A reader’s email sent me on a mission along Albany’s Periwinkle Bikepath on Wednesday. Riding the bike on a paved trail away from traffic in springtime is a tough job, I know, but somebody has to do it.
Several times over the years, I have reported on the super-messy conditions of the Periwinkle Bikepath, especially the north end that is walled off from the Lowe’s home improvement center. So it was a surprise to see how clean it was when the bike took me there on April 26.
Caution tape around a big old tree is always an alarming sight. And this one caught my eye over the last few days as the bike took me past Albany’s Takena Park.
The pickleball courts at Albany’s Hackleman Park had lots of big cracks in the concrete. Now the courts are getting repaired.
One day last week I rode the bike to Albany’s Lehigh Neighborhood. The point was to follow up on a story last May about the planned replacement of the playground at Lehigh Park.
Progress report in battle against tall grass
On Saturday the bike and I returned to the paved bikepath alongside Periwinkle Creek. Sure enough, a long section south of Queen Avenue had been cleared of the tall grass that threatened to cover the path before.
Tags: grass, park maintenance, parks, Periwinkle Bikepathm clearing tall grass, Periwinkle Creek