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If your agency is looking for ideas for how to establish or improve an existing leadership development program, this session is for you. We’ll feature the learning models, technology tools, innovative processes, and guiding principles used by leadership development programs established by The Regional Municipality of York, Ontario, Arapaho County, Colorado, and the City of Scottsdale, Arizona.
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Sponsored and hosted by APWA's Water Resources Management Committee Aging systems and volatile storms and weather patterns have increasingly turned the focus of public works professionals to renewing and strengthening infrastructure using sustainable and green infrastructure tactics.
Read MoreThe City of Hamilton, Ontario, can't afford to site a new landfill for solid waste. To encourage waste diversion they came up with a Purple Cow (something that stands out in a crowd). To reward and recognize those residents that are successfully participating in recycling and waste diversion, gold boxes were issued that signified to all that they were making an important contribution to the community.
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This engaging webinar will provide an overview of resources and programs that can guide local governments towards becoming more resilient, with a specific focus on the Rockefeller Foundation’s 100 Resilient Cities program and the role of the “Chief Resilience Officer”.
Read MoreCertain conditions require the significant deployment of temporary traffic control devices for lane closures and detours. Public works and DOTs have the equipment, personnel and experience in handling this type of first responder activity. Learn how FHWA, in collaboration with APWA, will conduct the Traffic Incident Management (TIM) Responder course, making it available to chapters at no cost, other than providing a suitable venue.
Read MoreThe City of Peoria, Arizona, decided it needed to grow its own water/wastewater professionals instead of relying on the ability to attract trained personnel from other municipalities. The City's Apprenticeship Program successfully partners with a local community college to train future certified water utility workers.
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Don't miss this thought-provoking examination of various alternative fuels and the pros and cons of each. One speaker will discuss the benefits of bio-methanol and bio-dimethyl. Another will examine the impacts of current biodiesel mandates and offer tips for modifying biodiesel blend requirements to lower fuel and maintenance costs. A third speaker will discuss the options available for best utilizing biogas resources from landfills, wastewater treatment plants and the policy-driven benefit options for RINs for transportation fuels.
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The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development's South Louisiana Submerged Roads and Paths to Progress programs have become a model for future disaster recovery efforts due to its unprecedented collaboration and management demonstrated in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
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Sidewalks are an integral part of the urban transportation system. Communities have become more aware of the importance of safe, accessible, and complete sidewalk systems due to ADA compliance, increases in litigation, designation of Safe School Routes, and growing interest in creating an enhanced urban lifestyle based on walking.
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Stormwater management, specifically becoming an MS4 under NPDES Phase 2, tops the list as the biggest challenge facing small communities. In effort to inform and equip communities with lessons learned and some of the “how-to’s” to address this challenge, the Water Resources Management.
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