Central Albany Revitalization Area

Current projects

Albany Waterfront Project

The City is taking the next steps in this long-standing effort to improve Albany’s waterfront and how it connects to downtown.

At the September CARA Advisory Board meeting, the preferred design concept will be presented.

The final design is a product of the community's input over the last several months.

More information at AlbanyWaterfront.net

Downtown parking

Since January, the Central Albany Revitalization Area (CARA) Board has been working with Rick Williams Consulting to assess parking in the downtown area and develop a long-term strategy to accommodate growth and new development.

Over the last several months, the team has completed a series of reports including:

Based on the findings from these reports, the team has developed a draft set of strategies to address the parking issues identified over the course of the study.

All meeting materials

Study Summary (112KB pdf)
Inventory Summary (1.87MB pdf)
Meeting 1 Materials (1.55MB pdf)
Meeting 2 Materials (3.07MB pdf)
Data Findings (3.44MB pdf)
Proposed Guiding Principles (400KB pdf)
Meeting 3 Materials (585KB pdf)
Draft Strategy Summary and Implementation (559KB pdf)

Central Albany Code Update

The City of Albany has hired Angelo Planning Group and Crandall Arambula to review and suggest revisions to Albany Development Code provisions in three zoning districts in Central Albany.

What is CARA?

The goal of the Central Albany Revitalization Area (CARA) is to increase the economic vitality of the area, encourage the use of vacant and underused land and buildings, and rehabilitate structures while increasing property values both in CARA and the city of Albany. To date, every dollar spent on public improvements in the Albany Revitalization area, has brought in roughly six dollars of private investment.

Organizational Structure

The City Council serves as the Albany Revitalization Agency. They also serve, along with an appointed counterpart member on the CARA Advisory Board. Advisory Board members generally live or own property or businesses in the Central Albany area.