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Displaced left turn is right solution for Texas town

The Municipal Posted on February 13, 2023 by Beth Anne Brink-CoxFebruary 13, 2023
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Pflugerville, Texas, has adopted an innovative new intersection design called the displaced left turn, or DLT, which allows vehicles to make unopposed left turns at an intersection by crossing traffic over to the other side of the road prior to … Continue reading →

Posted in Streets, Highways, & Bridges | Tagged november 2022, streets highways & bridges, texas, The Municipal | Leave a reply

City of Longview, Texas, gives Lear Park a huge amenity boost

The Municipal Posted on March 18, 2022 by Nicholette CarlsonMarch 18, 2022
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A regional park in Longview, Texas, Lear Park was first acquired by the city in 1998 with the assistance of donations made by William Lear. After the original development of the park in 2000, the park has since grown to … Continue reading →

Posted in Parks & Environmental Services | Tagged march 2022, parks & environmental services, texas, The Municipal | 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

Safety innovator: Walter Barrett prioritizes employees’ well-beings

The Municipal Posted on August 15, 2020 by Julie YoungAugust 14, 2020
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As the organizational manager for the city of San Antonio, Texas’, Solid Waste Management Department, Walter Barrett is the safety, reliability and quality assurance chief who oversees the training of nearly 700 employees who serve 358,000 households on a weekly … Continue reading →

Posted in Personality Profile | Tagged august 2020, personality profile, san antonio, texas, The Municipal, waste & recycling | Leave a reply

Wellness incentive program gets city employees up and moving

The Municipal Posted on May 23, 2020 by Nicholette CarlsonMay 22, 2020
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The city of Copperas Cove, Texas, continues to place an emphasis on wellness and has created an incentive program for city employees called CoveFit. The program was started in 2015 and Eddie Wilson, Copperas Cove police chief, has acted as … Continue reading →

Posted in Maintenance and Operations | Tagged copperas cove, maintenance & operations, may 2020, texas, The Municipal, wellness | Leave a reply

The Municipal Top 10: Ten safest cities in America

The Municipal Posted on April 10, 2020 by The MunicipalApril 10, 2020
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Upon 2019’s end, WalletHub released its annual list of the “Safest Cities in America.” The website compared more than 180 cities across 41 key indicators of safety to create it. These indicators are across three key dimensions: 1) home and … Continue reading →

Posted in The Municipal Top 10 | Tagged arizona, bismarck, chandler, columbia, gilbert, marylnad, nashua, new hampshire, new york, north dakota, plano, rhode island, south burlington, texas, The Municipal, The municipal top 10, top 10, Vermont, virginia, virginia beach, warwick, yonkers | Leave a reply

The Municipal Top 10: Best small cities in America

The Municipal Posted on March 31, 2020 by The MunicipalMarch 31, 2020
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No two small cities are made equally, as WalletHub noted in its annual “Best Small Cities in America” rankings, which it released October 28, 2019. WalletHub compared more than 1,200 U.S. cities with populations between 25,000-100,000 based on 42 key … Continue reading →

Posted in The Municipal Top 10 | Tagged brentwood, brookfield, carmel, cedar park, fair lawn, indiana, kansas, leawood, lexington, massachusets, melrose, milton, municipal, new jersey, sammamish, tennessee, texas, The Municipal, top 10, washington, wisconsin | Leave a reply

Mobility is a community endeavor in Sugar Land, Texas

The Municipal Posted on February 14, 2020 by Lauren CaggianoFebruary 14, 2020
Sugar Land, Texas

It makes intuitive sense. Municipal plans that engage stakeholders are better received than those that have no community input.           The city of Sugar Land, Texas’, mobility master plan and related task force are examples of that principle in action. … Continue reading →

Posted in Streets, Highways, & Bridges | Tagged february 2020, highways & bridges, streets, sugar land, texas, The Municipal | Leave a reply

Proactive exercises ease winter operations for Lubbock

The Municipal Posted on January 9, 2020 by Kathleen MoranFebruary 20, 2020
Lubbock, Texas

Taking the time to prepare for winter during ideal weather conditions maximizes success when the real weather threats strike. On Oct. 16, 2019, various agencies and departments across the city of Lubbock, Texas, came together to participate in an annual … Continue reading →

Posted in Maintenance and Operations | Tagged january 2020, lubbock, maintenance & operations, salt, snow, streets, texas, The Municipal | Leave a reply

Texas applies lessons from Harvey toward recovery and flood mitigation planning

The Municipal Posted on September 7, 2019 by Barb SieminskiSeptember 6, 2019

In August 2017 a catastrophic Hurricane Harvey left his calling card with the good people of Houston and southeast Texas who hadn’t invited him in the first place.           The Category 4 high winds — 130 mph — and a … Continue reading →

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El Paso works to construct innovative facility to conserve water

The Municipal Posted on August 29, 2019 by Catey TraylorAugust 29, 2019

The city of El Paso, Texas, will soon be repurposing treated wastewater to usable drinking water through a process called advanced purification. The project is designed in an effort to conserve precious water resources in the desert environment, as well … Continue reading →

Posted in Waste & Recycling | Tagged august 2019, el paso, texas, The Municipal, waste & recycling | Leave a reply

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