Public works departments across the country hold annual roadeo competitions where snow removal equipment operators participate in a challenging obstacle course to prepare and train them for the upcoming winter’s onslaught. Even in warm-weather states, similar competitions are held for … Continue reading →
When a disaster strikes in your area — either manmade or natural — it can be a godsend to have the speedy assistance of other cities or counties in your state, thanks to a mutual aid network that specializes in … Continue reading →
All over the country, flags are unfurling, the national anthem is being sung to summer skies and high-spirited parades of red, white and blue stride down Main Street USA while high school bands blare their toe-tapping marches. School-free children frolic … Continue reading →
Remember jaywalking as a kid? Well, outside of that dangerous little practice being against the law, crossing the street has gotten a lot more sophisticated. You still have to look both ways, but there are new items in place that … Continue reading →
Remember the successful TV program “Undercover Boss”? Jonathan Gano, public works director of Des Moines, Iowa, invokes an unusual twist to that idea. Gano, who moved to Des Moines two years ago to take his current job, had been working … Continue reading →
Legendary Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi was the source of many popular quotes, but his words of wisdom spoke to his many fans when he defined guidance: “Leadership is based on a spiritual quality: the power to inspire and … Continue reading →
Picture it: A golf course on a warm spring day, rolling in a sea of restful green on a lovely weekday morning when the day is young and the sun is still burning off the last wisps of fog from … Continue reading →
William K. “Ken” Blocker of Lexington, S.C., may soon be in the enviable position of having firefighters all over the nation doffing their heavy helmets to him for an invention that makes firefighting easier and safer. Blocker, however, was employed … Continue reading →
The majority of cities may be singing the blues because their pipes won’t stack up against those of Barbra Streisand or Josh Groban. No, not those pipes. The less-than-tuneful pipes we’re referring to are the underground ones that carry our … Continue reading →
CNG has been holding its own as a popular alternative fuel choice for city fleets. In order to keep city vehicles running smoothly on CNG while also saving money in the long run, many cities are investing in CNG stations, … Continue reading →
With winter here, some cities want to be even more prepared for snow and ice by using private meteorological services, which hone in on specific needs and increase lead times for cities so they can respond quicker to changing weather. … Continue reading →
