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The City of Kitcheners Consolidated Maintenance Facility Project

The recently completed $62 million Kitchener Operations Facility consolidates multiple public works operations into one 325,000 square foot facility on a 45 acre property. Don’t miss this overview of prior…

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Small Cities/Rural Communities Perspective: Asset Management: A Tale of Two Small Cities

APWA’s Small Cities/Rural Communities (SC/RC) committee presents case studies featuring two small cities’ experiences with implementing asset management systems. SC/RC solicits audience feedback and participation in this discussion. The audience…

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Leadership Strategies to Retain, Engage and Motivate a Multigenerational Workforce

What is employee engagement? Discover how to use coaching, mentoring, and other techniques to engage employees from all of the generations in the workforce and motivate them to do good…

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Modernizing a Historic Downtown Neighborhood for Multimodal Connectivity – Lessons Learned From Phoenix’s First 2-Way Cycle Track Project

Honored with the first distinction of historical designation in the City of Phoenix, Arizona, the downtown Roosevelt Neighborhood has architectural milestones still visible today. As one of the first “streetcar…

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Public Works Without Agency Staff – When Should Public Works Departments Utilize Alternate S

Many public works agencies are struggling to deliver services without the staffing levels they had in the past. Explore real-life examples of where contracting out to private service providers made…

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Succession Planning – Growing Your Own Director

Do you have a succession plan in place for your agency? Having a successful talent management strategy requires a commitment from the top and the resources from your department to…

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Newton, MA Accelerated Pavement Management Program – How Public Works Made it Happen

The City of Newton implemented an Accelerated Pavement Management Program after coming to the realization that their 267-centerline mile roadway infrastructure was not meeting resident expectations. This $95 million 10-year…

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Successfully Selecting and Implementing a GPS/AVL Solution for Public Works

Summary GPS/AVL is no longer considered “nice to have.” Whether government agencies are looking to mitigate liability, reduce costs, or increase accountability and transparency; GPS/AVL systems are slowly becoming a…

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Managing Infrastructure Assets in a Post-Pandemic Environment

Transportation is one of the industries hardest hit by the COVID-19 crisis. Yet, as an essential business, transportation asset management has continued evolving during the pandemic in innovative ways. The…

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Public Service: Perspective for the Next Generation

Sometimes it is not until someone retires that an agency discovers just how many functions they covered. Those nearing retirement will be leaving with a wealth of knowledge that will…

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