Transportation articles

• Washington Insight
• Sep 2012

• Washington Insight
• Aug 2012

• President's Message
• Jul 2012

• Washington Insight
• Jul 2012

• Technical Committee News
• Jul 2012

• Testing your INVEST-ment in highway sustainability
• Jul 2012

• Implementing a complete streets policy: a four-step approach
• Jul 2012

• One-stop shopping for federal funding?
• Jul 2012

• A new online resource to help local government deliver federal-aid projects
• Jul 2012

• Federal-aid project streamlining -- what's next?
• Jul 2012

• In the ring with Greenroads: We got certified -- so what?
• Jul 2012

• Roundabouts: do you want to Supersize that?
• Jul 2012

• High-risk rural roads: what can be done to make them safer?
• Jul 2012

• New economy trend demands innovation, courage, and more use of common sense
• Jul 2012

• Choosing the right technique for economical pavement repair
• Jul 2012

• Public Works and Hurricane Evacuation
• Jul 2012

• Local Crash Data: The How-To Guide
• Jul 2012

• Lessons learned from installing LED traffic signals: ten years later
• Jul 2012

• FHWA's Roadway Safety Data Community of Practice: Online access to data and discussion
• Jul 2012

• Winter maintenance considerations in transportation planning
• Jul 2012

• The latest in transportation safety news from Transportation Research Board's Annual Meeting
• Jul 2012

• Can they read your signs?
• Jul 2012

• Signal Strength
• Jul 2012

• Salt Lake City's Airport TRAX Extension
• Jul 2012

• APWA announces the 2012 Public Works Projects of the Year
• Jul 2012

• Lessons Learned: Building curb ramps in the right-of-way
• Apr 2012

• Connected Vehicles: How wireless vehicle communication will revolutionize highway safety
• Sep 2011

• The Indiana East-West Toll Road and the origins of the Chicago Skyway
• Aug 2011

• Washington Insight
• Jul 2011

• Technical Committee News
• Jul 2011

• Getting the word out
• Jul 2011

• Talk about teamwork!
• Jul 2011

• Red light electronic enforcement
• Jul 2011

• Opportunities for investing in Georgia's transportation future
• Jul 2011

• Toward Zero Deaths: a National Strategy on Highway Safety
• Jul 2011

• Every Day Counts!
• Jul 2011

• Every Day Counts for local governments, also!
• Jul 2011

• A brief history of airports
• Jul 2011

• Highway Safety Improvement Program Project Identification
• Jul 2011

• Engineering greener construction
• Jul 2011

• Dynamic Monitoring: What it can do for our nation's bridges
• Jul 2011

• Green systems infrastructure maintenance
• Jul 2011

• Recycled materials in construction: divert that waste stream!
• Jul 2011

• Sustainable Transportation: A roundabout way to think
• Jul 2011

• Flashing yellow arrows bring happiness and health to Washington County, Oregon
• Jul 2011

• Rebuilding while other cities are restricting
• Jul 2011

• Promising results seen in King County paving project using recycled shingles
• Jul 2011

• APWA announces the 2011 Public Works Projects of the Year
• Jul 2011

• Washington Insight
• Jun 2011

• Creating a transit station that enhances your community
• Aug 2010

• Training your staff to comply with ADA requirements: making curbs compliant
• Aug 2010

• Comparisons of rubberized asphalt binders
• Aug 2010

• Seattle's Complete Streets Program
• Jul 2010

• The Elkhorn Slough Early Mitigation Partnership: Protecting sensitive habitat with major state highway projects
• Jul 2010

• Moving towards a sustainability rating system for transportation projects: how wide a net to cast?
• Jul 2010

• Knoxville's move toward "Complete Streets
• Jul 2010

• City of Des Moines GPS-based sign inventory on a budget
• Jul 2010

• Inside the Tucson modern streetcar project
• Jul 2010

• Lynnwood Olympic View Drive Road Improvement, Phases 1 & 2
• Jul 2010

• A TRB Annual Meeting experience
• Jul 2010

• Every Day Counts initiative bringing new sense of urgency, innovation to highway community
• Jul 2010

