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Pass-Through Financing of Public Works Projects

Bexar County, Texas, is the largest recipient of pass-through financing projects in the state. The county issued bonds secured by an ad-valorem tax base to design and construct projects; then…

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New Research Perspectives: Two Examples of Current Research Impacting Winter Operations

Friction Measurements Used as a Metric to Evaluate DeicerMontana State University’s Western Transportation Institute and EnviroTech Services, Inc. are collaborating to develop a new deicer performance methodology based on friction.…

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The Best Thing You Learned at PWX

Facilitated by Thom Singer, the Conference Catalyst and Emcee Join Thom for a fun conversation about what attendees learned at PWX, the best take-aways they'll be sharing upon their return…

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Spotlight on Solid Waste: Developing Financially Sustainable Organic Recovery Systems

Roughly one third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year—approximately 1.3 billion tons—gets lost or wasted. Food loss and waste also amount to a major…

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Roving Reporter S3: E3 – LA and Public Works

Follow us to Los Angeles, CA to explore a big town doing big things in public works!

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Pacific Northwest Leaders – City of Surrey, BC

Welcome to the 21st Century! City of Surrey’s Public Works’ staff are proud to share industry leading projects. Learn from their successes for your future projects, saving your organization time…

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Sustainable Stormwater Solutions in Mature Neighborhoods Innovative Delivery of Functional Improve

The Village of Downers Grove, Illinois, will share information about the innovative project delivery methods used to deploy sustainable stormwater solutions into mature neighborhoods. You will analyze existing mature neighborhood…

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Paperless Options for Municipalities

Sponsored by APWA’s Small Cities/Rural Communities Committee Many public works agencies still operate within a maze of print-outs, reports, and files. Discover how one community tamed the paper jungle by…

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Public Works Asset Mangement in the Corporate Context

Sponsored by APWA's Engineering and Technology Committee The continuing progress of infrastructure asset management practices and technologies focuses organizational efforts toward achieving high returns on public investments. This session will…

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Replace Managed Turf with an Urban Orchard

Managed turf usually scores negatively for environmental stewardship and sustainability. Turf requires routine fertilization, watering, mowing, and weeding. In 2013, Chesterfield County, Virginia, established an experimental urban orchard to replace…

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