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Presented by APWA’s Young Professionals (YP) Committee. Young professionals are eager to contribute to organizational success and bring innovative concepts and solutions to public works challenges. Learning Objectives: 1. Recognize…
Hosted by APWA’s Fleet Management Committee The Internet of Things (IoT) is changing everything, including how public fleet operations manage and maintain vehicles and equipment. Connected vehicles must communicate with each other…
Puget Sound Energy is in the process of upgrading powerline corridor in Washington State. This session will explore this project as a case study for evaluating existing land-use uses and…
Session 1: How to Successfully Implement a Regional Biofiltration Stormwater Treatment System in an Ultra-Urban Neighborhood Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is implementing a regional stormwater treatment system and prioritizing specific…
This multi-disciplinary team will share their expertise in implementing asset management through the alignment of management processes with cross-functional teams—a strategy that has been successful in removing silos, changing organizational…
Let’s focus on the changing expectations of transportation-related communication networks as connected vehicles, autonomous vehicles, and smart city technologies continue to be deployed and integrated into citywide and regional infrastructures.…
To address the issue of elevated chloride levels in surface and ground water and the associated environmental impacts these levels are causing, many agencies have been proactively making changes over the last decade in the products they select for deicing and the methods used to apply these products. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about the the performance and impacts of alternative deicing methods including: non-chloride based deicers; blends of deicing products, and methods used to reduce the number of applications or the application rates of the deicers used. We’ll also discuss what the future holds for deicing products and practices and we will be seeking your input on what non-traditional practices or products you may be using. This will be a great chance to learn from each other!
Answer this: What is the main tool that you use to make winter weather decisions? If you answered radar, you need to attend this session! We will explore several key weather scenarios and walk you through what information you’ll need and where to get it. Weather scenarios ranging from road frost to black ice and snow will be covered. We’ll examine using smartphones, sensors, software, weather forecasting services, and decision support tools; all from an independent consultant who will give you straight talk about what works and what doesn’t.
Any vehicle, regardless of who or what is driving it, has limits in the kinds of atmospheric weather and road surface conditions that it can handle. Take this opportunity to hear and discuss the results of an ongoing FHWA research project on how automated vehicles perform in adverse weather. Among the issues to be covered are how well the vehicles’ sensors and navigation systems perform when nearby vehicles and pavement markings are partially obscured; how road weather providers can best communicate information on current weather and road conditions to automated vehicles; and how an automated vehicle can determine whether a planned trip will be within the weather limits of its operational design domain (ODD). This session will also offer information about FHWA Road Weather programs and initiatives including voluntary data exchanges to accelerate safe integration of automated vehicles, maintenance decision support systems, and road weather data collection initiatives such as Pathfinder, Integrating Mobile Observations (IMO), and Vehicle Data Transfer (VDT).
What is APWA’s Government Affairs team doing to prepare for the upcoming 2020 election cycle? As the “voice of public works” to the U.S. Congress and federal agencies, APWA’s Government…