In 2002, city engineers in Albany moved a 1,500-foot section of Patroon Creek into a large underground pipe, covering the urban stream to make room for nearby development. Eighteen years later, the city changed direction.

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's success story, U.S. Geological Survey streamflow data showed that three of the five years following completion of the…

In 2002, city engineers in Albany moved a 1,500-foot section of Patroon Creek into a large underground pipe, covering the urban stream to make room for nearby development.…