This corner of Water Avenue in Albany is one of the places where a new pedestrian access to the Dave Clark Riverfront Park is being opened up.
Among important Albany transportation issues, how best to cross the intersection of Queen Avenue and Geary Street on the Periwinkle Bikepath surely ranks near the bottom of the list.
Once again the construction gate was ajar and no one seemed to be around on Monday afternoon, so the bike and I snuck into Monteith Riverpark to look at how the park’s reconstruction was coming along.
For years people in Albany have been asking, on Facebook and elsewhere, what was happening at the old Mega Foods supermarket, which closed in 2017. They no longer have to ask.
Well, that answers that. As you can see, the “live fire training” by Albany firefighters Saturday pretty much left only debris.
Renovating the historic Oregon Electric Railway depot in Albany to house the Sybaris Bistro restaurant involves building a 4,004-square-foot addition, according to a site plan filed with the city.
What they’re building off N.W. 24th
Four days ago, someone asked on the website Nextdoor: “Does anyone know what is being constructed up on Northwest 24th near the Benton Woods roundabout?” I had wondered the same thing when a bike ride took me past this location in North Albany on April 8.
Tags: 24th Avenue, land development, North Albany, North Hills Estate, Planning commission, subdivision