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This program is sponsored by the APWA Fleet Management Committee. It is intended to help participants be better able to determine technician ratios in staffing analysis, estimate billable hours and identify the benefits of working for a municipality. This program is 2 hours in duration and is eligible for .2 CEUs.
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A leading attorney in MN recently reviewed a sample of maintenance policies and discussed their strengths and weaknesses at our road salt symposium. This caused quite a stir and set…
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Vaughn is one of the fastest growing cities in Ontario, Canada. In 2016/2017, they embarked on a long-term, performance-based winter road maintenance contract. This marks a significant shift in the way winter road maintenance contracts have been structured, and it contains many innovative approaches that rethink the way winter maintenance services are delivered to residents. Find out more about their contract development process, how citizen experience evaluations are obtained, and the program's successes and pitfalls in this first contract year.Learning Objectives:Identify the lessons learned from Vaughn's winter road maintenance contract development process.Explore the many new approaches contained in the contract for improved operational performance and citizen experience.Evaluate how to establish a performance-based contract that includes quality control and assurance, and better contract oversight.
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Faced with the challenge of keeping streets free of human waste, San Francisco Public Works launched an innovative program called the Pit Stop. This program offers public toilets where they are needed most, operating at 16 locations in eight neighborhoods. The Pit Stop locations provide toilets with sinks, a receptacle to dispose of used syringes and a dog waste station with bags and a trash receptacle. What makes the program different from other cities, is that the Pit Stops are staffed, which assures that they are used for their intended purposes and kept safe, clean, and secure. This program has been replicated in Miami and Sacramento, with more than a dozen other cities seeking more information.Learning Objectives:Provide an innovative approach to addressing the problem of human waste in the right-of-way.Partner with non-profit organizations to provide employment opportunities that benefit the community.Set higher expectations for allowable public behaviors.
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Have you wanted to start a snow plow operator training (SPOT) course for your employees? Where do you start? What do you need to do? Come learn how Minnesota and…
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This is a case study on the City of Fort Collins' experience in specifying, buying, and building Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) tandem axle snowplow trucks. The City of Fort Collins…
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One hundred public works agencies in North America have achieved APWA Accreditation. Representatives from several of these agencies will share not only the efforts it took to be successful but also the benefits they have reaped since completing the process. It's all about what you are doing well and what you can do better.
Read MoreCharles (Chuck) Marohn is founder and president of Strong Towns which is a national media nonprofit that publishes award-winning daily articles by dozens of contributors, hosts events across the continent and shares insight and ideas through weekly podcasts.
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Coronado’s newest roundabout represents the latest in innovative features to improve pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular safety while still improving road circulation. Its features include: raised crosswalks, rectangular rapid flashing beacons, bicycle bypasses, shared lane markings, separate property access lane, an apron, plus aesthetic landscape and streetscape.
Read MoreThe City of Pasadena’s newly adopted performance measures are aimed at balancing trade-offs among travel modes and the differing mobility needs of community members. The 5 transportation measures are: vehicle miles traveled per capita, vehicle trips per capita, proximity and quality of the travel network, and number of trips associated with changes in land use.
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