Fitting the pavers on Albany’s ‘plaza street’
When the contractor on Albany’s Waterfront Project started building the new “plaza street” on April 14, the city expected the closure of that section of Water Avenue to end in mid-June. The work has...
View ArticleCouncil struggles with sale of 3 lots
The Albany City Council majority is still hoping to get at least $145,000 for three vacant lots it is trying to sell near the Pacific Boulevard overpass at Jackson Street and Ninth Avenue. The council...
View ArticleA potential danger, big tree at school felled
A towering cottonwood in front of North Albany Elementary School was felled on Monday, raising fears that it was just the first to be cut down. But no, the other stately trees on the school grounds...
View ArticleLatest step on ex-bank site: Option signed
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. Now there’s a parking lot, and people interested in...
View ArticleSolve speed trap before school resumes
Complaints about the speed camera on North Albany Road keep coming up at Albany City Council meetings, and city officials should do something in response before school resumes in the fall. The main...
View ArticleBike solution at Queen and Geary: It’s easy
For years, bike riders using Albany’s Periwinkle Bike path to go across town faced a slight dilemma: how best to cross the intersection of Queen Avenue and Geary Street. The problem, if you can call it...
View ArticleIt’s still there: Bike trap at Queen crossing
If you approach the rail crossing on Queen Avenue from the east, beware of the trap they’ve left for people on bikes. Who’s “they,” you ask? Well, “they” is a combination of city engineers and...
View ArticleOur off-street paths are cleaner: Here’s why
On bike rides along Albany’s main off-street paths over the first few weeks this summer, I noticed something that wasn’t there. What’s not there were the unsightly traces that homeless camps usually...
View ArticleHow the ‘plaza street’ is coming: Let’s see
Returning to Albany after a few days away, I wondered how far the city’s contractor had gotten with the Water Avenue “plaza street,” the last key element of the Albany Revitalization Agency’s $21.5...
View ArticleAbout those sharrows: Do they work?
So-called sharrows started dotting city streets in Oregon in recent years. I’m wondering what if anything has been the result. The markings are visible on several Albany thoroughfares. Most recently...
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