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Highway Safety Improvement Program

Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)   The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU), which was signed into law on August 10, 2005, established the Highway…

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Using Performance Measures to Boost Productivity

Cities that have performance measurement systems have found it easier to prioritize and specify expected results, clarify intangibles, investigate failure, and are able to distinguish between aspirational and achievable results.…

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Clients and Consultants – How to Work

It takes teamwork between a Public Works Department and Consultant team to create a successful project. Qualification Based Selection (QBS) will help you select a consultant, but what things do…

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Stormwater Green Infrastructure Maintenance

Green infrastructure for stormwater management is being adopted across the continent.  Unlike single-purpose gray stormwater infrastructure, which uses pipes to dispose of rainwater, green infrastructure uses vegetation and soil to…

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If Only I’d Known – Developing Disaster Recovery ExercisesIf Only I d Known – Developing Disaster Recovery ExercisesIf Only I d Known – Developing Disaster Recovery Exercises

A tabletop exercise is a popular and fairly uncomplicated method of testing a disaster recovery plan while providing a practical gut check of procedures to follow should a particular event…

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Weather – The Next Step In Understanding

  Weather – The Next Step In Understanding Many supervisors have a pretty good understanding how weather affects their region, but they do not have the final piece of information…

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Promoting Public Works

This program is sponsored by the APWA Leadership and Management Committee Public Works professionals work behind the scenes to make our communities better. However, most people do not even realize…

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How to Initiate and Implement a Right-of-Way Program

Right-of-way – your way or the highway. Are you in control of your right-of-way(ROW)? Do telecoms drill through your sewer manholes? Does your pavement look like a candy striped ribbon?…

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Weather Reports – Where to Get Them & How To Use Them

Weather reports are not just for predicting snow removal. This program provide you with information on where you can go to get real-time weather and road information, weather forecasts, and…

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UFO or UAV? The Welcome Invasion of Drones in the Public Works World

In the past the sight of a multi-rotor, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle with flashing colored lights may have invoked a reaction similar to spotting a flying saucer. Now Small UAVs, or…

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