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.
Officials broke ground on a $16M EMS station in South Boston, one of the city’s fastest-growing neighborhoods
Why post-crash care matters: 42% of patients alive at EMS arrival die later
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
The first responders on bicycles will be able to respond to medical emergencies more quickly than on larger apparatus
The water regulation changes, finalized last week, will limit states’ reviews of natural gas and oil pipelines and other projects impacting waterways
Rep. Peter DeFazio called the Moving Forward Act a “transformational investment in American infrastructure that will create millions of jobs”
New survey data from over 1,100 municipalities shows that the national economic recovery is at even greater risk than previously thought
President Trump has ordered federal agencies to expedite infrastructure project permitting and thwart NEPA, CWA and more in the name of economic recovery. How will local and state government leaders respond?
Learn how Idaho’s fastest growing city’s public works department stays protected and connected
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs set up the tent city so veterans without homes can wait out the COVID-19 crisis by sheltering in place and social distancing in their own tents
The deadly storms included multiple tornadoes that devastated parts of the south and knocked down power to millions of people from Texas to North Carolina.
The move follows pushback from the union that represents city sanitation workers over not doing enough to protect workers from COVID-19
Though often short on details, which presumably will come later, Brown outlined a variety of proposals to make Buffalo a technology-savvy, inclusive community.
Surfside is pioneering what appears to be a first of its kind solution for residents in the decades to come: a fund for potential buyouts. The new Resilience Fund houses money from developers with an equal match from the town.
While implementing a smart city program is often easier said than done, overcoming these challenges will have your city on its way to hyperconnectivity in no time
A federal lawsuit filed this week by several cities, counties and groups accuses the Army Corps of Engineers and commission of violating federal law by opening the spillway more frequently in response to increased rainfall, spewing polluted river water across the region in the process.
The city’s police chief calls the cameras in street lights ‘a game changer.’ Critics aren’t so sure, especially given that the program was introduced as a way to save energy and money instead of a way to collect data in public spaces.
Under the Transportation and Climate Initiative, transportation emissions are projected to decline by up to 25% from 2022 to 2032.
The project illustrates a rising industry trend of municipalities playing a greater role in funding repairs and upgrades to local infrastructure to meet the needs of their constituents and the local economy.
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