Author: wendy

All Aboard: Train Your Eyes on This Ghost

When you get hit by the Ghost Train in Shorewood, Wisconsin, your senses and imagination take an unforgettable ride in this village just north of Milwaukee. The public artistic sensory display of lights and sound commemorates the history of the Twin Cities 400 train that passed through Shorewood from 1935 to 1963. The first of… Read More »

Northern Roads Need to Accommodate Plows, Snow

By Eric Sorensen, PE Snow: the s-word, the white stuff, whatever you want to call it, we get a lot of it in our northern and mountain states, and it has to go somewhere safely as it gets plowed off our streets and highways. Roadway designers need to factor in elements that allow it to… Read More »

Homebuilding Project Provides New Perspective

By Disa Wahlstrand, PE, LEED AP Being a civil engineer for 22 years equips you with a fair amount of information about site development projects. I know there needs to be a firm foundation for a building, good drainage, access for utilities, and adherence to local regulations, among other standard considerations. But I learned a… Read More »