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Pawtucket focus on placemaking, green infrastructure

The Municipal Posted on December 23, 2020 by Barb SieminskiDecember 23, 2020
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Pawtucket, R.I., is a scenic little seaside town in Providence County. This is where tall ships rub shoulders with shore-bound artists and lobster fishermen bringing in the day’s catch. As the fourth largest city in the state, Pawtucket derives its … Continue reading →

Posted in Water & Energy | Tagged november 2020, pawtucket, The Municipal, water & energy | Leave a reply

Mow-to-own properties: Saving cities money and pleasing residents

The Municipal Posted on November 10, 2020 by Barb SieminskiNovember 10, 2020
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Ever driven by an overgrown, weed-filled, debris-strewn vacant lot and thought, “That field’s a huge blight on our neighborhood. Wish I could afford it; I’d buy it and really fix it up.” Well, in Akron, Ohio; Memphis, Tenn.; Beatrice, Neb.; … Continue reading →

Posted in Maintenance and Operations | Tagged maintenance & operations, october 2020, residents, The Municipal | 1 Reply

Preparing for inevitable celestial hazards

The Municipal Posted on November 7, 2020 by Barb SieminskiNovember 6, 2020
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Solar storms are a real possibility, according to Eric Waage, director of Hennepin County Emergency Management. “I think that people who run utilities and plan for disasters really need to have this on their radar,” said Waage. “But I think … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology | Tagged celestial, november 2020, technology, The Municipal | Leave a reply

Snow fence program eases winter headaches

The Municipal Posted on October 26, 2020 by Barb SieminskiOctober 26, 2020
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Picture it: blue-shadowed snow covering gently sloping mounds and painting country roads white-on-white with nearby forests covered to the hollow. It all makes for a lovely winter scene for artists, but for the Iowa Department of Transportation, the panorama turns … Continue reading →

Posted in Streets, Highways, & Bridges | Tagged bridges, highways, september 2020, snow, streets, The Municipal, winter | Leave a reply

Cities combine parks and literacy

The Municipal Posted on September 3, 2020 by Barb SieminskiSeptember 3, 2020
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Grandview Heights, Ohio; Port Richey, Fla.; and numerous other cities are promoting literacy by partnering their parks and recreations departments together with libraries in an effort to make reading fun and educational.           Eileen McNeil, patron services director and librarian … Continue reading →

Posted in Parks & Environmental Services | Tagged august 2020, parks & environmental services, The Municipal, waste & recycling | Leave a reply

Year-round bulky item collections reduce curbside eyesores

The Municipal Posted on August 19, 2020 by Barb SieminskiAugust 19, 2020
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In 1997, Erie, Pa., started a single large item program, which allowed residents to discard large furniture items — broken tables, old couches, etc. — with their normal household trash. Years later, in May 2018, the city began a three-month large item pickup pilot … Continue reading →

Posted in Waste & Recycling | Tagged august 2020, erie, pennsylvania, The Municipal, waste & recycling | Leave a reply

Cities seek curbside balance

The Municipal Posted on August 17, 2020 by Barb SieminskiAugust 17, 2020
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Traffic has been increasing phenomenally in cities, and planners have had to make adjustments with their curb space in order to accommodate pedestrians as well as vehicle parking, ride-hailing services, micromobility services, trash collection, loading zones and front stoops. Waiting … Continue reading →

Posted in Streets, Highways, & Bridges | Tagged bellevue, bridges, el paso, highways, july 2020, public works, streets, texas, The Municipal, washington | Leave a reply

McAllen casts off unflattering perception

The Municipal Posted on August 13, 2020 by Barb SieminskiAugust 13, 2020
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Civic pride encourages competition among cities for enviable titles and distinguished awards while hoping such acclaim will draw in new residents, businesses and tourists to their hometowns. A mortified southern Texas town, however, walked off with a humiliating title in … Continue reading →

Posted in Parks & Environmental Services | Tagged july 2020, mcallen, parks & environmental services, public works, The Municipal | Leave a reply

Testing and tasting the best water worldwide

The Municipal Posted on June 20, 2020 by Barb SieminskiJune 19, 2020
water

“Water, water everywhere nor any drop to drink” are perhaps the most quoted words from English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s immortal “Rime of the Ancient Mariner.” This precious life-giving liquid is essential to our health and well-being — so much so that … Continue reading →

Posted in Water & Energy | Tagged june 2020, The Municipal, water & energy | Leave a reply

Cities implement traffic calming measures

The Municipal Posted on June 18, 2020 by Barb SieminskiJune 18, 2020
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We can thank the Germans who in the 1930s gave rise to a new word: Verkehrsberuhigung, literally translating to traffic calming. This practice protected residential areas from through traffic by means of speed bumps, narrower roads, physical design, traffic control … Continue reading →

Posted in Streets, Highways, & Bridges | Tagged bridges, highways, june 2020, kansas, prairie village, streets, The Municipal, traffic | Leave a reply

Dockless bikes & scooters: Avoid being clueless

The Municipal Posted on June 2, 2020 by Barb SieminskiJune 2, 2020
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Now that spring is finally here, people are coming out of their musty winter caverns and enjoying pure, warm sunlight again, including venturing into the heart of their cities. Those who work in offices yearn for the outdoors, especially folks … Continue reading →

Posted in Streets, Highways, & Bridges | Tagged bridges, dockless, highways, kansas city, may 2020, missouri, streets, The Municipal | Leave a reply

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