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Untapped Revenue? 3 Factors to Consider Before Turning Empty Land into a Solar Site
Sustainability
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Wisconsin Funding Calendar
Community Development and Project Funding, Funding Services
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Why Missing Middle Housing is an Emerging Trend in Multi-Family Development
Planning and Urban Design, Land Development, Master Engineering
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10 Ways to Prioritize Your Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) during Economic Uncertainty
Community Development and Project Funding
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28 Questions to Ask When Buying or Selling a Property
Community Development and Project Funding, Land Development
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10 Rules of Successful Land Development Design
Civil Engineering, Land Development, Video
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How a 6-Month Master Plan is Helping Marshalltown Overcome Natural Disaster
Planning and Urban Design, Transportation Planning, Land Development, Community Engagement
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Technology's Rising Role in Key Project Phases
Drones, Geographic Information Systems
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5 Ways to Prepare Your Municipality for 5G
Telecommunications and Site Development
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How to Develop a Strategic Economic Development Plan
Community Development and Project Funding, Planning and Urban Design, Community Engagement
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6 Keys to Long-Term Flood Resiliency
Flood Risk Mitigation
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2019 AE Industry Trends How They Will Impact the Public Private Sectors
Drones, Civil Engineering, Community Engagement
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Igniting Economic Development through Green Alleys and Alleyway Renovation
Landscape Architecture, Streetscape Design, Sustainability
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Nine Major Trends Shaping Modern Fire Station Design
Architecture and Building Design, Video
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4 Components Your Comprehensive Plan Needs to be Successful
Community Engagement, Planning and Urban Design
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What Stinks? Making Sense of Your Community's Smells
Air Quality Services, Environmental Services, A Day in the Life, Video
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Past to Present: How Technology Changed the Architecture Industry
Architecture and Building Design
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How to Reconstruct a Downtown Business District without Shutting Down Access
Traffic Engineering, Planning and Urban Design, Video
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Follow These 5 Steps to Position Vacant Property for Redevelopment
Environmental Services, Brownfields
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3 Tips for Identifying Waste in Land Development Master Plans
3 Tips for Identifying Waste in Land Development Master Plans
Civil Engineering, Land Development
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Wisconsin Community Taking Unique Approach to Land Development [CASE STUDY]
Land Development, Case Study
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Walkability Illustration
Why Your City Should Invest in Active Transportation: and How to Get Started
Land Development, Community Engagement, Community Development and Project Funding
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Future-Proof Your Comprehensive Plan By Making Room For These 4 Technological Game-Changers
Drones, Community Development and Project Funding, Planning and Urban Design
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Encourage Trust in Government With Urban Design, Says New Research
Planning and Urban Design
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5 Unsung Design Features That Make Places Better
Landscape Architecture, Sustainability
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Public-Private Partnership Makes a New Library Possible
Architecture and Building Design, Budget and Staffing, Video
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This Tool Helps Planners Compare City Grids
Planning and Urban Design, Land Development
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Waterfront Redevelopment: Honoring the Past While Imagining the Future
Land Development, Landscape Architecture, Planning and Urban Design
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5 Tips to Help Your Building Facilities Age Gracefully
Architecture and Building Design, Budget and Staffing
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Dirty to Developed: 4 Steps to a Successful Redevelopment Project
Land Development, Environmental Services
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Developers: Use Master Engineering to Enhance ROI
Developers: Use Master Engineering to Enhance ROI
Civil Engineering, Land Development
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16 Inspiring Examples of Communities Capitalizing on CDBG Funding
Community Development and Project Funding, Budget and Staffing
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9 Economic Development Concepts Every Official Should Know
Community Development and Project Funding
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Plan a Great Residential Development
Plan a Great Residential Development
Land Development
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Boy Scouts Camping at a Landfill?
Boy Scouts Camping at a Landfill?
Environmental Services, Solid Waste Management, Video
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Lessons Learned from the Oconomowoc High School Athletic Fields Improvement Project
Lessons Learned from the Oconomowoc High School Athletic Fields Improvement Project
Civil Engineering, Video
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More Meaningful Engagement
How Design Charrettes Yield Meaningful Engagement 
Community Engagement, Video
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Lake Michigan's Facelift
Waterfront Redevelopment: Bringing the Marquette Plan to Life
Landscape Architecture, Planning and Urban Design, Video
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Cross-Pollination: Redesigning a Work Place
Architecture and Building Design