{"id":481,"date":"2026-05-18T19:32:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T19:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-uwsp-multi.pantheonsite.io\/center-for-land-use-education\/?page_id=481"},"modified":"2026-05-18T19:33:48","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T19:33:48","slug":"amherst-business-park-development-ideas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/student-work\/amherst-business-park-development-ideas\/","title":{"rendered":"Amherst Business Park Development Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Spring 2022 capstone experience focused on developing ideas for the Amherst Business Park. Students were divided into five teams and tasked with conducting a First Impressions survey of the community, a visioning session to gather community input, and a final open house to share potential development ideas. Each team performed a site analysis, developed goals for the business park, gathered precedent research from peer communities, and developed a conceptual master plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Site Analysis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Click the image to display the full PDF poster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Amherst-SiteAnalysis.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"865\" height=\"657\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-18-141919.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-487\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4443058851924857;width:487px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-18-141919.png 865w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-18-141919-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-18-141919-768x583.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 865px) 100vw, 865px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Concept Plans and 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 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\">Conservation Business Development<\/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\/Group1_ConservationBusinessDevelopment.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/group1-512x385-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/group1-512x385-2.png 512w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/group1-512x385-2-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/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\">Eco Business Park Concept<\/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\/Group2_EcoBusinessPark.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"386\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Amherst-Group2-512x386-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Amherst-Group2-512x386-1.png 512w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Amherst-Group2-512x386-1-300x226.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/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\">Sustainable Business Park<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><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-2026-05-18-142728-1024x769.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-503\" style=\"width:367px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-18-142728-1024x769.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-18-142728-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-18-142728-768x577.png 768w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Screenshot-2026-05-18-142728.png 1148w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/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\">Tomorrow Business Park<\/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\/Group4_TomorrowBusinessPark.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/group4-512x383-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/group4-512x383-1.png 512w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/group4-512x383-1-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/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\">Amherst Development Park<\/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\/Group5_AmherstDevelopmentPark.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/group5-512x383-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/group5-512x383-1.png 512w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/group5-512x383-1-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about this project, please contact Rebecca Roberts at <a href=\"mailto:rroberts@uwsp.edu\">rroberts@uwsp.edu<\/a> or 715-346-4322.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" data-id=\"501\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Amherst-visioning-session-1000x750-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Amherst-visioning-session-1000x750-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Amherst-visioning-session-1000x750-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/Amherst-visioning-session-1000x750-1-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> Community members share ideas at visioning session.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" data-id=\"502\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/discussing-1000x750-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/center-for-land-use-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2026\/05\/discussing-1000x750-1.jpg 1000w, 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