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Changing the Department’s Culture from Past Practice to Adapting New Practices

The speaker will share how bringing new ideas to his department as a new Street Supervisor were initially met with resistance, making his transition difficult. However, as time went on,…

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Canadian Public Works Association (CPWA) Advocacy Update: “It Starts Here”

Inspired by the 2019 National Public Works theme ““It Starts Here,” this session will focus on CPWA’s advocacy efforts for public works, federal infrastructure programs and other initiatives that affect…

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Autonomous Vehicles (AVs): Are You Prepared for This Profound, Fast-approaching Auto Industry Revolution That Will Transform Our Lives, Safety, and Mobility?

The changes coming from the auto industry’s evolution to fully electric, interconnected, and electronically controlled autonomous vehicles (AV) will necessitate tremendous planning by public agencies and immense changes in the…

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Dare to “Dig Once”: Using a Local Pavement Management Plan to Reduce Costs, Streamline Work Efforts, and Improve Transparency of Local Decision-Making

Carson City’s Pavement Management Plan for Fiscal Year 2019-2023 was approved by the Regional Transportation Commission in April 2018. The Plan formalized and established an efficient and effective strategy for…

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Our Future with Trees: A Practical Approach to Plan, Protect, and Restore Your Urban Forest

As increasing research is done into emerging trends and citizen’s expectations for our cities, one item is becoming clear: trees are a valuable part of a community and the urban…

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Resilient and Ready to Build Royal Value for Residents and Rate-Payers Utility Coordination for the Queen City’s Capital Improvement Program – A Royal Partnership

While the potential for utility delays is a well-known risk for all municipal capital projects, how you tackle these risks can have monumental impacts on the operational efficiencies of utility…

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Successful Tree Planting Projects Require More Than Just Passion

Trees are in-demand in urban environments to provide benefits for urbanization. There are community tree planting projects around the world: Million Trees New York, LA, Denver, Shanghai, London, Ontario, and…

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Utility Damage Investigations

Municipalities face the continuous problem of dealing with utility damages, both from excavators striking their utility lines and their own crews striking other utilities.  This can cost the Municipality anywhere…

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Using Drones for Grounds Management

Natural grass surfaces are not uniform but are typically managed as if they are. This presentation will outline the basics of using drones for precision grounds management. It will explain…

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5G/Small Cell Basics for Public Works Officials – The “3 R’s” – Radiation, Revenue Opportunities and Repurposing Your Infrastructure – Smarter!

To meet the demand for 5G telecommunications, companies will be erecting hundreds of thousands of small cell towers–often TWO towers per streetlight in most communities. Most public Works agencies will…

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