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With a six-fold increase in homeless camping since 2013, the City of Eugene Public Works finds itself at the forefront for addressing immediate needs and finding long-term solutions. This work ranges from mitigating impacts of illegal camping to creating partnerships that allow homeless community members to help care for the public spaces they use. The challenge is to find a balanced strategy for keeping public spaces clean and safe for the entire community.
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Most municipalities are responsible for many types of roads that require different approaches. Gravel and surface treated roads are often forgotten, but still require our attention.
This session will provide an understanding of how these roads react to different weather conditions and explore their treatment options.
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The last two APWA North American Snow Conferences have had very successful sessions examining the Top Ten Issues in Winter Maintenance. This will build on those two sessions by further examining what the most challenging issues are in winter maintenance for attendees.
Read MorePlanned and hosted by APWA's Center for Sustainability and International Affairs Committee
Join the Center for Sustainability (C4S), International Affairs Committee and others who are working to create more sustainable communities in a roundtable discussion to identify challenges, solutions and resources that can help communities prepare for the risk of disasters. Participants will leave the roundtable with a better understanding of the lessons communities, both in North America and internationally, have learned from previous disasters and changing environmental risks and how they are applying what they’ve learned to their preparedness plans.
Read MoreShouldn’t we be putting as much effort and intent into strategically managing staff and their productivity as we do infrastructure asset management? Let’s talk about ways to create employee well-being from recruitment to retirement. The staff that run our public works departments are not robots and we need to consider whether there are asset management approaches that transfer to the managing of our human assets.
Read MoreCost-effective asset management means making wise investments:
* Doing the right thing
* To the right asset
* At the right time
Discover strategies for inventorying and inspecting assets to drive defensible budget allocations, helping your community maintain a sound infrastructure and healthy bottom line.
Read MorePlanned and hosted by APWA’s Public Fleet Services Committee
Because of rapidly changing technological and societal paradigms, today’s Public Fleet Managers are dealing with trends, challenges, and solutions that could not be anticipated a decade ago. This workshop will put you together with fleet professionals from around North America who share your same concerns and are eager to share the latest thinking in public fleet management.
Read MoreA panel of transportation experts will review the 2015 FAST Act and discuss the key provisions of this law. The review will touch on funding levels, programs, streamlining permits and other important provisions.
Endorsed by APWA's Engineering and Technology Committee
A 2007 AASHTO report and recent surveys show that nearly half of all public works projects are delivered late and over budget. This record erodes public confidence in our ability to effectively deliver projects. Most of this is caused by “surprises during construction.” Examine how these surprises can and should be anticipated and eliminated.
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On October 29, 2011 the State of Connecticut received a massive and unprecedented winter storm that devastated many towns thought the State. The following account represents a summary of the storm preparation, snow removal, emergency operations, and cleanup efforts performed in two of the hardest hit towns of Simsbury and Avon from the standpoint of their Directors of Public Works.
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