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Preventing Damage to Utilities: Data-Informed Strategies for Working with Excavators and Locators to Protect Utility Integrity

Preventing costly and inconvenient damages to buried utilities is a challenge for public works operators, especially because it requires coordination between a variety of third parties including excavators and utility…

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New Tools for Your Winter Maintenance Arsenal

The past couple of years have seen significant advances in snowplow technology, liquid deicers, road condition information systems, and material spreaders. Check out what's new and discuss how to make…

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Snow and Ice on My Roads – Why Should I Worry About It?

With changing weather patterns, winter maintenance practices are now being implemented in states where deicer chemicals and plowing have not been heavily used in the past. In recent years, the…

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What Every City Manager Wants in a Public Works Director

A public works director is a key member of any community's senior leadership team. A director must develop policy, interact with elected officials, work with the media and ensure that…

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The Loop – The Business Case for Recreation Infrastructure Investment

Even with an electorate tired of adding to their tax burden, Southern Arizona voters continue to approve funding for improvements to Pima County's 131-mile shared-use path around the Metro-Tucson area.…

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Partnering to Achieve Green Infrastructure Goals

Chicago’s Climate Action Plan, pledges an 80 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 levels by 2050. Several private sector partners have stepped forward to advance these goals:…

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Taking Flight to the Next Level – Practical Public Works Applications of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Explore how the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, California, has used UAV technology to create 3D maps of a local landslide, and employed them as part of parks and building…

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Post-Pandemic City Operations: Virtually EVERYTHING VIRTUALLY – Futureproofing and Resiliency

In a post-pandemic world, public works officials will need to enhance their resiliency, add layers of redundancy, and most importantly–re-configure their systems to operate “virtually everything–virtually.” Beyond simply operating some…

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Utilizing Alternative Fuels During Winter Emergencies

Utilizing alternative fuels in your agency’s fleet can provide additional security during times of emergencies. In many cases, they are readily available and do not require additional transportation to be…

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Vision Zero: Lessons from Sweden in Transportation Safety (A Jennings Randolph Fellow Presentation)

Vision Zero is a strategy to eliminate all transportation-related fatalities and severe injuries. This presentation will relate the knowledge gained by the speaker as part of his Jennings Randolph International…

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