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With no pay incrases in over four years, and talented newer technicians feeling trapped at the bottom of the pay scale, Milwaukee implemented a new pay plan for technicians and shop personnel that allows movement to higher pay rates based on training and certifications earned by technicians. The success of the program has raised shop morale, pride, productivity, and retention of talent.
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The American Society of Civil Engineers is preparing a report that will demonstrate big ideas and trends that are changing how projects are designed and built and how problems are solved in key infrastructure sectors. As we continue to push for increased investment, we must also show innovative changes in how we approach projects. Don't miss this examination of solutions engineers are employing to get the most use of limited investment dollars.
Read MoreCharleston County, South Carolina issued pedometers to employees asking them to keep track of steps taken in both work and leisure time. Daily goals were set and awards for most steps per week and consistent goal achievement were given. Results of the pilot study were promising and Charleston County opted to make adjustments to length of study time, pedometer choice, and data collecting resulting in a longer study. Learn how using incentives and competition can improve employee health and morale.
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The City of Berkeley works hard to maintain its aging infrastructure. Studies indicate that $54 million is needed to bring city streets to an acceptable paving condition and $207 million is needed to manage the urban storm drainage system and implement the City’s Watershed Management Plan. In November 2012, Berkeley voters overwhelmingly passed a bond measure to provide funding for an integrated approach to address the backlog for both systems. The process to use an integrated planning approach, with community involvement, has been very successful and is a model that can be used by many communities.
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Facilitor: Randall J. Bowman, PE, Assistant Director, City of Columbus, OH As technologies change, social norms transform, and the cities we serve evolve , public works often finds itself dealing with challenges that were not even on the radar of past generations of public works professionals. Enjoy these stories of new challenges.
Read MoreSponsored by APWA's Transportation Committee Discover how local agencies can measure and manage the effectiveness of complete street policies. Examine how cities have begun Greenroads projects and are incorporating Greenroads into their standards of practice to measure sustainability, access, and environmental impacts.
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Explore how Clark County, Washington, uses "entropy-based resource management" as the organizing principle to develop watershed management and sustainability strategies. Learn how by using this principle they have developed sub-basin retrofit plans, hydrologic and hydraulic accounting procedures, and a sustainable roadway grid.
Read MoreSponsored by APWA's Transportation Committee The fuel tax hasn't been raised since 1993 and as a result the federal Highway Trust Fund is going bankrupt. Whether you call them mileage-based user fees, vehicle miles traveled, or road user fees, an increasing numbers of states are conducting pilot projects to transition from a per gallon fuel tax to a pay per mile fee to fund growing transportation needs. What is your state doing? How soon will the transition happen?
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Facilitator: W. Gary Losier, P Eng, Director of Engineering and Works, Town of Quispamsis, NB Canada Employee performance approaches and tools for succession planning will be featured in this Lightning Round.
Read MorePedestrians and bicycle riders account for 14+ percent of all traffic fatalities while representing less than 10 percent of all trips. The Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon, known regionally as the HAWK (High-intensity pedestrian Actuated crossWalK), and the latest adaptation to facilitate bicycle use, the BikeHAWK, were developed in Tucson and have become a nationally respected best practice to prevent needless fatalities.
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