Public Works & Utilities

Highlights

Jersey City to receive first electric refuse trucks

Hudson County Motors and BYD announce that they will be providing the first all-electric refuse...

Hidden dangers: Our communities’ buildings turn toxic when they burn

Last year was the deadliest, most destructive wildfire season ever recorded in California. This...

Neglect is killing American infrastructure

In America, one of our favorite pastimes is complaining about the state of our infrastructure....

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Barcoding helps cities track fleet vehicles

Barcode technology has a history of demonstrable proven reliability. They have been used for decades because of how dependable they are at improving workflow efficiencies when it comes to tracking just about anything. And city government vehicle fleets can benefit just the same. Some city government agencies have countless vehicles to track. For example, the […]

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New Orleans sanitation workers protesting

WDSU 6 News recently reported that several New Orleans sanitation workers are on strike. The workers, known as hoppers who work with the sanitation department through a group called PeopleReady, are demanding better pay and better protection while picking up trash. The workers have said that they are exposed to the coronavirus and other health hazards […]

Mayors and electric utilities: natural partners in the COVID-19 crisis

The short-term impacts of the new Coronavirus for 2019 (COVID-19) are rippling through our communities and economy. Communities are facing unemployment at levels higher than the Great Recession, business and societal disruption, and some businesses that may never to return. This crisis calls for strong and compassionate leadership that brings all segments of the community […]

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Free permitting platform for small- to mid-sized cities offered to expedite COVID-19 recovery efforts

Permits.com, a tool for property owners and contractors to apply for construction-related permits nationwide, announced today the launch of GovAccess, a platform for small- to medium sized towns and municipalities to expedite construction-related permit requests and inspections online. This enables contractors to quickly access critical information and approvals they desperately need to continue building in […]

Commentary

3 ways to make clean water affordable in America’s smallest communities

Water might not seem like a scarce resource, but drinking water is becoming a serious financial hardship for Americans in small towns across the country. Consider Martin County, Kentucky, where roughly half the citizens lack affordable, reliable water service. Despite residents suffering multiday water outages and quality issues, the average water bill was among the […]

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How mobile sensing empowered West Des Moines with critical road network data

Navigating roads during the winter weather months can be quite hazardous for drivers on our roadways. In fact, 17 percent of all vehicle crashes happen during winter conditions. to solve this problem, communities need to improve road weather data accuracy to increase safety and efficiency. From limited budgets and increasingly severe weather events to meeting […]

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Post-COVID-19 property maintenance responsibility

Who is your neighbor? This is a very important question for those in the community development field. The foreclosure crisis in the first decade of the 21st century taught us neighbors are not only the person residing in the property, but also the mortgage lien holder. With the great unknown of what will be the […]

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Cities open roadways up to socially distanced pedestrians

With traffic congestion down in cities across the country due to coronavirus-related shelter in place orders, multiple cities are now making it easier for people to adapt to social distancing by opening their roadways to pedestrians and discouraging motor vehicle traffic on the roads. Oakland, Calif.’s Slow Streets program supports safe physical activity by closing […]

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Case Studies

How one New York town restored drinking water production in just four months

Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) is a group of over 4,700 compounds used in the manufacturing of non-stick and waterproof coatings, personal products and fire suppression foams commonly found at airports or air force bases. These long molecular chain fluoride and carbon chemicals are resilient and exposure is believed to be linked to numerous health risks. PFAS has […]

Public Works & Utilities

Highlights

Jersey City to receive first electric refuse trucks

Hidden dangers: Our communities’ buildings turn toxic when they burn

Neglect is killing American infrastructure

Article

Barcoding helps cities track fleet vehicles

Article

New Orleans sanitation workers protesting

Mayors and electric utilities: natural partners in the COVID-19 crisis

Product

Free permitting platform for small- to mid-sized cities offered to expedite COVID-19 recovery efforts

Commentary

3 ways to make clean water affordable in America’s smallest communities

Product

How mobile sensing empowered West Des Moines with critical road network data

Article

Post-COVID-19 property maintenance responsibility

Article

Cities open roadways up to socially distanced pedestrians

Case Studies

How one New York town restored drinking water production in just four months

Article

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