APWA Reporter - 2006 Articles

President's Message

President's Message, Jan, p. 2
President's Message, Feb, p. 2
President's Message, Mar, p. 2
President's Message, Apr, p. 2
President's Message, May, p. 2
President's Message, Jun, p. 2
President's Message, Jul, p. 2
President's Message, Aug, p. 2
President's Message, Sep, p. 2
President's Message, Oct, p. 2
President's Message, Nov, p. 2
President's Message, Dec, p. 2

Washington Insight

Washington Insight, Jan, p. 4
Washington Insight, Feb, p. 4
Washington Insight, Mar, p. 6
Washington Insight, Apr, p. 5
Washington Insight, May, p. 7
Washington Insight, Jun, p. 4
Washington Insight, Jul, p. 4
Washington Insight, Aug, p. 5
Washington Insight, Sep, p. 6
Washington Insight, Oct, p. 8
Washington Insight, Nov, p. 4
Washington Insight, Dec, p. 7

Technical Committee News

Technical Committee News, Jan, p. 6
Technical Committee News, Feb, p. 8
Technical Committee News, Mar, p. 11
Technical Committee News, Apr, p. 18
Technical Committee News, May, p. 8
Technical Committee News, Jun, p. 5
Technical Committee News, Jul, p. 8
Technical Committee News, Aug, p. 8
Technical Committee News, Oct, p. 9
Technical Committee News, Dec, p. 8

North American Snow Conference

Changes abound at this year's Snow Conference, Jan, p. 8
Snow professionals heading to Peoria, Feb, p. 10
Technical Tour to showcase Cat facility, Apr, p. 20
North American Snow Conference in Peoria, Illinois: Where bigger was better!, Jul, p. 10

Diversity

Partnership with students helps keep ocean alive, Jan, p. 14
Diversity in Engineering: Partnering for a Change, Feb, p. 16
Recognizing the benefits of women in public works, Mar, p. 32
Succession Planning in Tempe, May, p. 12
A model of inclusiveness within APWA, Jun, p. 14
A viewpoint on women in public works, Jul, p. 26
A year ends and accomplishments are many, Sep, p. 12
Disabilities and diversity: a closer look, Oct, p. 12
Diversity activities at Congress a big success, Nov, p. 5
Professional women in public works featuring the new (PW)2 infoNOW Community!, Dec, p. 10
Humor and diversity in the workplace, Dec, p. 11

Inside APWA

Partnering for improved project and service delivery, Jan, p. 16
Index to 2005 articles, Jan, p. 22
Call for nominations to APWA Board issued, Feb, p. 6
Expanding services, improving reserves: APWA financials for 2005, Mar, p. 8
APWA leadership witnesses Katrina aftermath, Mar, p. 12
Fifty-plus years with APWA, Mar, p. 18
APWA Board of Directors, Apr, p. 6
Meet the APWA staff, Apr, p. 7
Candidates for the 2006-2007 APWA Board of Directors named, Jul, p. 6
So, you want to be a Certified Public Fleet Professional, Aug, p. 10
No fines for cruising in APWA's WorkZone!, Aug, p. 12
New Board Member Appointed, Oct, p. 13
APWA President joins release of California infrastructure grades, Nov, p. 6

Member Profile, Jan, p. 0
The Baker's Menu, Jan, p. 0
Ask Ann, Jan, p. 0
Summary, Jan, p. 0
Member Profile, Feb, p. 0
The Baker's Menu, Feb, p. 0
Ask Ann, Feb, p. 0
Technical Tour will "play in Peoria", Mar, p. 0
Enhance your community outreach efforts with APWA's "Discovering the World of Public Works", Mar, p. 0
Member Profile, Mar, p. 0
The Baker's Menu, Mar, p. 0
Ask Ann, Mar, p. 0
The Baker's Menu, Apr, p. 0
Should you defer needed maintenance and repairs to building and equipment when they are beyond their lifecyle?, Apr, p. 0
Ask Ann, Apr, p. 0
Succession planning, Apr, p. 0
Ask Ann, May, p. 0
APWA Standards of Professional Conduct: Tenet Nos. 1 & 2, Jun, p. 0
APWA Standards of Professional Conduct: Tenet Nos. 3 & 7, Jun, p. 0
"Swimming" in the clouds, Jun, p. 0
Ask Ann, Jun, p. 0
Model, Jun, p. 0
APWA Standards of Professional Conduct: Tenet Nos. 4, 5 & 6, Jul, p. 0
Developing maintenance inspection standards for a city roadways departament, Jul, p. 0
Viewpoint, Jul, p. 0
Communicating with the "Salad Bowl": Some guidelines for speaking and presentations with a diverse audience, Aug, p. 0
Ask Ann, Aug, p. 0
Communication, Aug, p. 0
Technical Committee News, Sep, p. 0
Innovative parking garage boasts a number of "firsts", Sep, p. 0
Municipalities take the LEED, Sep, p. 0
Michigan's Metro Act and AT&T: pipelines, telecoms and cable, Sep, p. 0
Ask Ann, Sep, p. 0
A year ends, Sep, p. 0
Ask Ann, Oct, p. 0
Disabilities and diversity, Oct, p. 0
The Baker's Potluck, Nov, p. 0
Ask Ann, Nov, p. 0
The Baker's Potluck, Dec, p. 0

