Public Works Group Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

For some time I have been thinking about how AI could be used to assist civil engineers and the public works industry. If anyone else has tried creating something for engineering or public works, I’d also be very interested in exploring it. first appeared on Public Works Group Blog.

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Public Works Group Blog

MARCH 31, 2024

I-Tree Logo The post How to Quantify Benefits of Trees first appeared on Public Works Group Blog.

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NLC (National League of Cities)

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Cities, via their public works departments, are eligible recipients of these grants and are encouraged […] Source

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NLC (National League of Cities)

APRIL 4, 2024

Edward Filadelfia, Deputy Public Works Director, Riverside CA Movie comparisons aside, wastewater monitoring is an important public health tool for municipalities. “Wastewater monitoring is like the movie Minority Report, we know something is going to happen before it does.”

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Public Purpose - An Independent Advisory Company

MAY 1, 2020

The post Reflections on government and COVID19: expertise, the role of government, the new public work, social imagination and beating the binary #3 appeared first on Public Purpose.

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State Tech Magazine

MARCH 6, 2023

The Syracuse Department of Public Works manages a fleet of 150 snow removal vehicles to clear city streets. In Syracuse, N.Y., snow typically falls from November to April, dumping significant precipitation on the city for more than five months of the year.

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A Library Writer's Blog

JUNE 19, 2023

Working title: Text and Data Mining Literacy for Librarians Editors: Whitney Kramer (Cornell University), Evan Muzzall (Stanford University), and Iliana Burgos (Cornell University) Chapter proposal submission deadline: July 15, 2023 Publisher: ACRL View the full call for proposals.

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State Tech Magazine

MARCH 22, 2023

An early adopter of smart meters, Houston Public Works plans to install new smart sensors throughout its community to better track water usage and monitor and maintain the health of its water distribution system, including detecting leaks.

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American City & Country

OCTOBER 18, 2024

This is open to city, county, public works leaders at all levels of service. Forms for the Crown Communities and Exemplary Public Servants awards are live now on the AC&C website. Nominees are judged on their accomplishments and the impact these actions had on their communities.

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State Tech Magazine

MAY 29, 2024

While a mild winter might yield 50,000 potholes in the city, street maintenance crew members can fill as many as 80,000 during a year with a big freeze, says Memphis’ Public Works… In areas such as Memphis, Tenn., that have ample traffic and potentially months of cold, snowy weather, the cycle can be especially brutal.

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Public Works Group Blog

APRIL 3, 2023

Being in public works, I can’t help but wonder about all the impacts to our industry So today I thought about using the ChatGPT tool to see if it could help me figure out how to fix a water main break. After all, this is a common issue that comes up in public works, and I was curious to see how AI would respond.

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GovLoop

JUNE 16, 2023

Capturing those locations for public works dispatchers in real time means knowing where the plows are and deploying them in response to residents’ complaints. It enables agencies to assess data as it comes in and use it to plan future responses. Buzzelli cites the example of snowplows equipped with location sensors.

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Open Access Government - Technology News

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

NIST launched the Generative AI Public Working Group in June 2023, with a short-term goal of developing a profile describing how the AI RMF may be used to support generative AI technologies. Cultivate trust in AI, looking ahead There is much more to be done to cultivate trust in AI.

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

AUGUST 18, 2023

Nicknamed Justice40, this initiative challenges local governments and nonprofit agencies to actively engage people living in disadvantaged communities in participating in the planning of major infrastructure improvements such as bridges, public transportation, clean air and water initiatives, and more.

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PubWorks Blog

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

What’s the right mix for Public Works? Public Works departments will always have demand maintenance issues to contend with and while most recognize the benefits of adopting a planned maintenance approach, it can be hard to implement.

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Eric Holdeman's Disaster Zone Podcast

JUNE 1, 2021

Sometimes the position of emergency manager reports to a senior appointed official like the public works director or the fire chief. I was fortunate to work for a senior appointed official—a Deputy County Executive. I was fortunate to work for a senior appointed official—a Deputy County Executive. Everyone has a boss.

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GovLoop

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Sixty feet below Macomb County, Michigan, the Public Works commissioner’s office is using drones and AI to inspect sewer lines. Something transformational is happening in an unexpected place.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

As they consider where to allocate these funds, public infrastructure owners, especially Department of Transportation (DOT) and public works agencies, have to assess the condition of their assets, determine what to prioritize while rebuilding, and identify what needs maintenance.

