The aim of this project is to educate visitors at Ripp Park about Ho-Chunk history, language, culture, and ecology. This project has been developed through collaboration among representatives from Ho-Chunk Nation, the Village of Waunakee, and the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at UW Madison. As a part of the UniverCity Year project in Waunakee, […]
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The goal of this project is to educate the community of the Village of Waunakee about Ho-Chunk Nation history, language, culture, and ecology. This project has been developed through collaboration among representatives from Ho-Chunk Nation, the Village of Waunakee, and the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at UW-Madison. As a part of the UniverCityYear project […]
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3. PROJECT ALIGNMENT DESCRIPTION The Projected Corridor STARTS from Chainage @ 00.000 Km (NH – 74) with coordinates (28°57’19.26” N and 79°25’47.66” E) and traverses through mostly government land and paddy fields and circles the City. Rudrapur Bypass Road Crosses NH – 87 (New NH – 09) and NH – 74 (New NH – 309) […]
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Marathon County is seeking uses for the Lakeview Professional Plaza and the Universityof Wisconsin-Stevens Point dormitory building within the county that is no longer being used.The courthouse in Marathon County is currently experiencing overcrowding, so moving some ofthe departments into the Lakeview Professional Plaza is the intended goal. Meeting theprofessional needs of many departments as […]
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The goal of this report is to provide the communities within the boundaries of the Wausau Metropolitan Planning Organization (WMPO) a starting point to consider why, where, what, and how residential infill and redevelopment may benefit, be located, look like, and be encouraged in their community. The report briefly addresses the consequences of sprawl development […]
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A student created a visual of where nitrogen levels are worse within the community so that actions can be taken in the right areas to increase water quality. UniverCity Year Contact Info Gavin Luter Managing Director gavin@cows.org 608-261-1141 […]
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The Wausau Metropolitan Area has completed a sidewalk inventory containing information on all the street’s sidewalks or lack thereof. This information was collected using aerial photos that were recently taken in Marathon County, and then this information was transferred to Google Maps. The map is organized and color-coded to communicate if the sidewalk has no […]
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University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering students created a preliminary design report for the revised design of the Grand Avenue and Forest Street intersection for Marathon County and the City of Wausau. To prepare an effective preliminary design, the team has reviewed the project scope and constraints outlined in the proposal and identified additional details through discussions […]
In order to be more cost effective and environmentally conscious, Marathon County ishoping to utilize a standard salt usage plan as the road de-icing techniques currently vary in eachof the 11 municipalities in the county. This disconnect is not only ineffective, but also potentiallydangerous to drivers traveling throughout different municipalities that salt heavier or lighter […]
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With the support of Andrew Lynch, AICP, Transportation Planner at the Wausau Metropolitan Planning Organization, and the UniverCity Alliance, students in the Nelson Institute Community Environmental Scholars Program researched road salt practices in the Wausau Metropolitan Area during Spring Semester 2021. Four University of Wisconsin-Madison students participated in the project through their enrollment in Environmental […]
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