If everything goes according to plan, an eagerly awaited traffic signal in North Albany will be activated at 10 a.m. March 3. That’s Wednesday, in case you’ve lost track of the calendar.
Annexation sought to build more housing
Written February 28th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
Many new houses on the south end of town will be the eventual result after the city of Albany annexes about 35 acres east of Lochner Road.
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Tags: Albany housing, Albany Planning Commission, annexation, Lochner Road, Oak Creek area
Tags: Albany housing, Albany Planning Commission, annexation, Lochner Road, Oak Creek area
The St. Francis project: Taking a look
Written February 26th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
From the fourth floor of the old St. Francis Hotel, you have a fine view of downtown Albany and beyond. You could see even farther from the roof.
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Tags: CARA, downtown Albany, downtown revival, Flinn Block, Historic buildings, historic hotels, Marc Manley, St. Francis, urban renewal
Tags: CARA, downtown Albany, downtown revival, Flinn Block, Historic buildings, historic hotels, Marc Manley, St. Francis, urban renewal
Landmark oak survives another storm
Written February 24th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
Unlike some other big old trees, Albany’s so-called “messenger oak” at Heritage Mall seems to have survived the ice storm this month without visible damage.
To fix the lights on those steel flowers
Written February 23rd, 2021 by Hasso Hering
Changing colored lights are a significant nighttime feature of the four steel sculptures in the grassy area near the Pacific Boulevard off-ramp to Lyon Street in downtown Albany. But lately they’ve not come on.
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Tags: Albany public art, Lyon and Pacific off-ramp, public art, steel wildflowers
Tags: Albany public art, Lyon and Pacific off-ramp, public art, steel wildflowers
Albany fee decision set for next month
Written February 22nd, 2021 by Hasso Hering
If you pay Albany water and sewer bills, you may prepare yourself to start paying an additional monthly fee to support the functions and services of the municipal government.
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Albany panels favor ‘bike boulevard’ idea
Two Albany advisory commissions would like the city to go ahead and improve Madison Street from Pacific Boulevard to First Avenue as a “bicycle boulevard.”
Tags: Albany cycling, bike boulevards, car-bike crashes, Madison Street, ODOT, traffic safety