Author: ayres

Mother Knows Best: Designers Smart to Play by Nature’s Rules

Nature at the Confluence in South Beloit, Illinois, incorporates all native species for the meadow and other landscape areas, and the walls are made of exposed aggregate from the adjacent Rock River. When designing spaces for a park, road, campus, etc., it’s not unrealistic to expect our work to be replaced in a few decades.… Read More »

Ayres Planner Takes on Another Term with Wyoming Main Street

Wyoming Gov. Matthew Mead has announced the appointment of Ayres Associates planner Matt Ashby, AICP CUD, to another three-year term with the Wyoming Main Street Advisory Board. Ashby has been on the board since 2010, benefiting the organization with his community planning and redevelopment experience. The Advisory Board helps the Wyoming Business Council structure technical… Read More »

Grants Make Essential Dam Fixes Fiscally Feasible

By Pete Haug, PE Dams, like any other type of infrastructure, eventually need repair, reconstruction, or modification to improve safety and extend their useful life. Dams also sometimes need to be abandoned and removed. Whether it’s making repairs or taking a dam out completely, it all costs money. Case Study: Pigeon River Dam Consider the… Read More »