This is an oak with three trunks, trunks that have grown around what looks like a storm sewer grate. The question is: How come? How did it get there?
The ‘Idaho stop’ stalls in state Senate
Written May 31st, 2019 by Hasso Hering
All you Albany drivers who recoiled at the prospect of an Idaho stop law for bicyclists, you can relax. The bill is dead. Or at least it appears that way.
Those holes in the road: Being fixed
Written May 30th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
No more sudden jolts when driving on Lyon and Ellsworth Streets in downtown Albany. A contractor for the city is finishing what was left undone when ODOT repaved the downtown couplet of Highway 20 last year.
At Talking Waters, an added feature
Written May 30th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
At Albany’s Talking Water Gardens the other day, I noticed something new: Three spiffy bike racks near the entrance. Is that supposed to be a hint to bike riders to leave their wheels behind and proceed on foot?
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany Public Works, bicycling, bike racks, Talking Water Gardens
Tags: Albany Public Works, bicycling, bike racks, Talking Water Gardens
Closing the loop on Albany’s Panera
Written May 29th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
Ever since the signs went up more than a year ago, there’s been a certain amount of interest in Panera Bread opening a restaurant in Albany. So for the sake of closing the loop now that it is open, I rode out there for a little snack on Wednesday afternoon.
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Sidewalk construction poked a hole
Written May 28th, 2019 by Hasso Hering
It seems like forever that the sidewalk has been torn up on the northwest corner of Broadalbin Street and First Avenue in downtown Albany. What happened, why is it taking so long to make repairs?
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Apartments on river get Albany staff’s OK
The site plan for a proposed 105-unit apartment complex on the Willamette River has won the tentative approval of the Albany city planning staff. Neighbors who submitted written comments now have until June 10 to ask for a public hearing before the Albany Planning Commission.
Tags: Albany housing, apartments, The Banks, Willamette River