ALBANY – A public meeting to review final findings of a study of potential redevelopment options for the Riverfront Parking Garage will take place at 5 p.m. Tuesday via Zoom.
Residents are urged to attend and submit questions for discussion on the Downtown Albany’s Riverfront Parking Garage Feasibility Study, according to the Albany Parking Authority .
Parking authority and BJH Advisors, the consultants who conducted the study, will review the results of the study and its recommendations. A meeting was held in November to review the study’s goals and discuss the future possibility of this site with the public.
A recording of the meeting, Q&A, and the final report will be made available to view on the www.ParkAlbany.com website.
Public hearing is Monday on toll hikes
ALBANY – The state Thruway Authority will hold a virtual public hearing from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, June 5 to hear comments on the proposed toll increases on the highway.
The toll bump would be 5 percent for 2024 and another 5 percent in 2027 for NY E-ZPass users, with higher costs for drivers who pay their tolls through the mail. It would be the first systemwide increase in 14 years.
The virtual public hearing will be held online through Cisco Webex events and streamed at thruway.ny.gov. Register to speak by emailing [email protected] or by calling 518-471-5300. On the day of the virtual hearing, a link will be available on thruway.ny.gov for people to watch the hearing.
People can also email comments to [email protected] and/or submit comments in writing by mailing them to: Toll Comments,
c/o Legal Department, New York State Thruway Authority, 200 Southern Blvd.,P.O. Box 189, Albany, NY 12201-0189.
Passenger train excursions to begin
UTICA – The Adirondack Railroad will inaugurate the first passenger train to originate from Tupper Lake on the former New York Central Railroad corridor on July 16. This comes exactly 131 years after the first passenger train arrived in the community on July 16, 1892, from Malone.
The approximately two-hour round-trip service will travel to a turnaround point just south of the Sabattis Siding. Passengers will have the chance every Sunday until Oct. 8, to take in a view of the Adirondacks that can’t be seen from a car. A light lunch and refreshments will be available. Volunteer docents will answer passengers’ questions.
The Adirondack Railway Preservation Society operates the Adirondack Railroad. For details, call 1-800-819-2291.