Albany County 📍

Albany County (/ˈɔːlbəniː/ awl-bə-nee) is a county located in the U.S. state of New York, and is part of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy Metropolitan Statistical Area. The name is from the title of the Duke of York and Albany, who became James II of England (James VII of Scotland). As of the 2010 census, the population was 304,204.[1] As originally established, Albany County had an indefinite amount of land, but has only 530 square miles (1,400 km2) as of March 3, 1888. The county seat is Albany, the state capital.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albany_County,_New_York

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Thematic Map: Catskill Creek Stream Access
Map: Sand Lake

Proposed Downtown Retail District – Plan for the Capital City

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I was experimenting with QGIS and old maps from the 1963 Plan for the Capital City and overlaid the proposed development plan over an aerial photo of the city from 1952. While overall this plan didn't come to fruition, many elements did and can be seen in the contemporary downtown. 

Proposed Downtown Retail District - Plan for the Capital City

Terrain Map: Albany County New Buildings 2015-2019
Map: Big Buck State Forest And White Pond
SVGZ Graphic: Population Change from 1974 to 2024