{"id":441,"date":"2026-05-18T18:56:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T18:56:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-uwsp-multi.pantheonsite.io\/center-for-land-use-education\/?page_id=441"},"modified":"2026-05-18T19:33:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T19:33:57","slug":"pittsville-future-development-ideas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/student-work\/pittsville-future-development-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsville Future Development Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Natural Resource Planning students, our senior capstone project involved helping the City of Pittsville answer important questions about the community. To begin answering these questions, we formed two groups and gathered our first impressions of the community. The Downtown and Retail group focused on the diversity of businesses and shopping experiences. Known for being the \u201cGeographic Center of Wisconsin\u201d and its location on the Yellow River, Pittsville has the opportunity to implement new retail amenities to attract visitors downtown. The Recreation, Tourism, Government &amp; Infrastructure group focused on parks, mobility, and visitor experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Full Report<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Click the image to display the associated PDF poster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Pittsville_NRES-489-Final-Report.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"604\" height=\"787\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-18-133054.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-18-133054.png 604w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-18-133054-230x300.png 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 604px) 100vw, 604px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Site Analysis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Click an image to display the associated PDF poster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Downtown and Retail<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/DownTown-SiteAnalysis.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"385\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Downtown-SiteAnalysis_cover-385x512-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-458\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/PoplarPark-Analysis_cover-385x512-1.jpg 385w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/PoplarPark-Analysis_cover-385x512-1-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 385px) 100vw, 385px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Concept Plan &amp; Precedent Research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Click an image to display the associated PDF multi-page poster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Downtown and Retail<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/DownTown-ConceptPlanandResearch.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"762\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-18-133431-1024x762.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-18-133431-1024x762.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-18-133431-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-18-133431-768x572.png 768w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-18-133431.png 1154w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Poplar Park and Geographic Center<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/PoplarParkSite-ConceptPlanandResearch.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-18-135128-1024x769.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-18-135128-1024x769.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-18-135128-300x225.png 300w, 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