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Presented by APWA’s Young Professionals (YP) Committee. Young professionals are eager to contribute to organizational success and bring innovative concepts and solutions to public works challenges. Learning Objectives: 1. Recognize…
Read MoreMentoring can be a powerful professional development tool. A successful mentorship is a two-way experience. Attend this Happy Hour Jam discussion of the relationship responsibilities for both mentees and mentors.   This Jam…
Read MoreThe Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) loan program is EPA’s newest financing opportunity for water and wastewater infrastructure projects. The WIFIA program accelerates investment in our nation’s water…
Read MoreYork Region’s road network currently contains and maintains approximately 4,200 lane kilometers and 891 traffic signals. The Viva Next Highway 7 Rapid Transit Corridor located in Markham and Richmond Hill…
Read MoreCities across the United States are dealing with homeless encampments and struggling to move people off the streets and into more stable living situations. In 2015, San Francisco opened its…
Read MoreThe Homer M. Hadley Memorial Bridge on Interstate 90 in Seattle, Washington is the world’s fifth-longest floating bridge and will soon become the first floating bridge in the world to…
Read MoreThere are several government agencies, task forces, and partner associations who conduct relevant and innovative research pertinent to winter maintenance operations. Find out what research is being conducted in the field and how to use research findings to improve your agency’s snow and ice control operations.
Read MoreStaff reductions left the Village of Niles Public Works Department with a large dilemma: How could they continue to provide the snow removal service levels that residents expected? One solution was the optimization of routes and the use of GPS navigation units to provide turn-by-turn directions for the plow drivers. Previously, snowplow routes were created manually and drivers often had different approaches resulting in bad mileage, high cycle time, and deicing product variations. Optimized routes reduce travel time and distance and create a more even distribution of the workload.
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Read MoreFrequently, large cities and highly urbanized metro areas celebrate community sustainability efforts or Smart Growth. However, it can be tougher to find prominent sustainability practices in America’s smaller towns and…
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