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...

Commentary

Closing the gap: How a facilities master plan can help your city

Cities and counties across America face the same predicament: unrelenting demand for limited resources. Without enough funding to go around, elected officials and city staff must make high-stakes decisions about public spending on a number of things, such as facilities and services. With so much to choose from and pressure being applied from all sides, […]

Commentary

Public housing authorities nationwide benefit from job order contracting

Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) are tasked with the responsibility of providing one of the most crucial human needs to some of the nation’s most vulnerable citizens. More than one million households live in public housing units, managed by over three thousand PHAs across the United States. Meeting the never-ending needs of public housing residents – […]

Product

New high-output, efficient outdoor lighting solution

Acclaim Lighting has announced its Dyna Drum SO series of high-output, highly efficient outdoor-rated white, multi- and quad-color fixtures for facade and area lighting applications. All of the units feature an internal 100-277VAC power supply, onboard DMX+RDM driver and Aria wireless DMX technology for customizable control. The series is available in white, SCS and color […]

Case Studies

Time to prepare for cold weather construction

Extreme cold weather has the potential to wreak havoc on any construction project, but this is especially true for roads. In a perfect world, excavation, soil stabilization and pavement placement for access roads, highways and other motorways would be scheduled only in the warmer, drier spring and summer months, when there’s no need to account […]

Commentary

Fund your resiliency efforts with energy savings

Connecting needs and resources can feel like the proverbial walk to school – uphill both ways. Despite increasing complexity in building consensus and procuring funding, communities are finding ways to meet growing needs with an expert eye on energy and operational spending. Energy projects aren’t just cutting costs and keeping up with aging infrastructure, they’re […]

Case Studies

How artificial intelligence helps smaller municipalities manage road maintenance

It’s no secret that America’s roads are in a bad state. According to the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) infrastructure report card, our country’s roads currently sit on a flat D. Since 97 percent of road operation and maintenance falls onto the shoulders of local and state governments, they have to work independently to […]

Product

Bricking Solutions’ new Rolling Work Platform increases productivity

Bricking Solutions, a provider of refractory installation equipment, has introduced a new Rolling Work Platform for improved safety and efficiency during operation. The platform offers 25 percent increased productivity over traditional rolling scaffolds and features a durable, custom-engineered design. It is used in a variety of applications including water treatment, tunneling and mining. “The drive […]

Commentary

How Smart Columbus built the largest EV test drive program in the U.S.

We know that people are more likely to buy an electric vehicle (EV) after a test drive, but dealership experiences aren’t enough. The more experience someone has driving an EV the more favorable they are towards it. A test drive allows drivers to feel the powerful torque, hear the whisper quiet drive and experience the […]

recycled materials liften by a forklift.

Article

Florida county seeks to resurrect recycling

After a nine-month hiatus, commissioners in Santa Rosa County, Fla., are working to bring back recycling in 2020. The attempt is to resurrect the county’s recycling program, which has been on the brink of collapse due to high material contamination rates and instability within the global recycling market. Pensacola News Journal reports that county commissioners […]

Product

BOMAG launches enhanced 600-hp-class cold planers

BOMAG has reintroduced its 600-hp-class BOMAG 2200/60 cold planer with a Tier 4 Final, Stage V engine and multiple productivity enhancing design elements. The re-engineered milling chamber improves the capabilities of the front material depressor for increased performance, lower wear and longer component life. Additionally, a new inner scraper design and improved compartment seal help […]

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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

Commentary

Closing the gap: How a facilities master plan can help your city

Commentary

Public housing authorities nationwide benefit from job order contracting

Product

New high-output, efficient outdoor lighting solution

Case Studies

Time to prepare for cold weather construction

Commentary

Fund your resiliency efforts with energy savings

Case Studies

How artificial intelligence helps smaller municipalities manage road maintenance

Product

Bricking Solutions’ new Rolling Work Platform increases productivity

Commentary

How Smart Columbus built the largest EV test drive program in the U.S.

Article

Florida county seeks to resurrect recycling

Product

BOMAG launches enhanced 600-hp-class cold planers

WHITE PAPERS

Industrial AMR infographic

Mechanize the Mop White Paper

3 Ways to Reduce Time-to-Hire in the Public Sector

Webinars

Overcoming Challenges & Creating Opportunities in Government Grant Management

How to Successfully Implement LED Streetlights in Your Hometown with Federal Funds

Grant Preparedness: Unlocking Funding Opportunities for Your Success

Podcast

Podcast: Disaster Management Symposium preview

Young Leaders Episode 4 – Cyril Jefferson – City Councilman, High Point, North Carolina

Young Leaders Episode 3 – Shannon Hardin – City Council President, Columbus, Ohio

GALLERIES

A new dashboard tracks early voting for the 2024 election. These 10 counties have cast the most votes so far

Here are the 10 most competitive rental markets in the U.S.

Cycling, recycling and green space: these are the top 10 most sustainable cities in the U.S.