There was some grumbling on Facebook that an entire downtown Albany parking lot and adjacent street were blocked for a special event. But the closure, planned since February, had the support of the Albany Downtown Association.
Math standards not met: Here’s why
Written October 25th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
If you’re wondering why so many Oregon high school students fail to meet the standards for math, it’s because the test is hard. Very hard. At least to me, who was not that hot in integral calculus when it mattered, some 55 years ago.
River View project: Still in planning stage
Written October 24th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
As you can see, nothing has yet happened at this site of the proposed River View apartment complex near Albany’s Bowman Park. I wondered about the status of the proposal, and so I asked.
Will this tricky corner ever be fixed?
Written October 23rd, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Once again, on Tuesday morning, a log truck spilled its load while turning from Spring Hill Drive on Highway 20 toward the Ellsworth Street bridge. When will ODOT do something about this corner, tricky because of its steep downhill turn.
CARA wants to buy a downtown property
Written October 21st, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Albany’s urban renewal agency will try to buy a downtown property. They don’t want the public to know which one, but it sounds like the building and parking lot of the former Wells Fargo branch on First Avenue.
More passenger rail: Wake up to the price
Written October 19th, 2018 by Hasso Hering
Nobody would blame you for having nodded off during the prolonged planning for Oregon Passenger Rail. Time to wake up, though, for now there are some startling figures at hand regarding the costs.
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Tags: Albany Station. ODOT, Amtrak, Cascades trains, Oregon passenger rail
Tags: Albany Station. ODOT, Amtrak, Cascades trains, Oregon passenger rail
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Smooth riding on new subdivision streets
The streets appear to be mostly finished in a new subdivision on the western edge of Albany’s Broadway Neighborhood. I tried them out on the bike last week, and they are fine, as you would expect.
Tags: 13th Avenue Subdivision, Hayden Homes