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Place making, sustainability and environmental justice: Building a community for people

The Municipal Posted on September 12, 2016 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023
Grandview, Mo., has reinvented itself by adopting new thoughts and ideas, including complete streets, sustainability, place making and walkability. The city of 25,290 is also an environmental justice community. (Photo provided)

Dennis A. Randolph, P.E. | Guest columnist Director of Public Works, city of Grandview, Mo. Grandview, Mo., is a first-tier suburb of Kansas City, Mo., with a population of 25,290. Grandview is also an environmental justice community; with all its census tracts designated EJ … Continue reading →

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Spotlight on sustainability and environmental management

The Municipal Posted on August 24, 2016 by Anne Meyer BylerAugust 2, 2023

Joy Brown is an expert in sustainability and environmental management, given her title as environmental compliance specialist for the Public Works Department in Berkeley, Calif. Brown shared that Berkeley has a Climate Action Plan that outlines the path the city … Continue reading →

Posted in Going Green

Acuity Brands Lighting and Controls help El Paso reach sustainability goals, reduce operating costs

The Municipal Posted on July 5, 2016 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023

The challenge The city of El Paso, Texas, partnered with Johnson Controls Inc. and Acuity Brands Lighting to help support the city’s sustainability goals and modernize its infrastructure. The city’s General Services Department worked with Johnson Controls to comply with … Continue reading →

Posted in LED, Public Works

Danville, Ill.: Engineering sustainability

The Municipal Posted on February 7, 2016 by Christine BeemsAugust 2, 2023

In 2005, the city of Danville had a problem. A century-old viaduct that permitted traffic on a vital east-west artery to flow beneath six tracks of busy railway lines had, by engineering standards, structurally failed. While the infrastructure remained operational, … Continue reading →

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APWA Announces Sustainability in Public Works Track at 2015 International Public Works Congress & Expo

The Municipal Posted on June 30, 2015 by The MunicipalJune 30, 2015
Sustainability in Public Works Track Announced for APWA 2015 InternationalCongress. FNL2

KANSAS CITY, MO. – June, 23, 2015 – The American Public Works Association (APWA) announced today the Sustainability in Public Works track that will be featured at the 2015 APWA International Public Works Congress & Exposition during August 30- September … Continue reading →

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ISI Announces First Government Agency to Credential 100 Envision Sustainability Professionals — Los Angeles County Public Works Department

The Municipal Posted on February 17, 2015 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023

WASHINGTON, D.C. – (December 9, 2014) – The Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) announced today that the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works in California has become the first government agency in the nation to credential 100 of its … Continue reading →

Posted in Press Release | Tagged envision, infrastructure, professionals, projects, public works, sustainability

Sustainability practices for mowing and landscaping

The Municipal Posted on October 4, 2014 by Jodi MarlinAugust 2, 2023
If it’s determined that a department is interested in switching from gas- and diesel-powered landscaping equipment to cleaner-fuel models, the Propane Education and Research Council and the U.S. Department of Energy Clean Cities program have guides that can help with the decisions that will ensue. (Shutterstock photo)

According to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Clean Cities Guide to Alternative Commercial Lawn Equipment, a single commercial lawnmower uses as much diesel or gasoline fuel as a commercial work truck. But incorporating alternative fuels into mowing and landscaping equipment … Continue reading →

Posted in Parks & Recreation | Tagged alternative, Equipment, fuel, gasoline, mowers, park, program, propane

Jacobsen Celebrates Earth Day with Sustainability Leader

The Municipal Posted on May 1, 2014 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023
Bear Trace Superintendent Paul L. Carter (center) is congratulated by Jacobsen President David Withers (left) and Bob Martineau (right), Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Environmental Conservation (TDEC) for the course's Golf Environment Organization (GEO) Certification completed earlier this month.

Equipment manufacturer sponsors event at Tennessee golf course   Charlotte, North Carolina (April 28, 2014) Jacobsen®, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, celebrated Earth Day (April 22) by sponsoring a golf sustainability event in Tennessee. The Earth Day event was … Continue reading →

Posted in Press Release | Tagged bay, bear, course, golf, jacobsen, tennessee, textron, trace

Weedoo clearing the way: Why more municipalities are turning to mechanical harvesting for waterway health

The Municipal Posted on July 1, 2025 by The MunicipalJune 23, 2025
No2: Clean it. Then clear it. Weedoo’s Portable Conveyor System makes aquatic debris removal fast and easy. Perfect for shorelines, shallow waters, docks and floating barges.

Public works departments are under growing pressure to meet environmental regulations, manage costs and maintain community trust. Nowhere is that balancing act more visible than in aquatic maintenance. From stormwater canals to retention ponds, municipalities face persistent challenges: invasive weeds, … Continue reading →

Posted in Featured Articles, On the cover | Tagged features, July 2025, on the cover, public works, The Municipal

San Antonio ‘ambitious’ solar project making good progress

The Municipal Posted on June 19, 2025 by Denise FedorowJune 24, 2025
No3: One of the largest solar parking lot canopies was installed at the Southwest Service Center in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo provided by the city of San Antonio Office of Sustainability and Big Sun Solar)

In 2023, San Antonio, Texas’s, city council approved the $30 million solar project for 42 sites, reportedly the largest municipal on-site solar project with a completion date of fall 2026. The Municipal checked in to see how the project was … Continue reading →

Posted in Water & Energy | Tagged June 2025, The Municipal, water & energy

Roseville electric utility director doesn’t take power for granted

The Municipal Posted on June 13, 2025 by Janet PattersonMay 22, 2025
No1: Daniel Beans was named director of the Roseville, Calif., Electric Utility in 2022. (Photos provided by Rossville, Calif.)

It’s quite a leap to go from living off the electrical grid to being the electric utility director of Roseville, Calif., but Daniel Beans has made the transition with grace. Even Beans sees the irony in a move his parents … Continue reading →

Posted in Personality Profile | Tagged June 2025, personality profile, The Municipal, water & energy

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