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Alberta Transportation has witnessed an increase in Motor Vehicle Accidents involving vehicles being blown-off the due to extreme cross-winds.
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Having a complete Winter Operations Plan and Manual provides for consistency, continuity, increased operational efficiency and effectiveness, and better environmental practices. This presentation will feature an outline that agencies can use to develop or update their Winter Weather Operations Plans.
Read MoreIt is no longer enough to have just mechanical experience if your ambition is to become a fleet manager. Today's fleet professionals must have skills and knowledge in business management, human resources, information technology, risk management, finance, and asset management. This program was brought to you by the APWA Fleet Committee, to provide the latest information about the importance of training and pay scale development, as well as details regarding APWA’s CPFP certification program.
This program has been approved for .2 CEUs or 2 PDHs. Please note there is a $7 fee per non-member individual requesting CEUs (there is no fee for members).
After viewing this program, participants will be better able to:
– Discover what it takes to become a top candidate for a fleet management position.
– Prepare a comprehensive succession plan and make the transition seamless.
– Determine what consultant and contract employee contract agreements should include.
Read MoreIn Helsinki, Finland they have about 100 snow covered days per year, with snow depths varying from 0 cm to 60 cm. For bicycles, as little as 2 cm of snow is too much. They are embarking on a pilot program consisting of brush and salt and deicing tactics and cooperation with the Helsinki Cyclists association to promote winter cycling and get feedback on the pilot’s success.
Read MorePermeable Paver Streets Are Not Parking Lots – Successes and Challenges with Permeable Paver Streets
Here’s a case study focusing on the performance of two different permeable paver streets. We’ll discuss the design elements of each, good and bad maintenance experiences and the performance documented thus far. Attempted remedial measures will be described in detail including the costs and effectiveness of each.
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Advances in survey technology yield a broad range of new and beneficial opportunities for public works. Use of static LiDAR, or laser scanning technology for data collection yields many benefits for certain public works engineering and management applications.
Read MoreThis session will lay out a roadmap showing you how to develop, implement, train staff, and continually improve a telematics solution. Dakota County will share what systems they used, the challenges they met, and how they saw a return on investment through idle reduction, driver behavior, a reduction in salt usage, and speed monitoring.
Read MoreCreating a snow plan and other policy documents addressing how your agency will conduct winter maintenance is a daunting task. You are always worried that you are forgetting something. Take a look at how several hundred agencies in Canada are using a web-based application to guide them through the process and creates the plan for them.
Read MoreDon’t miss this opportunity to hear directly from an NWS forecaster about resources available to public works. We’ll discuss and demonstrate new-fangled tools like the NWS widget, hourly weather graph, and NWSChat. We’ll also cover the concept of Decision Support Services and basic radar interpretation.
Read MoreAcademy Street runs through the heart of downtown Cary, North Carolina and is being transformed into a signature street. Its streetscape offers pedestrians an experience in integrated art, such as benches sculpted like musical instruments; outdoor rooms for people to gather, pedestrian scale lighting, more and larger canopy trees. The result is a continued catalyst to revitalize downtown.
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