Someone was wondering about the little metal shed that has just appeared next to the new platform at Albany Station. And no, it’s not the outside restroom that the City of Albany once wanted to build but then postponed.
Albany’s plan for ADA-accessible streets
Written January 12th, 2023 by Hasso Hering
When a man named Humphrey poured the concrete for the curb at East Fifth and Railroad streets in Albany in 1910, he could not foresee that 80 years later Congress would pass the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: ADA, ADA evaluation, Albany streets, Americans with Disabilities Act, curb ramps, sidewalks
Tags: ADA, ADA evaluation, Albany streets, Americans with Disabilities Act, curb ramps, sidewalks
Park mystery answered
Written May 11th, 2013 by
My bike route takes me through Albany’s Bryant Park almost every day, and I’ve been wondering about something: Why has the lower loop of the park drive near the Willamette River been closed to cars? During the routine wintertime flooding, the entire park road was closed. But the upper loop has been open since some time in March […]
Albany news: City lowers ‘restriping’ fee
Written December 6th, 2012 by
Starting now, city permits to “restripe” a parking lot in Albany will cost a less in most cases. Reacting to business complaints, the city council Wednesday passed a resolution lowering the price of a restriping permit to $75 for parking lots with up to five spaces designated for the disabled — so-called accessible spaces. The […]
City poised to lower restriping fee
Written November 6th, 2012 by
Did you know that if you have a parking lot in the city of Albany and want to repaint the stripes, you have to have a city permit? Some businesses and striping contractors apparently didn’t know this either, and they don’t like it, the city council learned Monday. The fees for a parking lot restriping […]
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Benton’s N.A. Park: What about upgrade?
On my way somewhere else on Sunday, I made a detour to North Albany County Park to see if any of the upgrades planned in 2017 had been done.
Tags: ADA, Benton County, North Albany, North Albany Park, playgrounds