Author: ayres

GIS Day is Cause for Celebration, and Here’s Why

Geographic information systems, or GIS, are the combination of geographical features and powerful databases. Municipal governments and local utilities rely on this technology to gather, manage, and analyze high-level spatial information. With today being GIS Day, it only seems fitting to discuss some of the ways GIS services meet clients’ everyday mapping needs and streamline… Read More »

Park Projects Win Wisconsin Park and Recreation Association Awards

Ayres Associates was among those honored recently with two Wisconsin Park and Recreation Association (WPRA) design awards for recent Wisconsin projects – the revitalization of Calvin Moody Park in Milwaukee and the redevelopment of Bridge Road Park in Monona. Calvin Moody Park The goals of this project were to interject vitality and ownership back into… Read More »

Intelligent Transportation Systems Help Keep Drivers Safe in Work Zones

Work zones bring more than just heavy traffic and headaches – they also bring hazards. Drivers must pay close attention in work zones to successfully drive through the complex array of signs, barrels, and lane shifts. Distracted driving (taking hands off the wheel, eyes off the road, or mind off the road) has contributed to… Read More »