• Cook County saves taxpayers money by diamond grinding roadways
• Jul 2010

• Buddy, can you spare a dime?
• Jul 2010

• A plan unveiled: the U.S. Bicycle Route System
• Mar 2010

• Have you experienced distracted driving in your community? How are you planning to curtail it?
• Dec 2009

• Winter Maintenance: A new strategy
• Oct 2009

• Illinois Department of Transportation improves safety and savings
• Oct 2009

• Unconventional roadway design "seed" planted with MoDOT years earlier bears fruit with innovative CFI in Missouri
• Sep 2009

• Uncertain times
• Jul 2009

• Financing surface transportation
• Jul 2009

• Are your streets complete? Is your pavement "green"?
• Jul 2009

• Driving on empty: what's coming after the gas tax
• Jul 2009

• EPA develops work plan for transportation stormwater permitting
• Jul 2009

• Design Review: Whose responsibility?
• Jul 2009

• Putting the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to work in your community
• Jul 2009

• California adopts a blueprint for greener transportation: What does it mean for public works nationwide?
• Jul 2009

• Fund transportation: Increase the gas tax!
• Jul 2009

• Pavement surface condition standards: rutting and cracking
• Jul 2009

• Using the critical path approach to providing bicycle and pedestrian facilities to both new and existing streets
• Jul 2009

• Work zone traffic control: new rules and good practices
• Jul 2009

• City of Colorado Springs tests Terminal Blend Tire Rubber Asphalt
• Jul 2009

• An economical solution to a county road problem
• Jul 2009

• Non-maintained dirt roadways: a shared, affordable paving approach
• Jul 2009

• The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: What does it mean for public works?
• Apr 2009

• Washington Insight
• Aug 2008

• President's Message
• Jul 2008

• Washington Insight
• Jul 2008

• Technical Committee News
• Jul 2008

• Cracks in the nation's bridge system?
• Jul 2008

• APWA proposes funding and financing recommendations for next Surface Transportation Authorization
• Jul 2008

• Funding alternatives for transportation projects
• Jul 2008

• APWA goes green!
• Jul 2008

• Public-Private Partnership on a Local Level
• Jul 2008

• Research pays off for transportation
• Jul 2008

• Don't miss out: Cost-effective training and technical assistance available--and help for your chapter, too
• Jul 2008

• Partnering plus "Three E's" equals recycling success
• Jul 2008

• Safe Routes to School Report Update
• Jul 2008

• Toward Zero Deaths in Minnesota
• Jul 2008

• Wayne County, Michigan adopts state-of-the-art roads management system
• Jul 2008

• Energy efficiency arrives at the Pittsburgh tunnels
• Jul 2008

• Washington Insight
• Dec 2007

• Washington Insight
• Nov 2007

• International Idea Exchange
• Nov 2007

• Experience the Roundabout
• Sep 2007

• 200 MPH Design Speed?
• Sep 2007

• Preventive maintenance programs keep your bridges open for years to come
• Sep 2007

• Modern Roundabouts: Safe. Efficient. Attractive.
• Sep 2007

• Sacramento becomes first in state to establish 24-hour Quiet Zones at 28 railroad crossings
• Sep 2007

• President's Message
• Jul 2007

• Technical Committee News
• Jul 2007

• New recruiting tool for teens
• Jul 2007

• Main Street Bridge: Naperville, Illinois
• Jul 2007

• Searching for the transportation vision thing
• Jul 2007

• Implementing new technologies and practices that improve safety and performance
• Jul 2007

• Washington governor uses new accountability program to keep transportation projects on track and on budget
• Jul 2007

• Dramatic results from cost-effective rural road safety assessment program
• Jul 2007

• Sidewalk repair program in Orange County
• Jul 2007

• The Escambia County Road Prison Program
• Jul 2007

• City employees step up safety awareness on streets following coworker's accident on the job
• Jul 2007

• Learning to live with a railroad as your neighbor
• Jul 2007

• Is train noise disrupting your community?
• Jun 2007

• APWA Leadership Meets with Transportation Secretary Mary Peters
• Mar 2007

• RSAs: Experiences around the country
• Sep 2006

• Integrating Context-Sensitive Solutions into your transportation program
• Sep 2006

