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Public Relations and Outreach for a Major Roadway Project

The City of Pickerington, Ohio, used a multi-faceted approach for public outreach for its $8 million upgrade to the State Route 6 project. This roadway carries well over 50,000 vehicles…

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When Public Agencies Do Battle

Sponsored by APWA's UPROW Committee. It is always in the best interest of the public and rate payers that public agencies work out and resolve conflicts. Yet sometimes resolutions can't…

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Total Resource Management Managing All Your Assets

Sponsored by APWA's Facilities and Grounds Committee Total resource management is knowing the quantity and condition of all of your physical assets for parks, buildings and grounds and the maintenance…

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Why Did My Street Fail (Prematurely)?

Pavements fail prematurely due to failures of: design, construction, materials, and maintenance. While performing maintenance is critical, selection of the proper maintenance activity to correct or prevent a problem is…

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Trees in the Pipeline Right-of-Way

Sponsored by APWA's Utilities and Right-of-Way Committee Invasive tree roots can apply significant pressure to pipeline joints and coatings. The San Diego County Water Authority (SDCWA) has implemented a formal…

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Mouse River: Enhanced Flood Protection and Hazard Mitigation

The 2011 catastrophic Mouse River Flood devastated property and infrastructure in the North Dakota communities of Minot and Burlington as well as surrounding rural areas. This presentation will focus on…

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Roughing It! Rating High-Speed, High-Volume Roadways

The City of Overland Park, Kansas, worked with the manufacturer of the ARRB Roughometer to incorporate an intertial roughness sensor with GPS to quickly measure and report roadway conditions using…

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What Funding. Where. How to Build Support for It.

Examine examples of how communities successfully market initiatives for capital improvements. The key to the success of these funding initiatives is the outreach strategies that build understanding within the community.

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Spotlight on Water Resources: A Cost-Effective Approach – Using Real Time Control and In-System Storage Strategies to Prevent Sanitary Sewer System Overflows

Facing years of aging infrastructure and inadequate sewer system capacity, the City of San Mateo was issued a Cease & Desist Order by the State of California Regional Water Quality…

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Our Filing System Went Electronic . WE FAILED! Then We Did It the Right Way

Follow this organization’s saga with first picking the wrong system and consultant for transferring their paper system into an electronic system, to righting the ship by hiring a new consultant…

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