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With the number of community bike-share systems established throughout North America’s largest cities and many more in the planning stage for both large and medium sized urban areas, mode-shift, congestion reduction, and health benefits are being realized. Review the lessons-learned from some of the pioneering systems.
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Few agencies are maximizing the performance of their salt. Discover how pre-wetting agents work and why the performance of these products differs so widely. Even though some of the better performing pre-wetting agents cost more initially, the end result is a cost savings because good performance means less product is needed.
Read MoreSponsored by APWA’s Small Cities/Rural Communities Committee Many public works agencies still operate within a maze of print-outs, reports, and files. Discover how one community tamed the paper jungle by moving to a system of digital plans, reports, and documents.
Read MoreEver get stuck answering a question for a reporter? What about when communicating with an elected official? Have you ever written a technical paper and after presenting it, your audience was still not able to comprehend the message you were trying to deliver? These are all issues that many of us in public works occasionally struggle with.
Read MoreThe City of Cambridge, Ontario studied two options to rehabilitate its aging and failing cast iron watermains: Cured In-Place Pipe (CIPP) and Spray In-Place Liner (SIPL). Examine their findings and the reasons behind their decision to go with CIPP.
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More on Things That Go Bump In the Pipe: Implementing Municipal Storm Sewer Pipe Condition Rating Sy
Discover how public agencies are using asset condition rating systems to gauge the “health” of their stormwater conveyance systems. Take advantage of the lessons-learned on how these rating systems can be effectively utilized for system condition and capital improvement program planning.
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To resolve the issue of simple and complex tasks within the right-of-way, Washington County, Oregon developed a Programmatic Permit Program that allows specific tasks without obtaining individual permits. However, if the work to be done exceeds the pre-set limitations, then individual permits are required
Read MoreJoin in this hands-on demonstration of SITES™, a LEED-like sustainability certification program that will transform how we approach the design and operation of projects with or without buildings. Using a case study, you’ll use the SITES™ scorecard to review the various categories, guidelines, and performance benchmarks of a truly sustainable public park.
Read MoreDiscover how to account for triple bottom line costs (social, environmental, financial) of infrastructure investments and projects. Decision-makers want value-for-money comparisons when determining which options to pursue and providing them Sustainable Return on Investment data is essential. 3) Acquire funding, utilizing multiple sources, for capital construction parties.
Read MoreExamine how two bridge superstructures on the Queensway (Highway 417) were replaced using Rapid Replacement Technology (RapidLift) which consists of three pairs of self-propelled modular transporters.
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