If apartments are ever built on this Albany riverfront site between Bowman and Simpson parks, at least the perennial trashing of the property will come to an end.
Posted in: Uncategorized
NA rezoning: Innovation? Forget it
Written August 9th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
It would be convenient to live in apartments with commercial services readily available on the ground floor, but Albany zoning apparently doesn’t allow it. That’s why developer Jim Winkler asked to rezone nearly 13 vacant acres in North Albany, but almost all the neighbors are against it, and the city council Wednesday failed to approve […]
Our cool — and clean — rivers
Written August 8th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
It’s hard to beat the shallow waters of a little river when the temperature climbs into the 90s, as it did again Tuesday. In that department, we’re pretty well positioned in the mid-valley.
Posted in: Commentary
Giving real Vandals a bad name
Written August 8th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
On a bike ride Monday, I came across this scene at the entrance to Albany’s Simpson Park and Talking Water Gardens, and it leads to this conclusion: People who overturn portable toilets or commit other acts of vandalism are telling the world that, unlike the historical Vandals, they are really, really dumb.
Albany Transit: Can less be more?
Written August 7th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
If you ride the buses of Albany’s small Transit System, you may face even longer waits and have to walk farther to your job if changes now being discussed take effect.
Saving space on Interstate 5
Written August 5th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
Here’s another reason to welcome double-stacking of containers on Union Pacific’s mainline through Albany: Think of the additional congestion prevented on Interstate 5 that the trains represent.
Albany Albany City Council Albany council Albany downtown Albany Fire Department Albany housing Albany parks Albany Planning Commission Albany police Albany Post Office Albany Public Works Albany riverfront Albany schools Albany Station Albany streets Albany traffic Albany urban renewal apartments ARA Benton County bicycling bike lanes Bowman Park Bryant Park Calapooia River CARA climate change COVID-19 Cox Creek Crocker Lane cumberland church cycling Dave Clark Path DEQ downtown Albany Edgewater Village Ellsworth Street bridge Highway 20 homeless housing Interstate 5 land use Linn County Millersburg Monteith Riverpark North Albany ODOT Oregon coast Oregon legislature Pacific Power Portland & Western Queen Avenue Republic Services Riverside Drive Santiam Canal Scott Lepman Talking Water Gardens The Banks Tom Cordier Union Pacific urban renewal Water Avenue Waterfront Project Waverly Lake Willamette River
Copyright 2024. All Rights Reserved. Hasso Hering.
Website Serviced by Santiam Communications
Takena Landing to get new dock
To the casual observer the wooden floating dock at Albany’s Takena Landing doesn’t look as though it’s in bad shape. But it’s going to be replaced next spring, and the new one will have a fiberglass deck.
Tags: canoeing, Oregon State Marine Board, Takena Landing, Willamette River