• As the odometer turns...
• Sep 2006

• Washington Insight
• Aug 2006

• President's Message
• Jul 2006

• Washington Insight
• Jul 2006

• Technical Committee News
• Jul 2006

• Beyond the gas tax
• Jul 2006

• Advancing transportation management and operations in the United States
• Jul 2006

• InfraGuide Best Practice: Selection of a Professional Consultant
• Jul 2006

• TEA-21 Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Programs in the west face uncertainty after a recent court ruling
• Jul 2006

• Traffic Calming Design Guidelines
• Jul 2006

• A complete remodeling of our urban fabric
• Jul 2006

• Finding needles in a haystack: public works and transportation research
• Jul 2006

• Road user fee pilot project attracts attention
• Jun 2006

• Technical Committee News
• Feb 2006

• A Tale of Two Cities: An update of the NPDES Phase II program
• Feb 2006

• Kansas community benefits by turning trouble into treasure
• Feb 2006

• Partnership with students helps keep ocean alive
• Jan 2006

• Partnering for improved project and service delivery
• Jan 2006

• Exercise your leadership potential
• Dec 2005

• Ask Ann
• Nov 2005

• And a good time was had by all
• Nov 2005

• The Baker's Menu
• Oct 2005

• Washington Insight
• Oct 2005

• Women rising in the public works field
• Oct 2005

• APWA Book Review
• Oct 2005

• The Baker's Menu
• Sep 2005

• The Tipping Point? Trip Summary on the International Scan on Transportation Asset Management
• Sep 2005

• Correlating soil compaction measuring devices to soil densities and moisture conditions
• Sep 2005

• Iowans reap savings through statewide urban design standards and specifications
• Sep 2005

• Is train horn noise a problem in your town?
• Sep 2005

• Identifying and managing indoor air quality issues
• Sep 2005

• Washington Insight
• Jul 2005

• Technical Committee News
• Jul 2005

• International Idea Exchange
• Jul 2005

• The National Transportation Operations Coalition
• Jul 2005

• InfraGuide: A network of best-practice solutions
• Jul 2005

• The importance of sign retroreflectivity
• Jul 2005

• APWA and the AASHTO Green Book
• Jul 2005

• America: On the road to ruin?
• Jul 2005

• Adapting an infrastructure management system to meet your agency's needs
• Jun 2005

• MDOT single-point interchange in Novi, Michigan
• Jun 2005

• Washington Insight
• Mar 2005

• The road to leadership winds through our chapters
• Mar 2005

• International Idea Exchange
• Mar 2005

• Enhancing maintenance for environmental beautification
• Mar 2005

• Elements of an operations manual
• Mar 2005

• Call for nominations to APWA Board issued
• Feb 2005

• Obtaining international specialty workers for your organization
• Feb 2005

• Restoring Fee Fee Creek
• Feb 2005

• International Idea Exchange
• Jan 2005

• Member Profile
• Dec 2004

• Technical Committee News
• Nov 2004

• APWA Book Review
• Nov 2004

• Would you ask a surgeon to do your taxes?
• Sep 2004

• Tips to improve wet-weather monitoring
• Sep 2004

• Sidewalk and streetscape improvement project revitalizing historic downtown Hayward
• Sep 2004

• Technical Committee News
• Jul 2004

• InfraGuide: A Canadian experience, eh!
• Jul 2004

• Step one to a healthier community
• Jul 2004

• LTAP: A primer
• Jul 2004

• Getting people to police themselves
• Jul 2004

• President's Message
• Jun 2004

• Washington Insight
• Jun 2004

• Southampton uses customized mobile GIS/GPS solution to streamline field data collection
• Jun 2004

• Virtual Plan Room
• Jun 2004

• Washington Insight
• May 2004

• International Idea Exchange
• May 2004

• APWA joins ASCE in co-sponsoring four Infrastructure Town Hall meetings
• Apr 2004

