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I Came Up with This – Innovations to Take Back to Work

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…

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How to Find a Mentor; How to Be a Mentor

Mentoring 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…

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Hearing from Both Sides: Successfully Navigating EPA’s Water Infrastructure Financing Innovation Act (WIFIA) Program

The 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…

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Winter Road Maintenance Traffic Signal Pre-emption

York 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…

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Navigation Centers – A Different Approach to Shelter the Homeless

Cities 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…

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Light Rail on a Floating Bridge

The 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…

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Research – Where to Look for Winter Maintenance Answers

There 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.

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Charting a Route for Success – Improving Service with Route Optimization and In-Cab Optimization Turn-by-Turn Directions

Staff 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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Excellence in Snow and Ice Control Award Winners

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SC/RC Perspective: Tackling Sustainability Challenges in Small Cities and Rural Communities

Frequently, 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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