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Ron Calkins Assumes Presidency of APWA
Coronado’s newest roundabout represents the latest in innovative features to improve pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular safety while still improving road circulation. Its features include: raised crosswalks, rectangular rapid flashing beacons, bicycle bypasses, shared lane markings, separate property access lane, an apron, plus aesthetic landscape and streetscape.
Adults between the ages of 25 and 34 form the largest age demographic in Seattle. Since 2005, bike commuting has increased 44% and driving alone has decreased 14%. To meet this trend head-on, Seattle is implementing a plan to become the nation’s leader in bicycle transportation. They have something to teach to every community that intends to thrive in the coming decade.
Learn how to use triple bottom line (TBL) based economic analysis to determine total financial + social + environmental returns. We’ll report on how the City of St. Paul used TBL to zero in on stormwater management implications and protect a creek that was receiving discharge from a project site.
This case study explores how one city met the challenge of stopping reverse flow and basement backups on a tight schedule and involving multiple agencies. Explore how they determined the magnitude of the issue, pinpointed solutions and design parameters and completed the project using design-build.
Winter maintenance of road surfaces, in the Twin Cities area, relies heavily on the use of salt (primarily NaCI). Local agencies have partnered as part of the TCMA Chloride Management Plan to create a computer based assessment tool to track salt use and progress toward achieving best practices that protect Minnesota’s lakes and streams.
Direct Liquid Application (DLA) is the application of snow and Ice liquids directly to the pavement in lieu of or in addition to the placement of rock salt. The Ohio Department of Transportation will present their usages and the advancements they have had in this process over the past 6 years.
Many agencies have invested significant time and resources into finding the right AVL vendor. This session will provide the steps to initiate an AVL change, conduct a pilot, complete an analysis report, justify funding, select the best fit for your organization and implement an AVL system.
Fleet management in the public sector is often frustrating and a source of conflict between the fleet manager and the users of fleet vehicles and equipment. Poor communication is identified as the most common cause but in reality, it is a lack of a strategic planning for fleet management.
For the installation of a new 8-inch high pressure natural gas main, 3-D modeling was used to allow the various entities and the construction and design team to review the existing utility information, identify the best route, and address potential conflicts. Once the final route was chosen, the 3-D data was delivered to contractors to use in bid preparation.