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Team Rubicon USA is a 501(c)3 non-profit with a primary mission of providing disaster relief to those affected by natural disasters, be they domestic or international. By pairing the skills and experiences of military veterans with first responders, medical professionals, and technology solutions, Team Rubicon aims to provide the greatest service and impact possible. In this session we’ll talk about how volunteers fit into domestic disaster response and how you can interact with them if you see them in the field!Key Points:TR background, history and demographics (70% veteran)Dual Impact: Engaging in communities as an asset helps veterans toTR capabilities (incident management, spontaneous volunteer management, debris removal, etc)NIMS/ICS training and how we fit with local govt.Other voluntary organizations you’ll see (VOAD partner organizations) How might TR and Public Works interact in the fieldLearning Objectives:Discover what Team Rubicon is and how it is having impact in communities facing disaster response.Evaluate how volunteers, such as Team Rubicon, may fit into your community’s disaster response.Discuss how Team Rubicon and public works can interact in the field.
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The City of South Bend, Indiana, was one of the recipients of the 2016 USDOT's Mayor's Challenge Award for Overall Success for its Smart Streets Initiative. The goal was to create a sense of place and support a vibrant downtown, which included the creation of streetscapes that required conversion of one-way to two-way streets, wide sidewalks, bicycle facilities, on-street parking, street trees, and public arts. This project also simultaneously addressed utility coordination and green solutions related to the city's long-term combined sewer overflow (CSO) plan. Construction of this project required adaptive strategies to address underground conflicts and delays.Learning Objectives:Examine South Bend's Smart Streets Initiative.Review the challenges and solutions that occurred during the planning and implementation of the two-way conversion.Evaluate the economic and social impacts of complete streets.
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Lakeland, Florida, has adopted a leading pedestrian interval (LPI) phase at 25 of its signalized intersections in the Central Business District. This consists of providing the pedestrian with a five-second ""head start"" compared to motorists. The pedestrian should be in a better position to finish crossing the intersection more safely. To assess LPI's effectiveness, a before and after study is being conducted. Preliminary results support that LPI-treated intersections do result in a reduction of crashes without adversely affecting intersection levels of service. They appear to work best in pre-timed signal locations. Two pedestrian-activated push button locations showed no significant reductions in crashes.Learning Objectives: Evaluate the benefits of installing LPI at intersections.Examine the process the City of Lakeland used to install LPIs at its intersections.Review Lakeland's data regarding the number of crash reductions occurring at LPI intersections.
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The mission of the National Weather Service is, "the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy". In order to meet this mission, the NWS focuses…
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The GIS-IT team at Wyoming DOT worked in conjunction with NeoTreks and CompassCom to design, develop and deploy an Android tablet application for use with the 600+ plows operating within…
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One of the challenges for an agency is ensuring that you have a comprehensive, appropriate, and up-to-date snow plan. The comprehensive nature of such plans means that there is so…
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Does your agency want to install a brine system but you don't know where to start? This session discusses all of the aspects of a brine system. We discuss what…
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In 2010, issues facing Crawfordsville included failing pavements, unsafe roads, high maintenance costs, limited funding, and a lack of sound leadership principles. The practice of "we have done it this…
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The APWA Kansas City Metro Chapter Sustainable Infrastructure Committee will highlight for you how the Kansas City Metropolitan area is incorporating sustainability through: (1) Practicality – the City of Grandview, Missouri, is using innovative funding mechanisms for construction of transportation and redevelopment projects; (2) Future Vision – The Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) has included ""Creating Sustainable Places"" as part of its regional planning process creating tools and models for cities to use and, the City of Lenexa, Kansas, has developed a sustainable vision for its City Center project; (3) Policy – The City of Kansas City, Missouri, is promoting sustainability across City departments through ISI EnvisionA credentialing, winning two EnvisionA Platinum awards for the Kansas City Streetcar and the Middle Blue River Green Infrastructure Project.Learning Objectives:Discover how to incorporate sustainable objectives into your agency's projects.Examine how ISI credentialing is being achieved in the Kansas City Metropolitan area.Apply sustainable planning in your regional planning and future visioning.
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Promoting public trust requires an ongoing effort as well as responding appropriately to misinformation and disinformation when they occur. Explore best practices that will help mitigate and avoid communication breakdowns. We'll provide examples for handling situations like these: building relationships across all sectors of the community, even those that disagree with you; the importance of proactive communication and information sharing; addressing your social media critics directly when crisis occurs and handling vocal criticism from an unreliable source.Learning Objectives:Discuss best practices for promoting civic trust.Troubleshoot instances of misinformation and disinformation.Examine ways to mitigate and avoid communication breakdowns.
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