• APWA staffer made "Queen for a Day"
• Mar 2004

• People notice the wrong things
• Mar 2004

• Washington Insight
• Feb 2004

• What you can do for National Public Works Week
• Feb 2004

• Member Profile
• Feb 2004

• APWA Book Review
• Feb 2004

• The Baker's Dozen
• Dec/Jan 2003

• Washington Insight
• Dec/Jan 2003

• Technical Committee News
• Nov 2003

• Planning to remodel your facility? Read on
• Nov 2003

• Attracting, recruiting and retaining technicians
• Nov 2003

• APWA President Kalynchuk speaks on the status of America's declining infrastructure
• Oct 2003

• New APWA staff
• Oct 2003

• Now more than ever: Training for road maintenance workers
• Sep 2003

• NGV Conference & Exhibition
• Aug 2003

• Washington Insight
• Aug 2003

• Martin Manning/Daniel DeYoung interview
• Aug 2003

• CPWA participates in Technology Road Map partners program
• Aug 2003

• Damage data collection system provides valuable benefits
• Aug 2003

• sidewalks! from $1 million to $20 million per year
• Aug 2003

• Full-scale national terrorism exercise
• Aug 2003

• Technical Committee News
• Jul 2003

• Bus Rapid Transit: The high-quality, lower-cost alternative
• Jul 2003

• Asset Management: Resources for maximizing your transportation investment
• Jul 2003

• City implements continuous process improvement in roadways section
• Jul 2003

• Roadside maintenance challenges in a shrinking economy
• Jul 2003

• President's Message
• May 2003

• International Idea Exchange
• May 2003

• Washington Insight
• Apr 2003

• Stormwater utilities proving invaluable for flood protection, habitat enhancements and regulatory compliance
• Dec/Jan 2002

• APWA Book Review
• Nov 2002

• International Idea Exchange
• Nov 2002

• Educational sessions at Congress
• Nov 2002

• Technical Committee News
• Oct 2002

• ASCE Policy 465: Academic prerequisites for licensure and professional practice
• Sep 2002

• Alternate power source keeps traffic lights operational in Sugar Land
• Sep 2002

• Detectable warning surfaces now required in curb ramp installations
• Jul 2002

• National Agenda for Intersection Safety
• Jul 2002

• Strategic issues for a city roadways re-engineering project
• Jul 2002

• Overcoming public misconception regarding the modern roundabout
• Jul 2002

• Stretching pavement life with micro-surfacing
• Jul 2002

• Should solid waste workers be concerned about anthrax?
• Mar 2002

• Observations and lessons learned about diversity
• Nov 2001

• President's Message
• Oct 2001

• APWA encourages members to join the Common Ground Alliance
• Oct 2001

• Public Works: Success in a non-traditional environment
• Oct 2001

• Washington Insight
• Sep 2001

• APWA and WERF to discuss storm water research plans
• Sep 2001

• International Idea Exchange
• Sep 2001

• Bookstore to offer more than 300 titles
• Sep 2001

• Telecommunications, Boom or Bust?
• Sep 2001

• Top Ten Public Works Projects of the Century
• Aug 2001

• Converting traffic signals to 100% digital detection
• Jul 2001

• Business and government seek solutions to traffic safety challenges faced by aging driving population
• Jul 2001

• Summary of International Scanning Program for Highway Geometric Design
• Jul 2001

• Improving traffic safety
• Jul 2001

• Top Ten Public Works Projects of the Century: Interstate Highway System
• Apr 2001

• Ellis Armstrong, public works icon, dies
• Apr 2001

• APWA Board of Directors
• Apr 2001

• APWA Staff
• Apr 2001

• APWA InfoLink moves forward
• Apr 2001

• APWA accreditation promotes good government - public works style
• Apr 2001

• What does Congress mean to you?
• Apr 2001

• Celebrating diversity
• Apr 2001

• Mexican public works conference coming to Ciudad Juarez
• Mar 2001

• Hot dog dirt
• Mar 2001

• Turning brownfields into dreamfields
• Mar 2001

• Q and A - Glad You Asked
• Nov 2000

• Start planning now for 2001 Congress
• Sep 2000

• Performance Measurement: An improvement tool
• Sep 2000