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Voigt Retiring from Ayres, Keeping One Foot in Traffic World

Voigt is interviewed about bicycle and pedestrian accommodations along North Avenue in his hometown of Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Today officially marks the day Ken Voigt, PE, senior traffic engineer, retires from Ayres after 15 years with the firm and 55 years in the traffic engineering world. But anyone who knows Voigt suspects he’s not quite done… Read More »

Ayres Wins Four 2021 ACEC WI Engineering Excellence Awards

Ayres has been honored with four 2021 Engineering Excellence Awards from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Wisconsin. Wisconsin Regional Orthoimagery Consortium Covers the State Despite a global pandemic that prompted an unprecedented shift to work-from-home environments and halted projects around the state, a one-of-a-kind mapping program known as WROC soldiered on. It delivered… Read More »

Quality of Life and Community Resilience: Ensuring a Vibrant Future for Downtown

By Jason Ilstrup and Mike Scholl A community’s goal for its downtown is that it enhance the quality of life for residents and visitors by providing a hub where people come together. Over the past 18 months, however, the resiliency of downtowns has been tested more than it has for decades. Among the keys to… Read More »