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...

Article

NLC report: Majority of municipal leaders consider economic development and infrastructure key issues this year

A recent report from the National League of Cities (NLC) shows that economic development, infrastructure and budgets weigh heavily on the minds of many city leaders across the country.

Article

Ohio governor: all public roads to be open for autonomous vehicle testing

Ohio Governor John Kasich signed an executive order on May 9 that allows autonomous vehicles to be tested on any public Ohio road.

Commentary

More filming on public transportation could boost bottom lines for local governments

Jenna Fortunati, a research communications intern at transportation demand management firm Mobility Lab, explains the benefits that filming public transit can bring.

Article

Local governments explore recycling wastewater, runoff

Some local governments across the country are exploring strategies for reusing polluted water in their communities to improve water conservation efforts.

Commentary

A forgotten consequence of transition to single-stream recycling in states with container deposit laws

Aman Luthra, an assistant professor of anthropology and sociology at Kalamazoo College, explains how single-stream recycling systems impact those who survive by redeeming empty containers for money.

Article

Government Product News Industry Insights: Facility management

Kevin R. Brown, vice president of engineering at ABM Industries, describes trends in facility management and strategies for doing business with companies in the industry.

Article

Learning to share

The sharing economy offers cities new partnerships and benefits, but some have had trouble in adapting to the model.

Article

San Francisco escalates scooter skirmish

Last week the San Francisco public works department impounded dozens of the personal motorized vehicles. This comes only two weeks after three companies – Lime, Bird and Spin – deployed fleets of scooters across the city.

Commentary

How U.S. cities can finance resilient and equitable infrastructure

Infrastructure finance expert Jen Mayer explains how cities can finance resilient and equitable infrastructure, even if the federal infrastructure program doesn’t bring in much cash.

Article

White streets in LA combat the ‘heat island’ effect

In an effort to cool the city, Los Angeles is experimenting with painting some of its streets white.

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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

NLC report: Majority of municipal leaders consider economic development and infrastructure key issues this year

Article

Ohio governor: all public roads to be open for autonomous vehicle testing

Commentary

More filming on public transportation could boost bottom lines for local governments

Article

Local governments explore recycling wastewater, runoff

Commentary

A forgotten consequence of transition to single-stream recycling in states with container deposit laws

Article

Government Product News Industry Insights: Facility management

Article

Learning to share

Article

San Francisco escalates scooter skirmish

Commentary

How U.S. cities can finance resilient and equitable infrastructure

Article

White streets in LA combat the ‘heat island’ effect

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