At the risk of overdoing reports on the heavy work to redo the Water Avenue railroad crossings in Albany, here’s another one.
After a few days away, the bike and I returned to my Albany riverside beat on Monday and found that much had changed since the week before.
The two river-viewing piers on Albany’s waterfront have been closed to the public for reconstruction since last spring, but now there’s a sign of some progress.
Albany city officials have been working with Obie Companies, a Eugene developer, to explore the possibility of building a downtown hotel and related amenities, City Manager Peter Troedsson announced on Monday.
If you go down to the Albany riverfront during this week’s controversial removal of about 80 trees, you’ll be able to see for yourself at least two things.
With nothing more urgent on my plate, I stopped on the Albany riverfront Tuesday evening to look around. What I saw was nothing sensational or new, but it prompted me to say:
Dwelling on the riverfront: It’s a big project
This corner of Water Avenue in Albany is one of the places where a new pedestrian access to the Dave Clark Riverfront Park is being opened up.
Tags: Albany Waterfront Project, Portland & Western, rail crossings, riverfront, Water Avenue