Albany’s plan to impose and collect a fee for storm water management — a rain tax, as I’ve called it — is being clouded by legalistic hair-splitting. So let’s try to lay it out straight.
On the riverfront, ‘an exciting change’
Written April 30th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
My riverfront beat is rarely quiet for long: Saturday night, it turns out, was the last time a scheduled wedding was held at Albany’s Wheelhouse because it no longer will serve as an “event center.” That’s the word from Janet Johnson, who along with her husband, Dave, owns the landmark building on Water Avenue.
Little libraries: Long may they last
Written April 29th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
So if I wanted to sample the books in this Little Free Library, I could do so without even getting off the bike. Perfect! And because of the thoughtful placement of pavers, pedestrians could do so too without getting bark dust on their shoes. Looks like great spot, and I’m glad no regulations have gotten […]
Not a little park, but a parklet
Written April 28th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
Thirty-six years ago the First Interstate Bank in Albany furnished this wide spot in the sidewalk in front of its parking lot on First Avenue in case any downtown pedestrian wanted to pause and take a load off. Now, with the consent of Wells Fargo, the Albany Downtown Association plans to turn the space into […]
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Tags: Albany Downtown Association, Christina Larson, downtown Albany, parklets Varitone Architecture, Peggy Burris
Tags: Albany Downtown Association, Christina Larson, downtown Albany, parklets Varitone Architecture, Peggy Burris
Water Gardens: Talking again
Written April 28th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
Albany’s Talking Water Gardens once again has plenty of water after being almost drained over the past few weeks to help get new plants established in the shallow ponds. The plant cover has been an issue, because without it these constructed wetlands can’t meet their intended purpose of reducing the temperature of water being discharged […]
Council on traffic cameras: Keep going
Written April 27th, 2016 by Hasso Hering
Albany will continue its Redflex contract for red-light cameras, the city council decided in a 5-1 vote Wednesday. Councilor Dick Olsen voted no.
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The dreaded DD: ‘distracted driving’
Does it count as distracted driving if you lift your eyes from the highway to read the overhead sign with an implied warning against distracted driving? Or how about driving through a long work zone on I-5 while snapping photos to illustrate a story about ODOT’s latest safety campaign?
Tags: ODOT, orange bridges, work zone crashes, work zone safety month