You call them food trucks. But the official designation seems to be “mobile food units.” And the city of Albany is fixing to regulate these units in a different way.
In Lexington, making streets last longer
Written March 6th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
On Saturday afternoon, I rode the bike around the Lexington neighborhood in southeast Albany — to check out the streets and the condition of the pavement.
On shopping carts, Albany tries again
Written March 5th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
It was 13 years ago that Albany passed a law to get rid of abandoned shopping carts. It hasn’t worked. And now the city council is poised to try again.
Riverfront project: Check the final design
Written March 5th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
The city of Albany and its consultants, Walker Macy, have published the final designs of the proposed riverfront redevelopment project. They ask people to take a look at the details online.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany Revitalization Area, CARA, Dave Clark Path, Monteith Riverpark, riverfront project, Walker/Macy, Water Avenue
Tags: Albany Revitalization Area, CARA, Dave Clark Path, Monteith Riverpark, riverfront project, Walker/Macy, Water Avenue
As promised, that signal is now on
Written March 3rd, 2021 by Hasso Hering
Here’s a pledge: No more updates and progress reports on the traffic signal at Crocker Land and Gibson Hill in North Albany.
Albany panels favor ‘bike boulevard’ idea
Written March 2nd, 2021 by Hasso Hering
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.”
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany cycling, bike boulevards, car-bike crashes, Madison Street, ODOT, traffic safety
Tags: Albany cycling, bike boulevards, car-bike crashes, Madison Street, ODOT, traffic safety
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Albany’s new shopping cart code: Now what?
When it takes effect in 30 days, Albany will have a new shopping cart law. The city council unanimously passed it Wednesday night without debate, but it’s not clear what difference it will make in the number of carts being dumped and left.
Tags: abandoned carts, Albany council, shoppingcarts