Bike rides take me past the west end of Water Avenue in Albany several times a week. So I see the transformation of this former industrial street into the “plaza street” envisioned by the city’s Waterfront Project.
The Albany City Council is looking at a report on the feasibility of setting up new urban renewal districts to spur development east of I-5 and the south part of town.
A week ago Monday, on June 17, the construction fencing around Monteith Riverpark had disappeared, and I took that as an opportunity to make a quick tour of the reconstructed park.
If the city council goes along, Albany is about to spend $3.4 million on crossings along the Water Avenue railroad line.
For someone in a wheelchair, trying to cross the railroad track on Water Avenue to reach the Dave Clark Path is an arduous adventure if it’s possible at all.
It would be interesting to know who has made offers to buy and develop the lot at 300 West First Ave. in Albany, the site of the former and now demolished downtown branch of Wells Fargo Bank.
Albany council writes CARA’s last chapter
The Albany Waterfront Project is complete, the end of CARA is near, and electric ratepayers in the city won’t have to bear the full cost of placing overhead power lines on Water Avenue under ground.
Tags: ARA, CARA, urban renewal, Water Avenue, Waterfront Project