Watching a train go by in close proximity is one of the rewards of riding a bike around Albany. You can stand and watch close to the tracks at pedestrian crossings such as the ones at Burkhart or Pine streets.
About a year and a half ago, in November 2024, the city put up warning barricades at a spot on the Dave Clark Riverfront Path where adjoining plates had separated and opened a gap. The barricades are still there, and so is the gap.
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.
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.
Loss of rail bridge leads to complaint
Last week I got word of a development regarding the collapsed railroad bridge on the Marys River in Corvallis. So I went over there to take a look.
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