A month and a half after the Bird company’s electric scooters arrived in Albany, how is this experiment in “urban mobility” working out?
CARA opts to demolish old Wells Fargo branch
Written June 15th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
The former Wells Fargo bank in downtown Albany is to be demolished and the site offered for sale to a developer who would build apartments.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany council, Albany Revitalization, ARA, CARA, urban renewal, Wells Fargo
Tags: Albany council, Albany Revitalization, ARA, CARA, urban renewal, Wells Fargo
Not a trestle, but a temporary platform
Written June 15th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
No, lack of headroom won’t be a problem as the Union Pacific builds a massive structure over the Cox Creek Path in Albany.
New trestle: Wondering about headroom
Written June 14th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
The way the construction crew has been making progress, the new railroad trestle on Cox Creek in Albany should be spanning the bike and walking path there any day now.
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Tags: Cox Creek, Cox Creek path, Railroads, trestles, Union Pacific, UP mainline
Tags: Cox Creek, Cox Creek path, Railroads, trestles, Union Pacific, UP mainline
At the old OER depot, envisioning the future
Written June 13th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
It’s hard to imagine now what the old Oregon Electric Railway depot in Albany will be like once it has been fully restored and Sybaris Bistro has moved in. But Matt Bennett can imagine it very well, and he explained his ideas to me this week.
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Tags: Albany Revitalization Agency, CARA, Fifth Avenue, Matt Bennettt, OER depot, Oregon Electric Railway, Sybaris, urban renewal
Tags: Albany Revitalization Agency, CARA, Fifth Avenue, Matt Bennettt, OER depot, Oregon Electric Railway, Sybaris, urban renewal
Something to think about: ‘Unnecessary noise’
Written June 12th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
One of the signs at this construction site caught my eye as I left Bowman Park on a recent bike ride. It pointed me to a section of the Albany Municipal Code I didn’t know existed.
Posted in: Commentary
Tags: Abany Municipal Code, Albany noise ordinance, construction noise, exhaust cutouts, loud exhaust, Unnecessary noise
Tags: Abany Municipal Code, Albany noise ordinance, construction noise, exhaust cutouts, loud exhaust, Unnecessary noise
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UP’s bridge job on Cox Creek: $2.2 million
In case you haven’t had enough yet of this Cox Creek railroad project, here’s more. Today I heard from Aaron Hunt, senior director of public affairs for the Union Pacific in Portland.
Tags: Cox Creek bridge, Cox Creek trestle, homeless camp, Union Pacific