Kirksville, Mo., a rural city in Benton Township with a population of 17,536, serves as the county seat of Adair County. For years it had contracted out for the laying of asphalt, including for repairs. One day in 2016, Ray … Continue reading →
Hands-on learning, one-on-one interaction, classroom studies and camaraderie are a few of the keys to an impactful career experience, as demonstrated by the inaugural year of the Phoenix Public Works Department’s Solid Waste Equipment Operators Apprenticeship Program. In recent years, … Continue reading →
Life is about to get a lot easier for migrating salmon in Whatcom County, Wash., thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court’s tied ruling last June, which means that a 2013 lower court ruling that favors the Northwest tribes in a … Continue reading →
An extremely important main thoroughfare, the overflow Highway 52 bridge is “the main way across the river from Iowa to Illinois,” stated Chris Lain, mayor of Savanna, Ill. It is also “the only highway that travels through Sabula,” added Troy … Continue reading →
Living off the grid — the power grid — is a term used to encompass those individuals who either by choice or circumstance are not living with city-provided services such as electricity, heat, water and, in some cases, sewer. There … Continue reading →
In 1919, Lt. Col. Dwight D. Eisenhower was part of the Transcontinental Motor Convoy, where 80 military vehicles drove from Washington, D.C., to California to test the usability of the United States road system. This was far from the straightforward … Continue reading →
They say necessity is the mother of invention. While the city of Appleton, Wis., did not invent the innovative parking enforcement solution it recently adopted, it’s an example to other municipalities of how the right technology can boost productivity. Last … Continue reading →
“The project took what was a sea of asphalt and turned it into a place where people want to be, where it is safe to walk and where stormwater is no longer collecting from Main Street, down East Spring Street … Continue reading →
Elk Grove Village, Ill., might be a small community, but its members have big love for their hometown and even bigger plans for the future. In the last decade, more than $100 million in infrastructure and facility improvements have been … Continue reading →
They say that birds of a feather flock together, but if there are no creatures who share your call or plumage, it can be difficult to find your place in the nest — even if you represent a significant portion … Continue reading →
With all the topsy-turvy weather and disasters Mother Nature has generously endowed her nations with over the past year, many cities are adapting and, in cases of major flooding, turning their attention to the mostly unseen world of infrastructure. Hurricane … Continue reading →
