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Let CARA think big and then quit

Written June 20th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 18 responses.

Now that the downtown streetscape project is winding down, Albany’s urban renewal agency will have to decide what to do next. One potential idea: Put on a push to improve the neighborhood east of Lyon Street by rebuilding the streets and upgrading the houses that need it.

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Alternate route? No, but a nice drive

Written June 19th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 9 responses.

Not an “alternate route” to Albany exactly, but much more scenic.If you signed up for email alerts from the Albany police, you got this “traffic advisory” at 4:19 Tuesday afternoon: “Hwy 20 between North Albany Rd and 1st Avenue limited to single lane traffic due to diesel spill. Use alternate routes.”

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Making everything harder: growth

Written June 18th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 18 responses.

Our busybody state government has, you will not be surprised to learn, a “Global Warming Commission.” Its motto is “Keep Oregon Cool.” If only it could.

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A noisy time at the farmers’ market

Written June 16th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 7 responses.

[youtube video=”1Hd7uG1twJs”] What’s a little extra noise when you’re at the Albany Farmers’ Market?

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Sign wavers: Will machines take over?

Written June 15th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 9 responses.

[youtube video=”G9S7FY1EyuI”] With too much time on my hands, I scanned the revised Albany sign code that city officials and their consultants have been laboring for months to produce. Hard as I looked, I could find no mention of the latest in business promotions: robot sign wavers like the one above.

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Back-in parking: Council notes complaints

Written June 14th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 26 responses.

One day after the Albany City Council acknowledged complaints about the left-side, back-in angled parking outside the post office, I went there hoping to document that drivers had finally become accustomed to the layout. As you can see, that’s not what I found.

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Ahead of him, a really long ride

Written June 13th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Comments: 5 responses.

There are easier ways to reach the East Coast, and quicker ones. Brann Smith, however, aims to get there the hard way — on his bike.

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