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Heavy rain is forecasted is your levee certified

North American has an estimated 100,000 miles of levees. Many of these levees were originally used to protect farmland, and are now protecting developed communities. The reliability of many of…

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Emergency Management, How to Include and Protect Citizens with Disabilities

Emergencies are equal opportunity challenges in communities as they impact citizens with and without disabilities. It is vitally important that communities prepare well before emergencies occur with practical and well-thought-out…

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Best Maintenance Practices for Snow Fleets – Before, During & After the Snow

Keeping your snow-fighting equipment in top shape is a continuous process that begins when the last snow of the season has fallen. Learn about the different stages of winter preparedness,…

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APWA Government Affairs Update on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

In November 2021, the U.S. Congress passed, and President Biden signed into law a bipartisan infrastructure bill known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). Infrastructure investment has been…

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Solar Strategies for Public Works

Solar isn't just for major cities; however, successfully executing a renewable energy strategy does require significant legal, procurement, property management, and engineering expertise that may not be readily available to…

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Driving Innovation with Next-Level Professional Development

How do you get employees to stretch their boundaries and take on new initiatives and projects? Google famously lets its engineers spend up to 20% of their time on side…

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Creating Livable Communities and a New Urban Fabric – Forget Those Speed Humps!

Find out how state-of-the-art traffic engineering techniques and new urban planning concepts can improve the sense of community, enhance neighborhood and pedestrian safety, and reduce traffic volume and speeds. Learning…

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Urban Street Trees

Why all the fuss about street trees? Increasing your city's tree canopy with properly selected, placed and spaced urban street trees provides many benefits to residents and businesses. Trees are…

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Pavement Preservation

Pavement preservation is a cost-effective set of practices that extend pavement life and improve safety and motorist satisfaction while saving public tax dollars. This program will focus on: Money aspects…

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A View from the Top – Leaning In:Women and their Passion to Lead

Sponsored by APWA’s Diversity Committee Working women continue to make career decisions that impact their ability to “rise to the top.” Men and women often take different paths to leadership.…

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