Public Works & Infrastructure
Public Works & infrastructure are essential components of local and state government responsibilities. They involve the construction, maintenance, and management of vital public facilities and services such as roads, bridges, water supply, and waste management. Effective infrastructure planning ensures communities have the necessary resources for economic growth and quality of life. This directory provides articles on public works and infrastructure and related topics like Transportation, which explores the development of efficient systems for moving people and goods.
It is time for an honest conversation about response times, reimbursement and funding solutions for the future of EMS
The National League of Cities report highlights the top challenges and solutions mayors are focusing on
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell said false claims about withholding aid are demoralizing to relief workers
A ransomware attack crippled the city of Atlanta. The following eight actions, including prevention, can help cities prepare for cyber crime.
Prepare for crisis response in three steps with crisis strategist Melissa Agnes. Learn how Mountain View Police and others built trust that carried them through the crisis
Strong Towns finds land use decisions that grow cities by expanding outward wreak long-term financial havoc as local governments take on more infrastructure than they can maintain.
Today’s development parallels Charles Marohn’s 2011 ‘Infrastructure Cult’ essay. Transportation chokes every level of government with maintenance costs.
Local government solutions providers attended ICMA 2018.
The 150 million citizens that live in the 23 cities and regions are accelerating the transition to a zero-waste future and will avoid the disposal of at least 87 million tons of waste by 2030.
Miami Beach had to move on climate adaptation with streets flooding on sunny days. ULI convened a panel and gave the city a report on what could be better.
Do competing interests at the federal, state and local levels threaten the 50-year old Wild and Scenic Rivers Act?
The waste collection and disposal provider to local governments and others nationwide will pay for allegedly encouraging the hiring of illegal labor at a West Texas subsidiary between 2003 and April 2012.
An in-house mobile mapping solution has enabled the city of Amsterdam to improve operations for multiple services from tax collection to public works management and public safety response.
Greywater, or reclaimed water, is a source of water that more communities facing dwindling freshwater resources, growth and drought might consider.
The second round of WIFIA federal loans could be as much as $5.5 billion.
Find out which states are using drones in daily operations, and where to get more information about drones in public infrastructure and transportation.
Through the Engineering for Civil Infrastructure program, the NSF is seeking to reshape and modernize traditional civil infrastructure.
The FTA’s grant program aims to improve bus facilities and bus infrastructure across the country, and move towards the use of low- or no-emission vehicles.
Municipal public works departments can improve operations, citizen engagement and asset management with software and technology solutions that enhance people performance and decision-making.
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