Monteith Riverpark

Taking the stairs: A handrail at Monteith

Written November 23rd, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 5 responses.

Albany’s newly reconstructed Monteith Riverpark has been outfitted with one additional feature: A handrail in the middle of the somewhat unusual, long series of steps down toward the stage.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: ADA, Albany parks, handicapped access, Monteith Riverpark, park stairs, Waterfront Project

Watching out for vandals at Monteith Park

Written November 1st, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 4 responses.

Quite a bit of damage has been done at Albany’s Monteith Riverpark since it was reopened in July after more than a year of reconstruction. The city has deployed its camera trailer at the park to try to prevent any more.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany police, Monteith Riverpark, observation trailer, parks, surveillance trailer, vandalism, Waterfront Project

Park trees near power lines cut down

Written October 1st, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 4 responses.

Tuesday’s bike ride along my riverfront beat took me through Monteith Park, where I could not help but notice that tree cutters were at work once again.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany parks, Monteith Riverpark, Pacific Power, park trees, power lines, tree felling

The story behind those riverfront pilings

Written August 23rd, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 14 responses.

The view from the new platform at Monteith Riverpark is nice, someone observed in an email. But what about that ugly piling sticking up in the middle? Will it be removed?

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany dock, Albany Waterfront Project, Monteith Riverpark, Willamete Queen, Willamette River

Boardwalk is open, but why is it there?

Written July 28th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 19 responses.

On Saturday I was glad to see that the little boardwalk at the bottom of Albany’s new Monteith Riverpark had been opened so people could use it on their way down toward the river.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany Revitalization Agency, boardwalk, Monteith Riverpark

Down to the river, an unexplained fence

Written July 19th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 7 responses.

There was still a section of concert fencing across a new path in Monteith Riverpark Friday. It didn’t necessarily keep people from getting to the riverbank, but why keep a fence there at all?

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany rivers, boardwalk, Monteith Riverpark, parks, riverbank, Two rivers

Baffled at Monteith Riverpark on Sunday

Written July 14th, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 18 responses.

As part of the Monteith Riverpark renovation, the City of Albany built a short boardwalk for easy access to a brush-covered gravel bar at the confluence of the Calapooia and Willamette rivers. But you couldn’t go there Sunday.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Albany parks, boardwalk, Monteith Riverpark, park fencing, restroom doors, riverbank access, splash pad hours