Public Works
The Country’s Most Cost-Effective Highway Systems
North Dakota’s highways are in the best condition for the least amount of money, according to an annual report released this month.
As Trash Pickup Problems Mount, One Local Government Steps In, Then Out
COMMENTARY | A suburban subdivision’s struggle with garbage collection.
Public Works Agencies Hit by Rising Prices and Supply Delays
That’s on top of longer standing troubles filling jobs. The trio of challenges is stacking up at a pivotal moment for infrastructure spending in the U.S.
One City’s Inventive Plan to Spark Employee Collaboration, Loyalty and Retention
Each of the five analysts hired as a team in San Rafael, California, will be based in a different department, but they’ll train and work together on special projects.
The States Where The Most Confederate Symbols Were Removed Last Year
The Southern Poverty Law Center says nationwide over 160 monuments and other symbols came down from public spaces.
An Initiative to Improve Street Safety through Public Art
Officials used street murals and planters to transform a hazardous intersection in Kansas City, Missouri, tapping grant funding from Bloomberg Philanthropies' Asphalt Art Initiative.
Sleek, Silver and Stuffed With Litter: San Francisco Settles on Three Finalists for New Trash Can Design
The city's public works department is revamping its public trash can design to better contain garbage and, maybe, look nice on the street.
‘If You Elect to Be on the Roads, You Must Make Good Choices’
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Florida governor’s teacher bonus proposal … Louisville pension worries … and Pittsburgh’s mayor has an evening hobby.
Another Locality Cuts Back on Recycling Amid Industry-Wide Disruption
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | Powerful Chicago alderman indicted … Maine governor signs Medicaid executive order … and Texas county’s new district attorney fires 15 people.
The Geography of Street Resurfacing in Chicago
As Rahm Emanuel prepares to leave City Hall next year, this map helps cement his transportation legacy in the nation’s third-largest city.
Washington, D.C., Brings Art to Its Recycling Trucks
The District of Columbia began debuting the newly wrapped trucks in July.
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