Festively decorated for Christmas and exuding holiday cheer though it is, the Albany City Hall on Monday will be the site of another likely contentious meeting over recreational pot.
Albany-Corvallis path: Pedaling on?
Written December 2nd, 2016 by Hasso Hering
There’s some doubt whether the long-proposed Albany-Corvallis bike path will ever be built, but Benton County is pedaling on with the idea, so far at least. The next step is a public meeting to hear a report from consultants on phase 1 of their work and “discuss alternative routes.”
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany-Corvallis path, Barney and Worth, Benton County Commissioners
Tags: Albany-Corvallis path, Barney and Worth, Benton County Commissioners
Looking up: Something’s not right
Written November 27th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
Wanting to take a look at the level of the Willamette River after several days of rain on Thanksgiving Day, I found myself at Takena Landing and looked up. Not a pretty sight, I would say.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Ellsworth Street bridge, Takena Landing, Willamette dams, Willamette floods, Willmatte River
Tags: Ellsworth Street bridge, Takena Landing, Willamette dams, Willamette floods, Willmatte River
Wasted parking spaces? Not here
Written November 25th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
There’s a movement across the country to show that towns have been requiring far more off-street parking than they need. But on Friday afternoon at Heritage Mall, it would have been hard to find anyone who agreed.
Stuck in traffic: Get used to it
Written November 22nd, 2016 by Hasso Hering
Stuck once again in slow-moving traffic on Albany’s main drag, I’m wondering if this is ever going to get any better. The answer is no, it won’t. Not in the foreseeable future anyway. Instead, we’re bound to get delayed more often just like drivers in far bigger towns.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany highways, Albany traffic, Albany Transportation Improvement Plan, ODOT, traffic congestion
Tags: Albany highways, Albany traffic, Albany Transportation Improvement Plan, ODOT, traffic congestion
Looking forward to market’s return
Written November 20th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
So we’ll have to wait five months before we can enjoy wandering through the Albany Farmers’ Market once again. Saturday was its last day for 2016, and as the sign said, it won’t reopen until the third Saturday next April.
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Back-in parking: Start practicing
Albany drivers might want to start practicing how to back into a diagonal parking space on their left without hitting the vehicles on either side. If they plan on parking on the street outside the post office, they’ll need that skill starting some time next year.
Tags: diagonal parking, post office streets