Tag: Colorado

Recipe for Great Downtown: Make it Destination with Deep Roots and Authentically Local Flavor

  What Makes a Great Downtown? Keep things authentic by incorporating a community’s history Tell a story with design Improve access to popular locales Make spaces flexible to accommodate multiple uses and purpose Planning for programming opportunities   All communities have the best of intentions when it comes to their downtowns. In most cases, this… Read More »

Is There Any Way to Protect Communities from Flooding? Yes!

Recent catastrophic flooding in Texas serves as a reminder of the mighty force water can be and the destruction it can cause. So how can communities protect their residents and valuable infrastructure from a flood’s destruction? How do you predict what is in harm’s way? What safeguards can be put into place to lessen flood… Read More »

Colorado Clients Benefit from Award-Winning Projects

Ayres engineers in Colorado — and their clients — are happy to see some recent projects recently get statewide recognition. In the first award-winning project, Ayres helped the City of Loveland, Colorado, save its water supply immediately following the September 2013 catastrophic flood. The flood damaged two of three water lines feeding the City and… Read More »