Just a selection of articles scheduled for publication in Volume 2, consisting of four quarterly 100-page issues includes:
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Justifying maintenance budgets and getting projects funded in the current economic environment
Brian McKiernan, President, CitiTech Systems, SD
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Case study: Outsourcing a city’s entire public works department to a private sector contractor
Dave Zelenok, Director of Public Works, City of Centennial, CO
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Understanding the FEMA Public Assistance Program and how to prepare for emergencies more effectively
Robert Mendoza, Director of Public Works, City of New Orleans, LA
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Creative and practical uses for social networking to enhance public works services
Pam Broviak, Assistant Director of Public Works, City of Geneva, IL
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Planning and delivering the Colorado River Bridge project
Dave Zanetell, Project Manager, Colorado River Bridge, Federal Highway Administration, CO
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Lowering energy costs of maintenance garages by using new infrared heating systems
Brad Melton, Branch Chief, Department of Public Works and Environmental Services, Fairfax County, VA
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Sustainable return on investment: Opportunities to leverage federal funding
John Williams, SVP, HDR Engineering
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Using keyhole technology to access buried utilities: The costs, benefits and making it work in practice
Murv Morehead, Right of Way Coordinator, City of Overland Park, KS
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Case study: The 5-year performance of a stormwater utility
Denise Crews, Stormwater Coordinator, City of Lancaster, OH
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Why, when and how to undertake a road safety audit
Maher Holozadah, Senior Transportation Engineer, Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency, OH
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Developing an integrated, cost-effective urban economic revitalization and combined sewer overflow program
Stephen Nielsen, Deputy Director/Chief Engineer, City of Indianapolis, IN and Brian Neilson, EMH&T
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The role of public works in traffic incident management and other emergencies
Dave Bergner, Superintendent, Public Works Department, City of Overland Park, KS
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Coordinating city departments and public-private partnerships to transform a downtown riverfront
Bud Braughton, Ann Aubry and Mark Kelsey, Department of Public Service, City of Columbus, OH
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Implementing performance-based sidewalk maintenance contracts
Gordon Hayward, Winter Works Superintendent, Halifax Regional Municipality, NS
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Job order contracting: When to use it and how to extract the greatest value
Barbara Hummell, Contracting Officer, City of Phoenix, AZ and Charles Bowers, Operations Manager, Parsons
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Specifying and rolling out a Roads Infrastructure Maintenance Management System
James Jackson, Director of Public Services and Anthony Bellinger, Wayne County Department of Public Services, MI
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Why community partnerships are the key to surviving street improvement projects
Cora Jackson-Fossett, Director, Public Affairs, Department of Public Works, City of Los Angeles, CA
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An innovative approach to energy conservation projects and how to maximize the financial benefits
Joe Tucker, City Engineer, City of Marietta, OH
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Managing risks associated with water and wastewater systems
Heather Sim, Process Specialist, Water & Wastewater Services, Niagara Regional Municipality, ON
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Using a maintenance decision support system in winter service operations
Wilfrid A. Nixon, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa
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Successful research strategies at Caltrans
Larry Orcutt, Chief and Greg Larson, Chief Office of Traffic Operations Research, Division of Research and Innovation, California Department of Transportation
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Integrating technology into a winter maintenance programme in a green environment
Ryan Jestin, Director of Roads, City of Calgary, AB
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Asset management for ADA compliance using advanced technologies
Franz Loewenherz, Senior Transportation Planner, City of Bellevue, WA
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Developing spatial roads and pavements asset management and maintenance processes
Recep Alakus, GIS Administrator, Hume City Council, Australia
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A multi-agency survey on institutional perspectives of effective incident management
Ryan Fries, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Southern Illinois University, Mashrur A. Chowdhury, Assistant Professor and Anne E. Dunning, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Clemson University