Albany streets

Queen Avenue: In search of name’s origin

Written January 23rd, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 7 responses.

In idle moments over the years, I’ve wondered how Queen Avenue in Albany got its name. Turns out I’m not the only one.

Posted in: Commentary
Tags: Albany streets, Queen Avenue, Queen Victoria, street names

City: Cutting trees to save the sidewalks

Written January 17th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 10 responses.

The Albany neighborhood between Periwinkle Elementary School and Waverly Drive is about to lose its mature street trees. At least one homeowner wishes the city would leave the trees be.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: 22nd Avenue S.E., 22nd Place S.E., Albany streets, Periwinkle Elementary, redbuds, street trees, sycamores, tree felling, trees

Albany’s plan for ADA-accessible streets

Written January 12th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 7 responses.

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

What about all those left-over leaf piles?

Written December 17th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 15 responses.

In case you had not noticed, there are many piles of dead autumn leaves left on Albany streets. Will somebody pick them up and clear the gutters of all that mulch before it clogs the storm drains the next time it rains?

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany streets, autumn leaves, leaf pickup, leaf removal, Republic Services, storm drains, stormwater swales

Portable hoops: Code change is for them

Written September 12th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 13 responses.

If you or your kids have a portable baskeball hoop on your street, you may be interested in a proposed new Albany law that says where these hoops should and should not be placed.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany coe, Albany streets, basketball hoops, community livability, planter strip, portable hoops

Bad streets: How come no complaints?

Written June 6th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 34 responses.

Every once in a while, bumping along the broken pavement and potholed streets of old Albany on my bike, I wonder why the people living there or driving on these streets are not complaining?

Posted in: Commentary
Tags: Albany streets, pavement, potholes, street condition, street maintenance

Company plans shared e-scooters in Albany

Written February 23rd, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 12 responses.

A company named Bird wants to deploy shared electric scooters in Albany, the city council learned Wednesday. One question: Why don’t they just go ahead and do it without getting city officials involved?

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany streets, Bird company, e-scooters, rental scooters, scooters