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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

#LiveNF: Niagara embraces renewal and tourism

The Municipal Posted on August 6, 2014 by Sarah WrightAugust 2, 2023
Sunday in the PARK-ing Lot encourages people to rethink spaces and do fun activities in Niagara Falls. Occurring once a month during the summer, each month offers a different theme. July’s focused on sustainability and children, and a professional theater group performed “Shakespeare in the PARK-ing Lot” in August. (Photo provided)

Previously a heavily industrial city, Niagara Falls, N.Y., is a popular destination for tourists from around the world. After economic downturns and the Love Canal disaster, though, Niagara Falls worked to diversify its economy and looked to expand its tourism … Continue reading →

Posted in Town Profile | Tagged dyster, falls, industry, niagara, projects

Missouri suspends popular transportation cost-share program

The Municipal Posted on July 9, 2014 by Keith KneppAugust 2, 2023
Budget shortfalls at the state level and uncertainty about the future of federal funding prompted the Missouri Department of Transportation to suspend a road improvement cost-share plan in January, causing multiple projects to be postponed. (photo provided)

Economic belt tightening has impacted construction projects at all levels of government. Decision making at the federal and state levels is having severe implications on regional and municipal projects, many of which, as in Missouri, were well past the planning … Continue reading →

Posted in Streets, Highways, & Bridges | Tagged cost, funding, missouri, program, projects, share, state, tax

To TIF or not to TIF?

The Municipal Posted on July 3, 2014 by Ray BaloghAugust 2, 2023
Incorporating the existing waterway, historic Fourth Ward Park in Atlanta, Ga., offers an enticing respite of natural beauty beneath the nearby towering urban edifices. Included in the oasis are a variety of decorative vegetation, a fountain, bike paths, walkways and an amphitheater. (Photo provided)

Tax incremental financing is sometimes hailed as the greatest thing since sliced bread. Other times it’s denounced as a poison pill for local government budgets. TIF, a taxing method to entice urban redevelopment, was invented by the California legislature in … Continue reading →

Posted in Funding & Finances, Parks & Recreation | Tagged atlanta, cities, development, district, o’toole, project, projects, tif

New strengths

The Municipal Posted on July 1, 2014 by Jodi MarlinAugust 2, 2023
Jodi Magallanes, Editor of The Municipal

“With the new day comes new strengths and new thoughts.” — Eleanor Roosevelt Public building projects include so many different types of construction, including infrastructure projects such as roads, bridges, ports, sidewalks, pipelines and public squares. No one who’s seen … Continue reading →

Posted in Editor's Note | Tagged building, citizen, infrastructure, local, new, projects, public

Design-build alternative saves time, money

The Municipal Posted on July 18, 2013 by Phoebe MuthartAugust 2, 2023
Maumee Police Station in Maumee, Ohio, is a 54,000 square-foot design-build structure completed in 2005. (Photo courtesy of Rudolph/Libbe Inc.)

After Lake High School in Wood County, Ohio, was demolished by a tornado in June 2010, rebuilding it was a top priority. Officials sprang into action right away. The new school was constructed in half the usual time and for … Continue reading →

Posted in Building Projects | Tagged construction, delivery, design-build, method, ohio, project, projects

Berea, Ohio: a long-range capital projects overview

The Municipal Posted on July 4, 2013 by Dani MolnarAugust 2, 2023
While creating a six-year capital projects plan, the city of Berea, Ohio, found that infrastructure accounted for nearly 70 percent of all costs. Making the plan helps everyone involved see how much is spent on roads, sewers, water and other important infrastructure each year. (Photo provided)

“Cities have been under so much economic strain and pressure that we had to adapt. Everything from the erosion of the tax base to the state tax decrease, it’s all dwindled down, and we have to really think about how … Continue reading →

Posted in Funding & Finances | Tagged city, department, future, officials, plan, projects, purchases

Build it strong, build it green and build it inexpensively.

The Municipal Posted on June 28, 2013 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023
Jodi Magallanes, Editor of The Municipal

The priorities for public building projects these days, be it a new sheriff’s department, sports complex or four-lane overpass, are impossibly conflicting. Even after you organize those priorities by weight — I’m assuming public safety would be first, followed by … Continue reading →

Posted in Editor's Note | Tagged bridge’s, building, communities, projects, public, purple, structures

Camden County mua solar project: Highlighting energy solutions

The Municipal Posted on February 3, 2013 by Sarah WrightAugust 2, 2023
Rooftop systems, such as those used by the Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, also provide a viable option for municipalities, using space that would otherwise go untapped. (Provided by groSolar)

Camden County Municipal Utilities Authority in New Jersey is one entity that has enabled solar energy with construction of a solar project at its Camden wastewater treatment plant.1 The project entered its planning phase in 2011 and construction of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Going Green, Solar Energy | Tagged camden, construction, energy, grosolar, project, projects, resor, solar

TOP 7 ways 2013 federal funds might flow your way

The Municipal Posted on January 17, 2013 by The MunicipalAugust 2, 2023
Top 7

Transportation investments: According to the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, the surface transportation reauthorization that took place in 2012 represents an 80 percent increase in funding over the previous surface transportation reauthorization. Over the next six years, $47 billion … Continue reading →

Posted in Funding & Finances | Tagged billion, broadband, budget, infrastructure, projects, public, transportation

Is your landfill part of the green energy solution?

The Municipal Posted on June 4, 2012 by Jodi MarlinAugust 2, 2023
At three gas-to-energy plants at the Twin Bridges landfill in Danville, Ind.

More than one billion tons of post-recycling municipal solid waste continue to be disposed of in landfills worldwide each year — including more than 130 million tons in the U.S. alone. The country faces mounting waste management challenges, including the … Continue reading →

Posted in Environmental Safety, Waste & Recycling | Tagged energy, gas, landfill, landfills, methane, project, projects, waste

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