The Winter Maintenance Podcast - A Podcast supporting transportation winter maintenance

 

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At the 2008 APWA North American Snow Conference, APWA President Larry Frevert presented the APWA Excellence in Snow and Ice Control Award to five agencies. This was the first year this award was presented.

Mark DeVries, Maintenance Superintendent with McHenry County, IL, and also the APWA Winter Maintenance Sub-Committee Chair, and Bret Hodne, Public Works Superintendent with the City of West Des Moines, IA provide us information on this new award.

The guidelines and nomination forms can be found on the APWA web site at: http://www.apwa.net/About/Awards/2008Awards/

Congratulations to the five award recipients:

Thanks to Mark and Bret for taking to time to educate us about the award.

Your comments and suggestions are always welcome and appreciated. Email them to me by using the Contact Me button or leave a voice mail message on the comment line at 206-309-0845.

This podcast is licensed under a Creative Commons 2.5 license.

Thanks to Andre Louis for the music available at www.andrelouis.com

 

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The American Public Works Association held the 2008 North American Snow Conference in Louisville, KY on April 13th – 16th.

Thanks to an APWA Press Pass, I was able to attend “The Show for Snow” and provide you this brief insight into the Conference.

Speaker handouts of the education sessions are available on the APWA web site at: www.apwa.net/Meetings/Snow/2008/handouts/

Thanks to the APWA for the Press Pass, and Larry Frevert, APWA President, for his comments on “Appreciation” and the APWA Excellence in Snow and Ice Control Awards.

Congratulations to APWA for a well run, educational and fun Conference.

Check the Photo Gallery for a few pictures of the Conference.

Stay tuned; two more APWA podcasts are in the works. I was able to sit down with Mark DeVries of McHenry County, IL and Bret Hodne of the City of West Des Moines, IA and talk a little about the APWA Excellence in Snow and Ice Control Award and their recent winter maintenance information sharing trips to Europe.

Your comments and suggestions are always welcome and appreciated. Email them to me by using the Contact Me button or use our comment line at 206-309-0845.

This podcast is licensed under a Creative Commons 2.5 license.

Thanks to Andre Louis for the music available at www.andrelouis.com

 

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The American Public Works Association’s 2008 North American Snow Conference will be held in Louisville, KY from April 13th through 16th.

Peter King, the APWA’s Executive Director, joined us for a preview of this years Snow Conference.

Our thanks to Peter for taking the time to speak with us.

If you would like more information on the Snow Conference or APWA visit their web site at www.apwa.net.

Your comments and suggestions are always welcome and appreciated. Email them to me by using the Contact Me button or use our comment line at 206-309-0845.

This podcast is licensed under a Creative Commons 2.5 license.

Thanks to Andre Louis for the music available at www.andrelouis.com

 

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Again this year, Dr. Wilf Nixon of the University of Iowa provides us a summary of the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting. The 87th TRB Annual Meeting was held in Washington, D.C. on January 13 - 17, 2008. www.trb.org

This episode is Part 1 of 2. Be sure to listen to Episode 25, Part 2.

Our thanks to Wilf for taking the time to talk with us.

If you gave a presentation related to winter maintenance at TRB and would like to share an audio summary with the winter maintenance community, please contact me.

Your comments and suggestions are always welcome and appreciated. Email them to me by using the Contact Me button or use our comment line at 206-309-0845. (more…)

 

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Again this year, Dr. Wilf Nixon of the University of Iowa provides us a summary of the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting. The 87th TRB Annual Meeting was held in Washington, D.C. on January 13 - 17, 2008. www.trb.org

This episode is Part 2 of 2. Be sure to listen to to the first part of his report in Episode 26, Part 1.

Our thanks to Wilf for taking the time to talk with us.

If you gave a presentation related to winter maintenance at TRB and would like to share an audio summary with the winter maintenance community, please contact me.

Your comments and suggestions are always welcome and appreciated. Email them to me by using the Contact Me button or use our comment line at 206-309-0845. (more…)

 

 Episode 019 - NTOC Talking Operations Webcast on Road Weather Management, Part 5 [28:11m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

On March 14, 2007 the National Transportation Operations Coalition (NTOC) sponsored a Talking Operations Web Conference on Road Weather Management. NTOC granted The Winter Maintenance Podcast permission to record and publish the audio portion of the webcast. Visit the NTOC web site at: www.ntoctalks.com.The complete webcast with audio and presentation slides will be available from the NTOC web site archive at: www.ntoctalks.com/web_casts_archive.php. (more…)

 

 Episode 018 - NTOC Talking Operations Webcast on Road Weather Management, Part 4 [30:27m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

On March 14, 2007 the National Transportation Operations Coalition (NTOC) sponsored a Talking Operations Web Conference on Road Weather Management. NTOC granted The Winter Maintenance Podcast permission to record and publish the audio portion of the webcast. Visit the NTOC web site at: www.ntoctalks.com.The complete webcast with audio and presentation slides will be available from the NTOC web site archive at: www.ntoctalks.com/web_casts_archive.php. (more…)

 

 Episode 017 - NTOC Talking Operations Webcast on Road Weather Management, Part 3 [21:25m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

On March 14, 2007 the National Transportation Operations Coalition (NTOC) sponsored a Talking Operations Web Conference on Road Weather Management. NTOC granted The Winter Maintenance Podcast permission to record and publish the audio portion of the webcast. Visit the NTOC web site at: www.ntoctalks.com.The complete webcast with audio and presentation slides will be available from the NTOC web site archive at: www.ntoctalks.com/web_casts_archive.php. (more…)

 

 Episode 016 - NTOC Talking Operations Webcast on Road Weather Management, Part 2 [30:10m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

On March 14, 2007 the National Transportation Operations Coalition (NTOC) sponsored a Talking Operations Web Conference on Road Weather Management. NTOC granted The Winter Maintenance Podcast permission to record and publish the audio portion of the webcast. Visit the NTOC web site at: www.ntoctalks.com.The complete webcast with audio and presentation slides will be available from the NTOC web site archive at: www.ntoctalks.com/web_casts_archive.php. (more…)

 

 Episode 015 - NTOC Talking Operations Webcast on Road Weather Management, Part 1 [10:27m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

On March 14, 2007 the National Transportation Operations Coalition (NTOC) sponsored a Talking Operations Web Conference on Road Weather Management. NTOC granted The Winter Maintenance Podcast permission to record and publish the audio portion of the webcast. Visit the NTOC web site at: www.ntoctalks.com.The complete webcast with audio and presentation slides will be available from the NTOC web site archive at: www.ntoctalks.com/web_casts_archive.php. (more…)