Bowman Park

Wood-chip path: Not great for bikes

Written April 28th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 21 responses.

That’s a swell-looking new pathway along the Willamette River between Bowman and Eads parks in Albany. Only trouble: The thick layer of wood chips means you can’t ride a bike there.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany parks, Bowman Park, Dave Clark, Eads Park, pathways, riverfront path, Simpson Park, surface treatments, Willamette River, wood chips

Albany seeks to improve riverside trail

Written December 22nd, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 6 responses.

Albany city officials have an idea for an improved walking and biking trail along the south side of the Willamette River. The “multi-use path” would follow the route of an existing dirt track that links Bowman and Simpson parks.

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Tags: Albany parks, Albany Public Works, Bowman Park, community paths, ODOT, ostco, Periwinkle Creek, riverside trail, Simpson Park, Waverly Park, Winco

Riverside apartments post what they’ll cost

Written April 25th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 35 responses.

Once again last week, the bike took me on the trail between the Willamette River and The Banks, the 120-unit apartment complex under construction near Bowman Park in Albany. Then, over the weekend, I noticed that the Salem-based developers have opened a website that shows the floor plans of different units and what they will […]

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany apartments, apartment rent, Bowman Park, cost of rent, housing, Simpson Park, The Banks, Willamette River

Bowman dock cleared of debris, for now

Written March 22nd, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: one response.

I didn’t know it at the time, but when I reported on the big buildup of debris at the Bowman Park dock last Friday, the job of clearing the mess had already been scheduled by the Albany parks maintenance crew.

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Tags: Bowman Park, floating docks, Willamette River, winter debris

On the floating dock at Bowman Park

Written March 18th, 2022 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 7 responses.

On a bike ride Friday I paid a visit to Albany’s Bowman Park and walked out on the floating dock. Here, take a look: That was all there was to it. Who’s going to have to clear all that debris hung up on the dock? Well, it’s a city park, so the job probably falls […]

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary
Tags: Albany parks, Bowman Park, river boat ramps, river debris, trash in the river, Willamette River

The changing scene near Bowman Park

Written November 26th, 2021 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 7 responses.

If you haven’t been to Bowman Park in Albany since the summer, you may be surprised, the next time you go, by how the view at the entrance to the park has changed.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany housing, apartments, Bowman Park, riverfront path, The Banks apartments, Willamette River

Archaeologists dig at Albany apartment site

Written August 30th, 2021 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 3 responses.

An archaeological team continued working Monday at the construction site of “The Banks” apartment project near Bowman Park on the Willamette River. Exactly what they are finding, if anything, remains a matter of speculation.

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Tags: archaeology, Bowman Park, The Banks, Willamette Cultural Resources Associates, Willamette River