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RFID Connects Field Assets to the IoT

Asset managers know there’s a disconnect between the asset data in their Asset Management Software/GIS and the assets in the field. This disconnect makes efficient asset management difficult because there’s…

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Women in Public Works…Breaking the Glass Ceiling

SUPPORTED BY THE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION COMMITTEE Gender diversity in the operations end of public works is silently rising throughout the country. Women make up less than 20% of the…

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The Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Assessment Process – Unifying Risk Assessment, Cybersecurity, Employee Safety, and Continuity of Operations

This session details the experience of a large, full-service municipal public works department, the City of Olathe, Kansas, going through the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency…

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Public Works Pandemic Pivot

When the COVID-19 outbreak nearly shut down the American workforce in March 2020, businesses, institutions, and classrooms closed immediately. California’s typically jammed Bay Area freeways and city streets were so…

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Women in Engineering: How Can We Encourage Women to Pursue Engineering and How Can We Keep Women in Engineering

The world of engineering is facing challenges no one has ever tackled before. Some of these issues include climate change, efficient transportation solutions, maintaining adequate water supplies for a growing…

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Managing with Effective Benchmarks – How Can APWA Help?

Answering the fundamental question of how an organization compares to others is often not easily answered. Currently, there are no published industry sources available to public works leaders focused on…

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Spotlight on Winter Maintenance: Lessons from the Lab – Enhanced Liquid Deicers

Plain salt brine is the most commonly used liquid deicer, but agencies often use a variety of more complex brine blends to seek enhanced performance. Field experience is always the…

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Team Canada: Winter Maintenance Practices in Southern Ontario

Sponsored by APWA’s Winter Maintenance Subcommittee Attend this greatest hits compilation of what’s hot with respect to winter maintenance in southern Ontario. Cities in this region have been on the…

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Setting Ambitious Goals and Targets That Inspire Innovation

With billions of dollars in investment and hundreds of infrastructure projects over the coming decades, cities have the ingredients in hand to be heroes for sustainability – shifting the past…

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The Purple Cow of Recycling – Incentives That Make Your Community Want To Recycle

The City of Hamilton, Ontario, can't afford to site a new landfill for solid waste. To encourage waste diversion they came up with a Purple Cow (something that stands out…

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