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We Are Emergency Responders: Public Works in Traffic Incident Management and All-Hazards Emergencies
Public works and transportation departments need to be prepared to respond, and in some cases, actually take command, when damaged or failed infrastructure is the cause or result of a traffic incident. It is vital that public works agencies understand their evolving roles and responsibilities for Traffic Incident Management.
The City of Helsinki, Finland developed an evaluation project to gauge the effectiveness of noise reducing pavements. This resulted in creation of a tool to aid in decision-making for types of noise reducing pavement to specific conditions.
Pierce County’s in-house-designed asset management system has received awards and recognition for its full featured asset management approach that includes inventories, condition levels, work functions, and cost information. It enhances the agency’s long range planning, service level goals and adaptive management processes.
To have success in your public works career, you need to be able to communicate your ideas not just in written documents but also with words and pictures in live presentations. Get tips from another public works professional on how to be a more effective communicator and leader.
Sponsored by APWA's Facilities and Grounds Committee Discover the benefits of implementing a Maintenance Management Plan (MMP) to identify and measure park assets. Moreover, an MMP acknowledges and delineates the contributions of staff and maintenance workers and creates data that make it easier to justify budget needs.
Explore winter maintenance practices in Finland including: snow dumping practices; cleaning snow melt wastewater and using for cooling buildings in summer; cleaning tanks and snow dumps; and managing street dust caused by street gritting and studded tires.
Recognizing the impact of congestion on the economic prosperity of the region, the City of Toronto has identified eight strategies for a congestion management plan: *intelligent transportation systems, *congestion engineering studies, *incident and event response, *construction coordination, *curbside management, *alternative transportation modes, *traveler information, *traffic management centre
Explore this case study that features how one city manages contracts to deliver public works operations and services, such as snow removal. Learn about structuring the contract for cost control, risk management, anticipating volatile fuel and materials costs while managing a fixed budget.
Certificants from the various APWA Certification programs will share their real-life stories on the challenges of the certification and testing process and the benefits accrued since obtaining their credential. Bring your questions and join in this helpful dialogue.
Sponsored by APWA's Water Resources Management Committee Examine this three-phased approach for assessing and making recommendations to address known issues with sanitary and combined sewer systems. You’ll learn about sewer system assessment and modeling and how to use asset management practices to develop risk-based needs assessment.