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In 2012, the City of Ottawa, Ontario, embarked on a $450 million renewal project to restore Lansdowne Park into a modern, urban destination for sports, entertainment, and cultural events. The project included 380,000 square feet of retail space, an 11 acre underground parking lot, new condominium and office towers, a renovated arena, and an 18 acre urban park and event space. Learn how sustainable transportation, facility, and accessibility standards were integral to the project.
Read MoreFacilitator: To be announced. Discover approaches for cooperation between community groups, local businesses, and public works departments to achieve sustainable infrastructure projects and services.
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Sponsored by APWA's Winter Maintenance Subcommittee Winter maintenance operations require long-term thinking because actions which appear good in the short-term can actually be harmful in the long-term. Join us for this "soup to nuts" approach to winter maintenance planning. We'll feature examples for measuring operational performance and deploying sustainable practices.
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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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Everyone agrees that public works employees know what they’re doing and they do it well for the most part. Knowing what you do is one thing. Backing up that knowledge with documentation is the difference between just doing your job and gaining respect for what you do.
This program will give you an overview of the components and steps involved in becoming Accredited.
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.
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Discover how the APWA Accreditation process will help your agency organize its emergency management efforts to ensure compliance with both state and FEMA requirements. The City of Gainesville, FL, found the accreditation bi-annual reviews facilitated their efforts to review for conformance with new best practices or changes to existing practices as set forth by FEMA or the State.
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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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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.
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