Editing Albany, Oregon (section)

====Paths and trails====
Albany has many paths and trails open to both pedestrian and bicyclists. Simpson Park Trail is a dirt pedestrian trail with a round trip distance of {{convert|2.36|mi|km}}. The dirt trail starts at the parking lot of Simpson Park and continuing until the path ends in a grassy area with one very narrow path heading back toward the river. Periwinkle Creek Trail though is the longest of all the paved trails. It is a flat bicycle and pedestrian path that runs along Periwinkle Creek from the northwest corner of Grand Prairie Park to the Albany Boys and Girls Club, and travels a round trip distance of {{convert|3.61|mi|km}}. There are many other trails throughout the city to include, Cox Creek Loop and Waverly Lake Loop, Dave Clark Trail, Oak Creek Greenbelt Trail, Takena Landing Trail, Timber Linn Park Trails, and a proposed Swanson Park Connector a paved path on the north side of highway 99 that connects Swanson Park with the nearby Amtrak/Transit Center.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.cityofalbany.net/parks/paths.php | title= Walking Paths & Trails | publisher= City of Albany | access-date= 2010-07-10}}</ref>

Albany has made a growing effort to increase itself as a bicyclist friendly town through increasing the number of paths and trails that are open to them. The city was recently recognised as a Bicycle-Friendly Community for 2010 by the [[League of American Bicyclists]] for its efforts.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.ci.albany.or.us/services/news_releases/show_item.php?id=1074 | title= Albany Designated Bicycle-Friendly Community | publisher= City of Albany | access-date= 2010-07-10}}</ref>