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Barrett & Greene

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Back a year ago, for example, we wrote that phase one of the city’s efforts – notably priority-based budgeting (PBB) –involved three departments: police, human resources and transportation and public works.

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Barrett & Greene

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Back a year ago, for example, we wrote that phase one of the city’s efforts – notably priority-based budgeting (PBB) –involved three departments: police, human resources and transportation and public works.

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GovLoop

OCTOBER 10, 2024

In Columbia, South Carolina, garbage trucks could become the eyes of the city’s Public Works Administration. But it’s difficult for code enforcement officials to learn about and process every incident.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Securing government backstops for high-value AI public works. Lehane said such an Act would address the planning, permitting and payment needed to “build out a transmission grid [that] is optimized for the delivery of the type of commerce that can be generated by AI information and AI deployment,” said Lehane.

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AWS Public Sector Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Working with AWS Partner OpenGov on a new solution, Grand Island’s finance department saved 1,000 hours of manual labor—equating to half the time of a full-time staffer.

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American City & Country

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

But it’s the utility companies in public works who are responsible for clearing the road when a power line is down or when a gas line must be shut off. After a disaster ensues, re-entry teams, for example, might be made up of firefighters and law enforcement professionals.

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Public Works Group Blog

APRIL 1, 2023

Yes construction can and does take place all year long. But in the Midwest where frost can get down to about three to five feet, activity tends to drop off as winter sets in.

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Public Works Group Blog

MAY 1, 2022

Well it’s here! Building Safety Month – a month to promote pretty much what it says: BUILDING SAFETY. And because all of us need to spend time in buildings or some sort of shelter, Building Safety Month is really for everyone.

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Public Works Group Blog

MAY 3, 2022

Did you know anyone with access to the internet can check out current building codes at the International Code Council (ICC) website? It’s true!

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GovLoop

JANUARY 22, 2024

Imagine the director of public works, whose main task is not IT, and I come along and say, ‘We can connect all your traffic lights,’” Mayta said. On the other side, he can’t be an expert in managing the services those departments provide. It’s more of a partnership, an open discussion, that has to be continuing,” he said.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Citizen-initiated projects are managed and constructed by one of the four city divisions deemed the subject area for the project (Parks and Public Lands, Public Works and Transportation, Economic Development & Neighborhoods, etc.). Generally they are supposed to.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 17, 2024

urban past since the eighties has featured decreasing levels of public sector funding and involvement with urban affairs, Hennepin County voluntarily took on substantial additional financial and political commitments with this program. HCW began here in 1994 as a public works program initially intended to address declining property values.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 20, 2024

Department of Public Works (DPW) released earlier this year, pushed the target date back eight years. Two decades later, the city has made some progress, particularly when it comes to composting and recycling—but it’s not likely to achieve the original goal. A long-awaited Zero Waste DC Plan , which the D.C.

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Center for Community Progress

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

“Once, on a public street, someone dumped a 55-gallon drum of an extremely hazardous chemical right at the curb near a park within the city,” said Keith L. Walker, Director of the Department of Public Works in Camden, New Jersey. “It Illegal dumping also attracts rats and other vermin.

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Center for Community Progress

MARCH 28, 2024

Organize vacant lot cleanup and maintenance : If there’s a specific lot that’s consistently overgrown and accumulating litter, reach out to your local elected official, neighborhood group, or department of public works to organize a cleanup or ongoing volunteer property maintenance.

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Google Public Sector

APRIL 3, 2020

Using a Google Maps interface, residents and visitors can subscribe to a targeted area, like their neighborhoods or workplaces, and define what public works and event information they’d like to receive (and at what frequency).

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

APRIL 27, 2023

Loch Raven Reservoir isn't a park per se, it's part of the regional water system, and owned and operated by the Baltimore City Department of Public Works. Cromwell Valley Park is a Baltimore County park.

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Open Space Radio: Parks and Recreation Trends

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Sarah Olson, CPRP, Public Works Deputy Director of Engineering, Planning, and Development Servies, City of Kirkland, Washington “Go to a pre-conference event. Take every opportunity to broaden your network. You never know who you’ll meet who is struggling with the same issues or has ideas that would help your operation.”

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