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A Whole New Ballgame Chicagos Infrastructure Planning

Avoiding gridlock requires leadership capable of engineering change on a grand scale. As people move back to urban cores, public works is challenged to redefine urban transportation beyond the traditional car-centric view

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Asset Management & Capital Planning for Underground Infrastructure

Examine the steps to creating an effective capital plan for water/wastewater infrastructure, including conducting system inventories and asset management lists, identifying existing deficiencies, determining system life, developing multi-year improvement programs, and identifying acceptable funding mechanisms. 

 

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How Data Can Keep Your Roads Safe

Every community has those roads or intersections that seem prone to accidents.  However the task of fixing these areas can be daunting. Agencies are plagued with questions such as:

* Where/what are the highway safety problems?
* What can we do to address the problems?
* In what order do we address the problems?
* Do the benefits justify the costs?

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Retrofitting Fleet Garages to Maintain CNG/LNG Vehicles

Sponsored by APWA’s Fleet Services Committee Discover ways to reduce the costs of retrofitting existing fleet garages for maintenance and repair of compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas vehicles. Learn about the impact of different building codes and structural and HVAC considerations on retrofits. 

 

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Becoming a Master Leader – The Myron Calkins Excellence in Leadership Series

Titles or positions may designate people as “leaders," but that doesn’t mean that they can lead. Leadership is an art. Join this exploration of the traits people look for in their leaders. You’ll discover the importance of optimism and the difference between leadership and management. 

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Designing and Constructing ADA-Compliant Curb Ramps

Perpendicular ramps, parallel ramps, blended transitions. It’s all just terminology, right? Wrong! There are specific ADA requirements for each type of curb ramp. Waivers currently allowed, will not be available in the new Public Rights-of-Way Access Advisory Committee (PROWAAC) Guidelines. 

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Sacramento’s Water Loss Program Evaluation and Strategy to Control Leakage in a Cost Effective Manne

Explore how the City of Sacramento developed a water loss program evaluation and strategy to reduce costs for water treatment and delivery, offset the need to construct water production capacity for the future, and identify and control leakage. 

 

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Assessing Vulnerabilities of Infrastructure to Climate Change

Sponsored by APWA’s Center for Sustainability It is time to shift our approach for infrastructure security and resilience from the reactionary, cope-and-recover methods to a plan-and-prepare strategy. Discover how you can use the ISI Envision Rating System as a tool to help decision makers understand existing infrastructure vulnerabilities and to create a more climate-resilient community.

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Alternative Strategies for Funding Fleets and Fleet Replacement

Sponsored by APWA’s Fleet Services Committee Join this in-depth discussion and open forum about alternative funding strategies for developing a sustainable fleet management and replacement program that reduces life-cycle costs, complies with emissions standards, and lessens environmental impacts. 

 

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Evaluating Project Risks to Improve Performance, Avoid Surprises and Keep Your Elected Officials Hap

King County uses a risk assessment tool that improves transparency and accountability by gathering and presenting project information in a standard format. Examine the risk factors that are measured by the scorecard tool and how these results are used. 

 

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