This July the Albany City Council annexed 20 acres of farmland and a mobile home at Lochner and Ellingson Roads. Now, as expected, a nationwide homebuilding company has filed a tentative subdivision plat for 101 houses on the land.
South Albany fields: See them while you can
Written July 15th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
With the summer sun low in the west, I took a bike ride Thursday night to take another look at the fast-disappearing farmland on Albany’s south side.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: annexation, Ellingson Road, farm fields, grass-seed fields, housing, Lochner Road, South Albany, South Albany Area Plan
Tags: annexation, Ellingson Road, farm fields, grass-seed fields, housing, Lochner Road, South Albany, South Albany Area Plan
Innovation on Columbus: A green bike lane
Written September 7th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
As drivers on Columbus Street south of Albany know, construction is well under way on the start of the Henshaw Farm subdivision, a big new housing development at the corner of Columbus and Ellingson Road. The one novel item I noticed Sunday was a bit of green pavement at the entrance to one of the […]
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Tags: 226 dwellings, Albany housing, Columbus Street, Ellingson Road, Henshaw Farm, subdivision
Tags: 226 dwellings, Albany housing, Columbus Street, Ellingson Road, Henshaw Farm, subdivision
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Lochner Road stays closed at its south end
Now is a great time to ride your bike down Lochner Road in south Albany, as I discovered Saturday. The reason is no cars.
Tags: Albany streets, Albany subdivisions, Curry Meadows, Ellingson Road, Henshaw Farm, Lennar homes, Lochner Road, South Albany