parking lot

Water Avenue lot gets new parking layout

Written September 26th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 4 responses.

A city-owned parking lot on the Albany waterfront has been reconfigured to improve its internal traffic pattern and increase the number of spaces.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Ellsworth and Lyon bridges, MUPTE, Obie, parking lot, Water Avenue, waterfront

Linn County builds new parking lot downtown

Written September 25th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 7 responses.

Someone asked what Linn County was building on Lyon Street south of the Armory Building in downtown Albany. The answer is: A 23-space parking lot complete with landscaping and wiring for five future electric-vehicle charging stations.

Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary, News
Tags: Armory Building, county parking, downtown Albany, Linn County, Lyon and Fifth, Lyon Street, parking lot

Latest step on ex-bank site: Option signed

Written July 10th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 23 responses.

The saga of 300 West First Avenue in Albany continues. That’s where years ago the First National Bank and later Wells Fargo had its downtown branch.

Posted in: Commentary, News, Uncategorized
Tags: Albany Revitalization, ARA, downtown Albany, First Avenue, Lepman, parking lot, Wells Fargo lot

On Sunday afternoon, encounter in the rain

Written June 2nd, 2024 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 4 responses.

What do you do if you find a couple of ducks hanging out behind your car in the parking lot of the Albany Fred Meyer? Ask them to hold still for a quick photo, of course.

Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Ducks, Fred Meyer, mallards, parking lot, Rain, stormwater swale, weather