Though not, admittedly, among the burning issues of the day, how to spell Albany’s Lyon Street is occasionally in dispute. People tend to spell it with an “s” at the end of Lyon, but the “s” does not belong there.
Those bumps on Lyon: the fix is coming
Written November 21st, 2018 by Hasso Hering
The new pavement on the Highway 20 couplet in downtown Albany has but one little flaw: Some of the manhole covers ended up way below the surface, making for a slightly bumpy ride. But they’re working on a fix.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Hghway 20 couplet, Lyon Street, maintenance holes, manhole covers, ODOT
Tags: Hghway 20 couplet, Lyon Street, maintenance holes, manhole covers, ODOT
Narrowing a traffic artery: Brilliant!
Written October 7th, 2017 by Hasso Hering
I’d like to know what Albany’s streetscape designers were thinking when they decided to put chokepoints on the the main downtown thoroughfare, already hard-pressed to handle traffic during busy parts of the day.
Anything coming? Hard to tell
Written March 30th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
Oregon law allows drivers to make a left on a red light if they are turning on a one-way street. So if you are sitting here on Third Avenue, waiting to go left on Lyon, you should be able to make the turn if nothing is coming down the street from your right. But as you can […]
Albany Albany City Council Albany council Albany downtown Albany Fire Department Albany housing Albany parks Albany Planning Commission Albany police Albany Post Office Albany Public Works Albany riverfront Albany Station Albany streets Albany traffic Albany urban renewal apartments ARA Benton County Benton County parks bicycling bike lanes Bowman Park Bryant Park CARA City of Albany climate change COVID-19 Cox Creek Cox Creek path Crocker Lane cumberland church cycling Dave Clark Path DEQ downtown Albany Edgewater Village gun control Highway 20 homeless housing Interstate 5 Linn County marijuana Millersburg Monteith Riverpark North Albany Obama ODOT Oregon coast Oregon legislature Pacific Boulevard Pacific Power Portland & Western Republic Services Riverside Drive Santiam Canal Scott Lepman Talking Water Gardens The Banks Tom Cordier Union Pacific urban renewal Water Avenue Willamette River
Copyright 2022. All Rights Reserved. Hasso Hering.
Website Serviced by Santiam Communications
City approves plan for riverfront lot
Albany has approved a site plan for redoing a Water Avenue parking lot in order to make it fit in with the planned riverfront redevelopment. The estimated cost is $182,000.
Tags: Albany riverfront, CARA, Ellsworth Street, Lyon Street, parking lot, riverfront redevelopment, urban renewal, Willamette River