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.
The facility hosts horse stables, a K-9 unit center, a driving course, a six-story rescue tower and a mock city to simulate real-world crisis scenarios for training
Bluefield is moving forward with plans for a new centralized facility to house its fire, police and emergency medical services, aiming to improve response times across the city
State and federal grants offer municipalities a way to maintain parks without placing the full burden on taxpayers
Dr. Judy Riffle offers tips on how to convince capital grant funders that such needs will better serve a school’s goals and students.
The Iowa National Guard and private companies are hauling fresh water and bottled water into Hamburg and Glenwood after Midwest floods caused drinking water treatment plants to shut down.
While waters recede in the Midwest, levees are still breaching and dams are releasing water. The prospect of additional snow melt and precipitation makes additional flooding likely.
Learn about Maryland’s role in U.S. cybersecurity, and about the various cybersecurity categories.
The fast-growing town of Gilbert, Arizona, uses SeeClickFix to streamline service requests, prioritize repair efforts and communicate with citizens
From managing requests to running rich reports and engaging citizens regularly and during disasters, 311 data systems are evolving government operations
South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg shares policy strategy goals for this year, and his vision for the city beyond his administration.
Open national parks are experiencing garbage overflows, restroom impacts and illegal off-roading, risking park damage as well as public health and safety impacts due to staffing shortage in government shutdown.
Mayor Muriel Bowser cites hardship to local workforce and higher costs inflicted on city’s public works in letter to President Trump.
Grappling with Tenth Amendment rights is a slippery, but important slope. Examples: cannabis, immigration, desegregation, racial discrimination and maybe Waters of the United States
PG&E is also accused of failing to properly inspect and manage its power lines and causing the Camp fire in a lawsuit filed last week.
The CPUC asks stakeholders to weigh in on proposed guidance for electric utility wildfire mitigation plans requirements to be implemented by summer 2019.
The new Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 (DRRA) makes changes to how local governments will fund disaster mitigation and respond in a crisis.
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
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