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The Gold in Conversion of 30,000 Cobra Head Street Lights to LED

Evaluate the benefits, challenges, and lessons learned by the City of Oakland’s street lighting conversion project. We’ll take you through the RFP, street light audit, public education process, implementation activities,…

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Mini-Roundabouts: Design and Operation Experience in the United States

Mini-roundabouts have the same operational characteristics of regular size roundabouts. However, their defining feature is a traversable central island that helps improve vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian safety, and reduce noise…

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Liquids 101 – The Basics (Part 1 of a series of 4 sessions on the use of liquids)

Watch this presentation for an introduction to the use of liquids in winter maintenance. From the southern states to the northern-most provinces, liquids are part of the public works arsenal…

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The Benefits of Implementing a Pavement Management System

Considering the cost of maintaining critical pavement assets coupled with inadequate funding, efficient pavement management practices are more important than ever. Implementing a pavement management system can: 1) assist your…

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What Happens When a Private Utility Fails Within Your City Limits

Sponsored by APWA’s Water Resources Management Committee Based on a true story! More than 10-years later the City of Bend, Oregon continues to deal with the ramifications of the prolonged…

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Through the Looking Glass: Using Metrics to Easily Communicate Your Success

There is a lot of pressure on local governments today to transition to a more citizen-centric form of service delivery that is transparent, holds government accountable, and provides an easy…

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Public Outreach during Construction: How to Turn Concerned Commuters into Project Advocates

You have spent months, even years, planning, designing and raising money to build your public works project. How do you keep the public and key stakeholders informed? How can you…

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Spotlight on Operations & Maintenance: Empowering Employees to Achieving Organizational Excellence

This session will explore the journey the City of West Des Moines Public Services embarked on to change the culture within its organization and the results that have been achieved.…

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What Does Emerging Technology Mean for Resilience?

Across Tennessee, various agencies and cities are focusing on institutionalizing resilience. They recognize that for any community to be truly resilient, it needs to be able to address the social,…

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More on Things That Go Bump In the Pipe: Implementing Municipal Storm Sewer Pipe Condition Rating Sy

Discover how public agencies are using asset condition rating systems to gauge the “health” of their stormwater conveyance systems. Take advantage of the lessons-learned on how these rating systems can…

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