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Following an impactful presentation at the 2012 APWA Congress from the City of Milwaukee, the speaker returned to his department to develop their own Building and Facility Capital Program. This program, which started in 2018, has funded $24 million in projects for Prince William County. Furthermore, the elected body of the County saved it from being unfunded during recent budget reductions related to the pandemic because it has been so successful. This presentation will highlight the strategies employed to develop the program and how the speaker’s department has successfully managed it.
Read MoreCollecting and managing accurate asset data is difficult, and many agencies operate with incomplete data that limit functions such as preventative maintenance, service, capital improvement planning, and more. New advancements in software, street-level imagery, light detection and ranging (LiDAR), and artificial intelligence enable a scalable approach to quickly digitize environments and collect complete asset inventories that improve operational efficiencies. This session highlights recent case studies from several jurisdictions, including a deep dive into recent advancements in operations for the City of Berkeley. From defining challenges to implementing solutions and the impact on staff, hear from the consultant and agency manager how such initiatives improve agency readiness and resiliency through enhanced access to critical information, better situational awareness, and more productive telework capabilities.
Read MoreAs municipalities and suburbs grow, the available natural undisturbed land becomes much more valuable and, therefore, protected through unified development ordinances (UDO) or tree conservation areas (TCA). Urban forestry becomes a real consideration. Registered foresters and certified arborists are just the experts to find solutions and execute action plans to manage the effect of development on natural areas and advise on best practices for the future. Some tree experts have embraced new technologies to better map the existing landscape and seamlessly communicate and visualize their solutions to all involved. Tree inventories, champion tree assessments, natural buffers, basal area calculations, deformation, and hazardous tree assessments are all part of what foresters and arborists specialize in when it comes to urban development. The ArcGIS Collector app and associated geographic information system (GIS) data management software can help spatially define areas that need inventory while navigating difficult sites.
Read MorePresented by the Emerging Leaders Academy 2021-2022 Class: Studying Agency response to pandemic related shortages and analyzing methods for recovery.
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Building a truck can be a complicated process. Specifying the “right” truck can require hundreds of decisions and choices that can potentially impact each other. This session is designed to…
Read MoreOne of the core jobs of the fleet manager is to make sure fleet assets are provided in a cost-effective, efficient manner. Having a solid, reliable basis for determining those…
Read MoreMobile observations have become an integral part of snow and ice programs. Mobile sensors have also evolved throughout the years from traditional units that only gave air and pavement temperatures. Learn about the FHWA IMO (integrating mobile observations) initiative. Learn how these sensors have evolved and what these new units are capable of doing. The speakers will discuss how they help both the operator and the agency, how the data is visualized and used, and how agencies and airports have implemented these units.
Read MoreThe 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, with some employees leaving and new ones being hired, he was able bring new strategies from the APWA North American Snow Conference to his division. By learning how to get total team buy-in and learning from his failures, the department is now seeing great success with snow removal efforts while minimizing salt use.
Read MoreBuilding a truck can be a complicated process. Specifying the “right” truck can require hundreds of decisions and choices that can potentially impact each other. This session is designed to help your organization identify what you actually need, successfully manage, and sustain a long-term plow truck program.
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