With budget cuts and layoffs consistently causing police and fire departments to do more with less, communities across the nation are seeking outside-the-box solutions to maintain and manage those critical areas of public service. Among the most controversial is the … Continue reading →
We’ve all heard about the proverbial bridge over troubled water, but what happens when water creates a troubled bridge? The short answer is: nothing very good. When a bridge’s foundation is buried deep below the water’s surface, it is susceptible … Continue reading →
Although no one’s goıng on a spendıng spree anytime soon, for the first time since the economic turndown, local, state and federal governments are loosening the purse strings a little. Vacancies have been filled in some departments, and a few … Continue reading →
When it comes to preparing for, responding to and recovering from an emergency situation, proper communication between the public and private sector is the key to keeping infrastructure up and running. Across the nation, big cities and smaller municipalities have … Continue reading →
If you live in a community where the local grapevine outpaces the information superhighway, then take heart. You are not alone. While small municipalities across the nation struggle to offer their residents Matrix-level technology on a Pawnee budget, some have … Continue reading →
When it comes to identifying the root cause of power outages in the United States, it’s not going too far out on a limb to say that trees are responsible for approximately 30 percent of them. When one tree branch … Continue reading →
Should your community consider a glass crusher? It’s the little black dress of recyclable materials: It never goes out of style, it always looks great, it doesn’t decompose and it can be used again and again. However, despite its versatility, … Continue reading →
If you want to talk to the mayor of Carroll, Iowa, on a random weekday, don’t call city hall. He won’t be there. If he’s not out in the community or traveling on official business, Adam Schweers, 35, can usually … Continue reading →
There is nothing like a good old-fashioned barn raising to bring the community together. When the village of Pemberton, British Columbia, developed its downtown enhancement strategy in 2010, residents knew they wanted an open-air venue to be the centerpiece of … Continue reading →
On Dec. 20, 1929, the people of Milton, Ky., and Madison, Ind., gathered to celebrate the opening of a bridge that would link their two Ohio River towns. Eighty-five years later, the communities came together once more: this time to … Continue reading →
Civil engineering efforts in local, state and national parks are as wide and varied as the parks themselves. Civil engineers lend their expertise to campsites, picnic areas, roadways, water systems, fish and wildlife management, the preservation of historic sites and … Continue reading →