APWA Book Review

APWA Book Review, Jan, p. 21
APWA Book Review, Feb, p. 22
APWA Book Review, Mar, p. 38
APWA Book Review, Apr, p. 32
APWA Book Review, May, p. 15
APWA Book Review, Jun, p. 16
APWA Book Review, Jul, p. 28
APWA Book Review, Aug, p. 20
APWA Book Review, Dec, p. 14

International Idea Exchange

International Idea Exchange, Jan, p. 30
International Idea Exchange, Feb, p. 28
International Idea Exchange, Mar, p. 43
International Idea Exchange, Apr, p. 45
International Idea Exchange, May, p. 18
International Idea Exchange, Jun, p. 20
International Idea Exchange, Jul, p. 32
International Idea Exchange, Aug, p. 24
International Idea Exchange, Sep, p. 58
International Idea Exchange, Oct, p. 14
International Idea Exchange, Nov, p. 12
International Idea Exchange, Dec, p. 22

Emergency Management

The public works response to Hurricane Katrina, Jan, p. 34
Using GIS in emergency response, Jan, p. 37
Who's in charge here? Demystifying incident management for public works professionals, Jan, p. 40
The value of preparedness: US Army Corps of Engineers and Emergency Support Function 3, Jan, p. 42
Become a leader in your community and log on!, Jan, p. 44
Earthquakes: Planning for disaster response, Jan, p. 46
New floodplain maps: Improving flood control plans, insurance planning, Jan, p. 48

Water Resources

A Tale of Two Cities: An update of the NPDES Phase II program, Feb, p. 32
Management of wastewater peak flows: Metropolitan Council Environmental Services, Feb, p. 34
Racine Intergovernmental Agreement for sewer service and revenue sharing, Feb, p. 38
Distribution system water quality, Feb, p. 42
Communicating effectively during a sanitary sewer crisis, Feb, p. 44
Kansas community benefits by turning trouble into treasure, Feb, p. 48
Forest Park Linear-Connected Waterway System, Post-Dispatch Lake, and Grand Basin, Sep, p. 44
Drainage improvements for Meadowglen Drive and Falkner Road: Challenges and successes, Sep, p. 78
PRV stations provide fire protection and lower insurance rates, Sep, p. 84

Obituaries

Board member dies unexpectedly, Mar, p. 3
George Rowe, former APWA President, dies at 80, Aug, p. 6

National Public Works Week

National Public Works Week in Bettendorf, Mar, p. 19
What you can do for National Public Works Week, Apr, p. 27
National Public Works Week in West Valley City, May, p. 9
National Public Works Week takes center stage on Capitol Hill, Jul, p. 14

Solid Waste Management

Developing a road map of your cost of solid waste services, Mar, p. 44
Integrated Solid Waste Management, Mar, p. 46
Advances in technology alter how we now plan and operate solid waste management facilities, Mar, p. 48
Educating the public and elected officials on solid waste management, Mar, p. 50
Recycling maintains high rate in Spokane County, Mar, p. 52
P3 + C4 + E3 + R4 = a 20/20 foresight for a public-private partnership for solid waste solutions for Broward County, Florida, Mar, p. 54
Port Warwick: New Urbanism in Newport News, Virginia, Mar, p. 56
Improving Quality: Small-town America's cost battle for automated refuse collection, Sep, p. 32
Beneficial reuse of catch basin cleanings and street sweepings, Sep, p. 75

Celebrating 50 Years of the Interstate

Mile Marker: Celebrating 50 Years of the Interstate, Apr, p. 19
Before the Interstate, May, p. 17
Frank Turner and the Interstate, Jun, p. 21
Celebrating 50 Years of the Interstate, Jul, p. 35
Celebrating 50 Years of the Interstate, Aug, p. 27
Interstate 50 Anniversary: Special Edition, Sep, p. 18
Celebrating 50 Years of the Interstate, Oct, p. 16
Celebrating 50 Years of the Interstate, Nov, p. 16
The Interstate: What it has meant, Dec, p. 24

