Public Works & Utilities

Highlights

Traverse City’s broadband project is a cautionary tale for other communities

As a former telecommunications executive who created business plans for fiber networks, I’ve...

As cyber threats evolve, cities and counties need to safeguard staffers’ mobile devices

No question, more local governments are facing cyber threats in 2024, says Tim LeMaster, vice...

Building smarter, stronger communities with an AI-enhanced government workforce

There are an estimated 20.3 million public sector employees in the United States, representing a...

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Infrastructure funding offers unprecedented opportunity to build community-level climate resilience

Last month, the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Sixth Assessment Report. At the core of the report is a stark warning that, to date, our efforts to adapt to the changing climate are not enough to protect people and ecosystems around the globe. But here in the United States, there is some […]

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How to determine if a job order contracting program is right for your organization

Is your organization challenged with procuring high-quality construction projects competitively and efficiently? Job order contracting (JOC) can help. As a rapid procurement delivery method, JOC creates value for owners and contractors. By facilitating competitively awarded, task-order based contracts JOC helps save time and money, organizes procurement and contract management for construction programs, and creates a […]

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How to ensure your community engagement isn’t ableist

Community engagement can be municipal leaders’ most potent tool. It’s an opportunity to learn what your residents need and want, and then to deliver it with their partnership. However, community engagement only works if the wholecommunity is engaged—not just part of it. And unfortunately, community engagement is frequently exclusionary. One group often excluded from community […]

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One year on, public officials laud success of the American Rescue Plan (ARPA)

With businesses shuttered and economic uncertainty dominating discourse over the last few years, the fiscal toll over the last year felt by everyday people has been severe—with the blow lessened by national initiatives like the American Rescue Plan (ARPA), which was enacted exactly a year ago Friday. Federal support through initiatives ARPA and the CARES […]

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Infrastructure report highlights challenges anticipated by local leaders in coming years

Remember when patrons could order a coffee without talking around a plastic barrier, and N95 masks were most often used within the construction industry? Twenty-twenty-two is just two years removed from the pandemic’s start, but it feels worlds apart. From more people than ever working from their couches to selectboard meetings held online, the pandemic […]

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Local governments rely on ICMA to help make communities more resilient and sustainable

ICMA is a global association of professional city and county managers and other employees who serve local governments. In addition to offering a variety of powerful programs, including an initiative that aims to achieve equity and social justice, to affirm human dignity, and to improve the quality of life for the individual and the community, […]

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Public-private partnership as a tool for EV infrastructure

While market trends and predictions certainly foreshadow a wide-scale, almost exponential use of electric vehicles (EVs) over the next five to seven years, practically speaking, full acceptance of EV is contingent on various factors, foremost being a more comprehensive national network of supercharging stations and enhanced EV battery life. Tesla was prescient on many points […]

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Climate report from UN warns of ‘dangerous and widespread disruption in nature’

Easily missed amid news of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the latest United Nations climate report released last week is ominous, pointing to “widespread deterioration” of the natural world as we know it. Climate change, it warns, “is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature,” already impacting billions of people. “This report is a dire warning about […]

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5 ways job order contracting shortens the construction procurement timeline

According to the United States Census, the value of public construction in 2021 was more than $346 billion. With hundreds of billions of dollars changing hands, the construction industry plays a significant role in a country’s economy and investment in this sector has been linked to economic growth. The first step towards a successful project […]

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Six ways states could help cities and towns implement climate solutions

Cities, towns and regions are creating jobs, improving health and making communities more livable. Many of them are doing so as part of their strategy to address climate change. This is an approach called “multisolving,” and examples of it are becoming more common. Case in point: Home weatherization programs reduce greenhouse gas emissions and provide […]

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Public Works & Utilities

Highlights

Traverse City’s broadband project is a cautionary tale for other communities

As cyber threats evolve, cities and counties need to safeguard staffers’ mobile devices

Building smarter, stronger communities with an AI-enhanced government workforce

Article

Infrastructure funding offers unprecedented opportunity to build community-level climate resilience

Article

How to determine if a job order contracting program is right for your organization

Article

How to ensure your community engagement isn’t ableist

News

One year on, public officials laud success of the American Rescue Plan (ARPA)

News

Infrastructure report highlights challenges anticipated by local leaders in coming years

Article

Local governments rely on ICMA to help make communities more resilient and sustainable

Article

Public-private partnership as a tool for EV infrastructure

News

Climate report from UN warns of ‘dangerous and widespread disruption in nature’

Article

5 ways job order contracting shortens the construction procurement timeline

Article

Six ways states could help cities and towns implement climate solutions

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