Lyon Street

The old sources confirm: No ‘s’ on Lyon

Written February 3rd, 2019 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 12 responses.

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.

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Tags: Albany streets, Carnegie Library, Lyon Street

Those bumps on Lyon: the fix is coming

Written November 21st, 2018 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 3 responses.

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.

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Tags: Hghway 20 couplet, Lyon Street, maintenance holes, manhole covers, ODOT

Narrowing a traffic artery: Brilliant!

Written October 7th, 2017 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 13 responses.

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.

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Tags: Albany traffic, Bulbouts, Lyon Street, sidewalk extensions

Anything coming? Hard to tell

Written March 30th, 2014 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 4 responses.

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 […]

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Tags: Albany streets, Lyon Street, Traffic sight lines