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Lochner Road stays closed at its south end

Written February 24th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
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Now is a great time to ride your bike down Lochner Road in south Albany, as I discovered Saturday. The reason is no cars.

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Builders build while task force labors on

Written July 19th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
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In case you have forgotten, an Albany city committee is still struggling with how to make housing cost less. Meanwhile, builders are going ahead just like they always have — building houses they think they can sell.

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Innovation on Columbus: A green bike lane

Written September 7th, 2021 by Hasso Hering
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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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Henshaw Farm: How the plans changed

Written November 24th, 2020 by Hasso Hering
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Plans for a big subdivision on the former Henshaw Farm south of town have been in the works ever since May 2005, when Albany voters approved the annexation of 105 acres at the corner of Columbus Street and Ellingson Road.

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