The south end of Lochner Road was supposed to be open again by mid-April, but it remained closed because of construction at the beginning of May.
Now is a great time to ride your bike down Lochner Road in south Albany, as I discovered Saturday. The reason is no cars.
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.
The march for more housing continues in Albany as the planning commission has just approved a proposal for 113 lots on former farmland at the south end of town. It also recommended a zone change to allow apartments on a residential lot on Waverly Drive.
Many new houses on the south end of town will be the eventual result after the city of Albany annexes about 35 acres east of Lochner Road.
If you like new pavement and modern street improvements such as “stormwater quality planters,” go and check out Lochner Road on the south side of Albany.
In S. Albany, 86 lots are set to become 176
The City of Albany has received its second request to convert a single-family subdivision to “middle housing” at twice the density previously approved.
Tags: Ellingson Road, land use, Lochner Road, middle housing, residential density, South Albany, townhouses