Author: ayres

HAWK Signals Get Drivers’ Attention, Let Pedestrians Cross Safely

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation recently installed this HAWK crosswalk on Riverside Drive (State Highway 57) in Allouez, near Green Bay. The pedestrian-activated crosswalk gives walkers and bicyclists safer access to the nearby Fox River State Recreational Trail.   Crosswalks have come a long way since The Beatles made one famous by picturing it on… Read More »

Ecological Emphasis Dismisses Standard Notions of ‘Park’

When we hear the word “park,” many of us envision swings, slides, and colorful climbing structures because this is how most of today’s children’s parks were designed. In fact, many of these parks are indistinguishable from one another. Urban communities, however, are starting to ask for something different. They want more. They want the opportunity… Read More »

Staff Member Honored for Volunteerism; Ayres Donates to Literacy Group

Tom Paquin, right, works on English language exercises with his Literacy Green Bay student, Omar Valenzuela, at the Brown County Library’s Southwest Branch. The pair meet weekly throughout the school year. Tom Paquin, a marketing specialist at our Green Bay, Wisconsin, area office, recently was awarded the Owen Ayres Good Citizen Award, named after our… Read More »