Author: ayres

Revitalizing Historic Industrial Districts

A former foundry in Denver’s River North Art District is now home to restaurants, food vendors, a flower shop, and a brewery. By Matt Ashby, AICP CUD While much attention is being paid these days to revitalizing deteriorating downtowns and urban cores, another movement is also afoot: repurposing adjacent industrial districts. The renovation of these… Read More »

Pushing Your Luck? Heed Advisory Speeds

By Troy Robillard, PE People ask me from time to time about those yellow speed signs that can be found on sharp highway curves, on and off ramps, or any place where drivers should exercise caution, such as a narrow bridge. What are those called? Can law enforcement pull you over for exceeding those speeds?… Read More »

New Ayres Program Manager Named as WROC 2020 Takes Shape

The Wisconsin Regional Orthoimagery Consortium (WROC) is actively planning for its 2020 program cycle and recently named Zach Nienow, GISP, as the program manager representing Ayres Associates. Since joining the firm in 2011, Nienow has been the project coordinator for WROC. Nienow has over 13 years of experience as a project manager in the geospatial… Read More »