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APWA’s Small Cities / Rural Communities Committee invites you to join them for a conversation about the client/consultant relationship. Due to limited staff and available resources, small cities / rural…
Read MoreAfter Hurricane Matthew, a 48-foot raw water main serving southeastern North Carolina failed. More than 12.5 million gallons of daily supply serving 300,000 people was being lost in a location made…
Read MorePlanned and presented by APWA’s Fleet Management Committee. Fleet Managers are responsible for the selection, procurement, use and care, and remarketing of their organizations’ fleet assets. A successful fleet manager…
Read MoreModel Inventory of Roadway Elements – MIRE, is the collection of data for transportation professions to make data-driven safety decisions. MIRE can be used to perform analyses supporting the strategic and performance-based goals in SHSP and HSIP. This presentation will focus on the two Local Road Fundamental Data Elements (FDE's) for Paved and Unpaved Roads.
Read More$tretching your Green Infrastructure Dollars: Case studies in maintenance costs and Level of Service
$tretching your Green Infrastructure Dollars: Case studies in maintenance costs and Level of Service. Case studies from two communities will be presented by different speakers. Over the last 20 years, the City of Ann Arbor, Michigan has built 124 rain gardens and bio-swales in public spaces. Although rain gardens have been successful at reducing pollutant loads, our 30 acres of green stormwater infrastructure created a new challenge: maintenance. In 2015, the City of Ann Arbor and the Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner’s Office collaborated to formalize the maintenance of the 124 rain gardens. Maintenance schedules and expenditures for each rain garden have been implemented and refined over the last three years. Three case studies will be highlighted showing varied plant designs, spillways and public support. For each case study, a multi-pronged approach has proven successful in implementing the maintenance plan. The variety of rain gardens installed in Ann Arbor have provided the opportunity to learn many lessons and rules of thumb for design. Recommendations for designs that can simplify maintenance, focusing on plant selection, spillway design, size considerations and public involvement will be detailed. The lessons learned from maintenance in Ann Arbor’s rain gardens can be used to improve designs, create realistic budgets and foster positive partnerships.
Read MoreAs the complexity and diversity of fleet and winter maintenance equipment grows, the need for up-to-date and qualified fleet technicians does as well. Fifteen years ago, the APWA Kansas City Metro Chapter established a fleet technician competition that recognizes their role in public works and winter maintenance operations. This competition not only fosters better job performance, but also provides fleet technicians the opportunity to network and share knowledge. Find out how your APWA chapter or agency could set up a similar program.
Read MoreCedar Rapids is the second largest city in Iowa with a population of 131,127, more than 600 miles of paved roadway, and a vibrant downtown. In 2014, a major ice event nearly crippled the community when only a handful of the City’s 90 street maintenance employees responded to the emergency call to treat roadways. This poor response and low morale required drastic, immediate attention and a renewed effort to build cooperation between bargaining and non-bargaining units. In 2017, a similar ice event occurred with very different results – every employee responded to the call. Don’t miss this interesting story about establishing culture change, instilling pride in levels of service, and involving employees in the solution.
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This is Part 1 of a 3 Part series on improvement of our mobility, efficiency, comfort, social inclusion, and car-sharing will immensely change the way we will live, while it will come with challenges. From use, capacity, and design of transportation infrastructure to new rules, policies, and regulations, there are many things that public agencies need to be prepared for.
This first webinar in the series, Autonomous Vehicle 1-Game Changer, will explain AV technology evolution and its in-depth impacts on the economy, safety, user conveniences, social mobility, transportation system efficiency, and environment.
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Join us for a look at augmented reality through the perspective of different lenses such as Public Works, Consultants, Industry, and International. Leaders in each field will participate in a panel discussion and answer APWA member questions.
Each "Talking Top Tech" webinar is in a panel discussion format and will focus on looking at one of the identified 2019 Top Tech through different lenses, including public works, industry, policy and legislation, and international.
The City of Bellevue has been at the forefront of the international movement to build Smart Cities that leverage advances in technology to improve livability, sustainability, and resiliency. In 2014,…
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