Owners of the former Mega Foods supermarket property are asking the City of Albany to approve dividing the 4.8-acre tract and to rezone the southern section to allow construction of 42 apartments.
Take a look at this handy little RR crossing
Written January 13th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
There’s a nice little path people can use to walk or bike across the Union Pacific mainline track at Burkhart Street. Nothing much has happened there lately, as far as I know, but I thought I would show it to you anyway.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary
Tags: Burkhart Street crossing, pedestrian crossing, Portland & Western, railroad, Salem Avenue, Union Pacific, Willamette neighborhood
Tags: Burkhart Street crossing, pedestrian crossing, Portland & Western, railroad, Salem Avenue, Union Pacific, Willamette neighborhood
Albany’s plan for ADA-accessible streets
Written January 12th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
When a man named Humphrey poured the concrete for the curb at East Fifth and Railroad streets in Albany in 1910, he could not foresee that 80 years later Congress would pass the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: ADA, ADA evaluation, Albany streets, Americans with Disabilities Act, curb ramps, sidewalks
Tags: ADA, ADA evaluation, Albany streets, Americans with Disabilities Act, curb ramps, sidewalks
Later this year, major work along Queen
Written January 11th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
This summer, get ready for a big reconstruction project on the west end of Queen Avenue, a key traffic route in Albany.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Ferry Street, Pacific Boulevard, pavement rehab, Queen Avenue, railroad crossing, repaving, utility work, water line
Tags: Ferry Street, Pacific Boulevard, pavement rehab, Queen Avenue, railroad crossing, repaving, utility work, water line
A home base for rail maintenance work
Written January 10th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
Once again, a reader’s question sent me on a little ride to see for myself what he was asking about.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Linn County Fair & Expo Center, Railroads, track maintenance, Union Pacific
Tags: Linn County Fair & Expo Center, Railroads, track maintenance, Union Pacific
Checking on Albany hydro: Sales slump
Written January 9th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
Every time the bike and I climb up the steep Third Avenue Bridge from Bryant Way, I look off to my right to see if the Albany hydropower generator is turning. Lately it has been still, not moving at all.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany hydro, hydropower, Santiam Canal, Santiam River, Vine Street plant
Tags: Albany hydro, hydropower, Santiam Canal, Santiam River, Vine Street plant
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On Henderson Park playground, here’s more
Here, as Paul Harvey used to say on his famous radio program, is the rest of the story, that is, in this case the story about the new playground at Albany’s Henderson Park.
Tags: Albany parks, Henderson Park, Kim Lyddane, playground