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Using Programmatic Permits to Improve Efficiencies with Utilities in the Right-of-Way

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

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All You Need to Know about the Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITESâ„¢)

Join 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.

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Maximizing the Triple Bottom Line in Infrastructure Investments Using SROI

Discover 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. 

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Half a Day to Replace a Bridge!!

Examine 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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Traffic Incident Management is No Accident

This webinar will describe the need for Traffic Incident Management, why Public Works/ Transportation is an important partner in it, and the goals and plans of the Federal Highway Administration to promote safety for responders and the public.  Join us to see what your agency can do to be better prepared.   

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The Challenge of Public Works in Aboriginal, Rural or Isolated Communities

Sponsored by APWA’s Emergency Management Committee Emergency planning for aboriginal, rural, and isolated communities is met with different challenges than those of more urban communities. Learn about efforts in both the U.S. and Canada to culturally adapt emergency management plans and develop more resilient communities. 

 

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The Total Package: An Approach to Collaborative Project Management

Examine how to use asset management, sustainability, and innovation principles to identify and prioritize activities based on age/condition, types of delivery methods, financing, aesthetics, and phasing for all types of infrastructure projects. 

 

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Tired of the Dog Fight? Effectively Creating Change

Construction meetings in the design-build environment are often adversarial. Everyone collaborates during the design phase, but once the low bid is awarded, the owner and contractor are left to wrangle over the bottom line. Discover how one agency is dealing with this through an alternative delivery method call Project Partners. 

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Achieving Community Carbon Reduction Goals with Renewable Natural Gas

The City of Sacramento is achieving its carbon reduction goals by converting the refuse-hauling fleet from diesel to LNG and CNG and being the first U.S. city to collect and divert food waste, send it through the Sacramento Biodigester and fuel the refuse fleet by the waste that it normally hauls. 

 

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Laying the Tracks for a Better Future in Transportation

Atlanta’s Streetcar plans will improve access between core sites in downtown Atlanta, and with connections to the MARTA, Atlanta Beltline and other transportation services that will create easier access to outlying areas. 

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