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Historically, winter maintenance in transportation has focused on the fastest, most efficient way to provide safe roads to the driving public. As gas prices rise and attitudes change, communities across North America are looking to expand transportation options for their citizens. This has led to an increase in multi-modal transportation with some of the most popular being initiatives for bikes and pedestrians
Read MoreThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is developing a series of resources to provide quick access to basic emergency response information for water and wastewater utilities, including: 1) local, state, and federal contact information; 2) links to hazardous weather/forecasting tools, and 3) incident action checklists for specific types of disasters.
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Sponsored by APWA's Utilities and Right-of-Way Committee Invasive tree roots can apply significant pressure to pipeline joints and coatings. The San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) has implemented a formal tree management policy to identify, monitor, approve or remove encroachments on pipelines.
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Over 30 years ago, the City of Phoenix embarked on a massive cultural change by introducing managed competition for the collection of solid waste. Fast-forward to the present and Phoenix has a proven track record for overall improved customer service and increased efficiency and effectiveness. Discover what performance measures they use and the scorecard tool used to assess accountability.
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Recently, Marina del Rey, California, began a $40 million infrastructure make-over, which includes 14 projects that will overlap and test the patience of the community. Project engineers and managers are collaborating on construction schedules and public outreach.
Read MoreAn Innovative and Cost-Effective Stormwater Retrofit Program: The Green Infrastructure Portfolio Sta
Chicago’s Center for Neighborhood Technology is designing and piloting the Green Infrastructure Portfolio Standard, which advances the installation of green infrastructure for increasing the volume of stormwater runoff and pollutants retained onsite and reducing flow into sewer systems and surface waters.
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Every four years, ASCE releases a "Report Card" grading America's infrastructure condition in 15 categories. The 2009 Report Card gave America's infrastructure an accumulated grade of D and early indications are that the 2013 Report Card grades will not show improvement. Also being released are four "Failure to Act" reports that measure the impact under-investment will have on Gross Domestic Product and household incomes.
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Sponsored by APWA’s Leadership and Management Committee Public Works leaders must walk the talk, set the tone, hold themselves accountable, and strive to create a culture of openness, democracy, merit, and creativity. Only by exercising the principles of ethical leadership can we meet the challenges of the future and sustain the public’s trust in our decisions and stewardship of public resources.
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Every MicroPAVER user knows that the success of your pavement management program depends on the reliability of the data you input into the system.
PAVER FieldInspector™ is a PAVER™ companion software that takes advantage of GIS/GPS state of the art technology as well as innovative graphics to facilitate pavement inspection using handheld computer tablets. The program allows the user to identify his location on a geo-referenced pavement network map displayed on his/her tablet computer for immediate entry of pavement distress data.
Read MoreDiscover how Milwaukee County established Green Print goals to guide their process of increasing sustainability throughout its fully-developed urban county. Using a holistic approach, the county also adopted an innovative method to guide the design process for the replacement of aging infrastructure with new facilities.
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