The only point of this entry on hh-today.com is to thank you readers and to wish you all a happy new year, which is what I tried to do here:
Puzzled by something at the Ellsworth Bridge
Written November 2nd, 2022 by Hasso Hering
On a bike ride last weekend I found myself under the Albany bridges over the Willamette River. That’s when I noticed a structural detail I had not seen before, something I wish somebody could explain.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: Albany bridges, bridge piers, bridges, Ellsworth Street bridge, ODOT, Willamette River
Tags: Albany bridges, bridge piers, bridges, Ellsworth Street bridge, ODOT, Willamette River
‘The Banks’ honors indigenous people
Written October 24th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
Like every place in the mid-valley, the site of The Banks, a 120-unit apartment complex nearing completion on the Willamette River in Albany, is built on land once occupied by indigenous people.
Posted in: Commentary, News
Tags: apartments, Calapooians, Indians, Indigenous people, land use, River View Holdings, The Banks, Willamette River
Tags: apartments, Calapooians, Indians, Indigenous people, land use, River View Holdings, The Banks, Willamette River
Riverfront beat: Taking a look at The Banks
Written October 3rd, 2022 by Hasso Hering
They’ve installed bike racks at The Banks, the 120-unit apartment complex under construction on the Willamette River near Bowman Park in Albany. So things are looking up.
On the riverfront: What kind of development?
Written September 28th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
With nothing more urgent on my plate, I stopped on the Albany riverfront Tuesday evening to look around. What I saw was nothing sensational or new, but it prompted me to say:
Posted in: Bicycling, Commentary
Tags: Albany Waterfront Project, CARA, riverfront, riverfront development, urban renewal, Willamette River
Tags: Albany Waterfront Project, CARA, riverfront, riverfront development, urban renewal, Willamette River
A growing ‘attraction’ on the Clark Path
Written September 17th, 2022 by Hasso Hering
Is there anything special about the view above? Nope, not really. Except that the pile of driftwood jammed up against the pier is bigger than it was.
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A riverfront update: Look at that log pile
As you would expect, the pile of trash, logs and smaller bits of driftwood under the Albany railroad bridge on the Willamette River is getting bigger this winter.
Tags: Albany railroad bridge, driftwood, high water, log pile, logs, Portland & Western, railroad bridge, Willamette River