Facilities and Grounds

i-Tree: A suite of urban forestry management tools, Apr, p. 30
Innovative sidewalk repair in the City of Los Angeles, Apr, p. 48
Intergovernmental cooperative initiatives, Apr, p. 52
Building a championship facilities team, Apr, p. 54
Is there a compliant curb ramp out there?, Apr, p. 58
Upgrading access control in municipal buildings, Apr, p. 63
Constructing a new Department of Public Works Field Headquarters, Apr, p. 66
Getting more than we pay for, Apr, p. 70
Safety training and the art of compliance, Apr, p. 72
Let them breathe grapes: starling control in Chattanooga, Apr, p. 76
A park focuses on universal accessibility, Apr, p. 78

New APWA staff

New APWA staff, May, p. 13
New APWA staff, Jun, p. 8
New APWA staff, Sep, p. 13
New APWA staff, Oct, p. 10

Awards

2006 Top Ten Public Works Leaders Named, May, p. 22
APWA proudly announces the Public Works Projects of the Year, Jul, p. 64

Congress 2006

Ten reasons to attend the APWA Congress, Jun, p. 6
Finding friends on the Yellow Brick Road, Jun, p. 8
Breakfast of Champions, Jun, p. 9
2006 Congress: WOW!, Nov, p. 18

Engineering and Technology

Harnessing GIS during emergencies, Jun, p. 24
Virginia's First Cities Initiative, Jun, p. 26
Grinder pumps provide cost-effective sewer solution near historic road, Jun, p. 28
Multiple prime bidding using CM services: a solution to rising construction prices?, Jun, p. 30
Video-based roadway asset inventories: technology streamlines a labor-intensive task, Jun, p. 32
Sewer diving construction delivers cost-effective storage capacity, Jun, p. 34
Fast-track emergency repair of the Beartooth Highway, Red Lodge, Montana, Jun, p. 40
Handheld GPS dramatically reduces time in field for outfall survey, Jun, p. 42
Road user fee pilot project attracts attention, Jun, p. 45
PWSA maximizes asset data collection efforts, Jun, p. 46
Project Memorandum Writer: A new way to do environmental review, Jun, p. 48
Deficiency vs. distress-based inspection and asset management approaches: a primer, Jun, p. 50

Transportation

Beyond the gas tax, Jul, p. 38
Advancing transportation management and operations in the United States, Jul, p. 42
InfraGuide Best Practice: Selection of a Professional Consultant, Jul, p. 46
TEA-21 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Programs in the west face uncertainty after a recent court ruling, Jul, p. 48
Traffic Calming Design Guidelines, Jul, p. 56
A complete remodeling of our urban fabric, Jul, p. 58
Finding needles in a haystack: public works and transportation research, Jul, p. 62
RSAs: Experiences around the country, Sep, p. 38
Integrating Context-Sensitive Solutions into your transportation program, Sep, p. 48
As the odometer turns..., Sep, p. 81

Leadership and Management

Building a better future, Aug, p. 14
Succession planning for our next-generation leaders, Sep, p. 14
Is performance measurement stifling your performance?, Dec, p. 26
Is your performance stifling performance measurement?, Dec, p. 30
Three to nine ways to save money, Dec, p. 32
Efficiency vs. Effectiveness, Dec, p. 34
Strategic Planning: Left-Brain or Right-Brain--Rethinking it, Dec, p. 36

Fleets

Insourcing for an additional revenue source, Aug, p. 29
City of Troy's insourcing experience, Aug, p. 30
Clean Diesel: Funding opportunities for cleaning your fleet and community, Aug, p. 32
Using eBay to sell vehicles, Aug, p. 34
Nitrogen tire inflation, a worthwhile alternative, Aug, p. 36
Colorado NIMS implementation, Aug, p. 37

General

Would you let students design your bridge? We did!, Sep, p. 28
Recruiting the best people for the job, Sep, p. 46
Selecting the right maintenance management system can improve your operations, Sep, p. 87
Capital Program Management (CPM) and optimizing the Capital Program Public Works Portfolio, Sep, p. 90
Interdepartmental teaming for the greater good, Sep, p. 92
Striking a balance for public agency service request management, Sep, p. 94

Utilities and Public Right-of-Way

Update on U.S. Access Board regulatory process for public rights-of-way, Sep, p. 59
Design Stage: An integral part in the damage prevention process, Sep, p. 62
Locating private utilities in the public right-of-way, Minnesota adopts SUE, Sep, p. 64
Next steps toward the adoption of new PROW standards, Sep, p. 70
Bridging the gap: Bridge maintenance and management in the new millennium, Sep, p. 72

Winter Maintenance

Winter Maintenance Depots 24/7: Winter maintenance in an urban environment, Oct, p. 17
Road Weather: Pavement Forecasting, Oct, p. 22
Snow removal procedures in Westminster, Oct, p. 26
Never underestimate the power of PR!, Oct, p. 30