Riverwood Crossing, the 22-lot subdivision in North Albany that grew into plans for an 80-lot “middle housing” development, has been held up at least temporarily.
Imagine three hundred houses here instead
Written May 1st, 2024 by Hasso Hering
Albany’s East Thornton Lake Natural Area looks particularly pastoral this spring. The area remains open, with flowers and trees instead of houses and streets, because of the foresight of four city council members in 2010.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: development, East Thornton Lake, land use, natural area, North Albany, subdivisions
Tags: development, East Thornton Lake, land use, natural area, North Albany, subdivisions
Finding out why street is blocked
Written April 23rd, 2024 by Hasso Hering
Sometimes you wonder why something is there. Take, for example, these concrete blocks at the extreme eastern end of Water Avenue in Albany.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany streets, land division, land use, PNWR, Portland & Western, railroad tracks, street blocked, street connections, Water and Davidson
Tags: Albany streets, land division, land use, PNWR, Portland & Western, railroad tracks, street blocked, street connections, Water and Davidson
Why these two houses are so narrow
Written February 12th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
On a bike ride last week, the narrow shape of two houses under construction on Marion Street in southeast Albany caught my eye.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Habitat for Humanity, housing, housing density, land use, Marion Street, narrow houses
Tags: Habitat for Humanity, housing, housing density, land use, Marion Street, narrow houses
A smarter way to create more housing
Written February 9th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
In Oregon’s quest for more affordable housing, building on vacant or underused land inside cities makes far more sense that expanding urban growth boundaries to gobble up farmland.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News, Uncategorized
Tags: Columbus and First, East First Avenue, Governor Kotek, housing, land use, legislature, urban growth boundaries
Tags: Columbus and First, East First Avenue, Governor Kotek, housing, land use, legislature, urban growth boundaries
Road request in nature area is blocked
Written January 15th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
A land owner’s plan for a road through a southwest Albany nature area to access his landlocked property along the Calapooia River is dead, for now anyway.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: access easement, Curt Sorte, land use, landlocked parcel, natural area, Oak Creek trail, restrictive covenant, southwest Albany, Spring Meadows, wetlands, woodlands
Tags: access easement, Curt Sorte, land use, landlocked parcel, natural area, Oak Creek trail, restrictive covenant, southwest Albany, Spring Meadows, wetlands, woodlands
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Referee approves 80-townhouse land division
As expected, a referee has ruled for the City of Albany in two property owners’ appeal over a planned 80-lot subdivision in North Albany.
Tags: 80 townhouses, land use, middle housing, North Albany, referee decision, Riverwood Crossing