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PWX 2019 General Session: “How to Think Like a Futurist” with Sheryl Connelly

As the Chief Futurist for the Ford Motor Company, Sheryl Connelly often jokes that she doesn’t use a crystal ball, or know the winning lottery numbers, but she does know…

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Using Clean Water Act Regulatory Flexibility to Ensure Cost-Effective Decision Making

Cities across the United States face an economic crisis related to aging infrastructure and increasing regulatory burdens. Practical environmentalism requires removing unnecessary regulatory burdens so that limited local, state, and…

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Small Cities/Rural Communities Perspective: Leveraging Public/Private Partnership

Learn how to leverage partnerships with public and private organizations that will help expand operational and financial resources. This panel discussion highlights strategies implemented by small communities to benefit the…

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Now We Are Here: How Arapahoe County’s Public Works Improved Its Organization One Employee at a Time

Arapahoe County recognized that the true value and strength of the public works department was its employees and their commitment to the community. To support employees, they embarked on a…

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The Total Package: An Approach to Collaborative Project Management

Examine how to use asset management, sustainability, and innovation principles to identify and prioritize activities based on age/condition, types of delivery methods, financing, aesthetics, and phasing for all types of…

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Opportunities Using Compressed Natural Gas – Milwaukee’s Experience

The City of Milwaukee embarked on a CNG program in 2010 with grant money provided by the State of Wisconsin using federal funds. Some advantages of the CNG program have…

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Managing Millennials

The diversity of characteristics and values represented by the various generations in the workplace can make for issues in communication, collaboration, and motivation. Watch this presentation for a discussion of…

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Let the Operators Take the Lead on Everything!

The City of Des Moines internal Winter Maintenance Committee includes representatives from the snowplow operator team, giving them a platform to impact decision-making about the total winter operations program. Operators…

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Snow & Ice Control Workshop – 15 Years and Counting

The Cornell Local Roads Program has a workshop on Snow and Ice Control for Local Officials. This session will discuss how the workshop was developed and how a strong workbook…

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Salt Reduction Strategy for Protection of Raw Drinking Water Sources

Road salts are entering the environment in large amounts and posing a risk to plants, animals, birds, fish, lake/stream ecosystems, and groundwater. The City of Barrie, Ontario, has found that…

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