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JR Fellow Presentation: Waterfront Redevelopment and Transportation Planning in Auckland, New Zealan
In June 2016, Bruce Kaplan traveled to Auckland, New Zealand as an APWA Jennings Randolph International Fellow. This fellowship allowed him to conduct a study tour and meet with members of Auckland Council, Auckland Transport, Auckland Development, and the Auckland Urban Design Panel, to discuss New Zealand’s largest city’s recent experience with downtown waterfront redevelopment, intermodal terminal redevelopment, regional government, and its transportation system’s challenge of accommodating present and projected rapid urban growth. In this presentation, he will discuss his findings from the study tour as well as elaborate on the differences he discovered between infrastructure planning in New Zealand and in the United States.
Read MoreThe scope of winter maintenance work at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport includes roads, parking facilities, monorails, taxiways, aircraft gate areas, and of course, runways. By creating partnerships with equipment manufacturers, they’ve created innovative methods and tools to improve snow clearing processes.
Read MorePlanned and hosted by APWA's Government Affairs Committee (GAC) and the Canadian Public Works Association (CPWA) </p><p>Come join an active discussion on Advocating for public works in both Canada and the U.S. Briefly hear from CPWA and APWA leaders about the current political landscape and what our organizations are doing to support Advocacy as a top priority, and how individual members can enhance these efforts to increase the voice of public works to policymakers at all levels. Be prepared to share what is working at your chapter, or the challenges your chapter is facing when trying to engage in advocacy. A successful brainstorming session—the more the merrier– will empower participants to take ideas back to their chapters and hone their power as THE leading voice for all matters public works.
Examine how to justify your equipment replacement recommendations by using professional fleet management principles. In 8 years of applying these principles, Dakota County implemented a program based on numbers, developed good relationships with user groups, implemented sustainable practices, and increased return on investment.
Read MoreThe Minnesota Department of Transportation’s (MnDOT) BRIM-Bridge Replacement and Improvement Management system uses risk assessment methods to determine a bridge’s probability of service interruption and assigns a score for its relative priority for replacement or improvement.
Read MoreHennepin County, MN is considering elevating traffic management to one step beyond Adaptive Traffic Signal Control. Experiencing massive traffic diversion due to construction, they’ve seen the need for a fourth dimension of signal control – the ability to add or subtract signal phases automatically as traffic volumes change and migrate. Find out what they plan to do and why.
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Have you ever tried experimenting with a new type of equipment, introducing a new practice or even trying to do something differently than how it has always been? If so, you will be able to relate to the areas this interactive discussion will explore.
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This session focuses on the science of road weather – everything from the formation of snow, how radar works (or does not work) and the effect of moisture in the air, to the intricacies of pavement temperatures – how they change, and when to take action.
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Advancements in technology have significantly improved winter maintenance operations. This session will focus on how the City of West Des Moines, Iowa has utilized various types of new products in the pursuit of continual operational improvement. Discussed will be the implementation of an automated vehicle location system, 3 RWIS stations, a mobile RWIS platform, new de-icer blending equipment and more.
Read MoreThis CLL will explore how training works and what levels of training are appropriate for what level of operations and employee responsibility; training options for operators, for managers, and for training situations where both operators and managers are being trained at the same time.
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