Friday afternoon’s North Albany traffic tie-up was worse than most. The underlying cause was the same as always: Too many cars.
What all that earth moving is about
Written September 4th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
As usual, seeing earth-moving equipment on a big piece of vacant land on North Albany Road has prompted questions on Facebook and elsewhere: What’s going to be built there?
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: flood plain, housing, North Albany, North Albany Road, Scott Lepman
Tags: flood plain, housing, North Albany, North Albany Road, Scott Lepman
Keeping track of 80-lot townhouse project
Written August 21st, 2024 by Hasso Hering
Not much has happened at Riverwood Crossing, the 80-lot townhouse project in North Albany, since a referee rejected an appeal and affirmed the City of Albany’s approval of the development just before the Fourth of July.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: housing, middle housing, North Albany, Riverwood Crossing
Tags: housing, middle housing, North Albany, Riverwood Crossing
Revisiting memories of tennis long ago
Written July 17th, 2024 by Hasso Hering
It was probably 30 or 40 years ago that I last had occasion to hit a tennis ball on the courts behind North Albany Middle School. Wondering whether the courts still exist, I stopped at the school on a bike ride and found that the courts are still there.
Garden center in North Albany to close
Written July 3rd, 2024 by Hasso Hering
Peaceful Valley, a garden and farm supply store at 350 Hickory Street in North Albany, is closing, and the future use of this longstanding commercial property is unknown.
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: development, garden business, garden center, North Albany, Peaceful Valley
Tags: development, garden business, garden center, North Albany, Peaceful Valley
Referee approves 80-townhouse land division
Written July 2nd, 2024 by Hasso Hering
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.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: 80 townhouses, land use, middle housing, North Albany, referee decision, Riverwood Crossing
Tags: 80 townhouses, land use, middle housing, North Albany, referee decision, Riverwood Crossing
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‘Middle housing’ project sprouts new sign
There’s a new sign by the side of Gibson Hill Road in North Albany. It signals that a planned 80-lot “middle housing” project is ready to go ahead and that its ownership has changed.
Tags: 3118 Gibson Hill, housing, housing density, Lennar, middle housing, North Albany