, orchard, protecting farmland, Timberlab, urban growth boundary
Tags: access road, Dever-Conner Ag District, driveway, farmland, Linn County, Millersburg, orchard, protecting farmland, Timberlab, urban growth boundary
Path led me back to 1890 train wreck
Written August 27th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
On Dec. 16, 1890, the Southern Pacific’s southbound freight due in Albany at 2 p.m. was two hours late. And before it would have reached town, it crashed through the bridge on Cox Creek at 4 p.m.
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Tags: 1890, Albany train wreck, Jacksonville, Railroads, Rails to Trails, Rogue River Valley Railway
Tags: 1890, Albany train wreck, Jacksonville, Railroads, Rails to Trails, Rogue River Valley Railway
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Question for a slow day: Why square?
This story is about a pothole. Not just any pothole. Not the kind of pothole which Albany’s older local streets have in abundance. This pothole is special, or it seems that way.
Tags: bicycling, Fourth Avenue, pavement, potholes, streets, Waverly Drive