Safety and Environmental Training Available for Fleet Management Facilities
The Local Government Environmental Assistance Network (LGEAN) managed by ICMA has partnered with the Coordinating Committee For Automotive Repair (CCAR) to make online training in safety and pollution...
View ArticleICMA and ESRI Release Report on GIS and Asset Management
ICMA and ESRI have just published "Removing the Guesswork – Mapping and Managing Assets Across Local Government Operations - An Executive Briefing to Local Government Officials." This document...
View ArticleFree Webcast: Transportation Reauthorization: Implications for Operations and...
A free webcast Transportation Reauthorization: Implications for Operations and ITS will be held on Wednesday September 14 2005 1:00-2:30 p.m. EDT. This session with provide an overview of SAFETEA-LU...
View ArticleVehicle and Service Order Tracking...A Winning Combination
The city of Garland TX (pop. 215000) has implemented a custom automated vehicle location (AVL) type system into its Water Utilities field operations section that has strengthened the department’s...
View ArticleSearching for Policies and Practices on GPS in Government Vehicles
Global Positioning Systems (GPS) are increasingly being found in new vehicles. The systems allow drivers to map their way to destinations or be easily located in the event of emergency. For consumers...
View ArticleNew Order for 550 Locators Brings Total of Locator Equipped City Vehicles to...
Following on the heels of a successful oversubscribed financing of $10 Million dollars WebTech Wireless Inc. a leading supplier of mobile telematics announced an add on order by the city of Chicago IL...
View ArticleState and Local Gov’t Savings Through Nationwide Motor Fuel Cooperative Buying
Transit agencies states counties provinces cities towns school districts airports hospital districts and higher education now have the ability to generate meaningful savings. Demand Pooling Global...
View ArticleAIA Offers Local Governments Assistance in Developing Sustainability Plans
The American Institute of Architects Center for Communities by Design has released the 2008 Sustainable Design Assessment Team (SDAT) Request for Proposals. The SDAT a community assistance program...
View ArticleSaving Money and Improving Performance
Every day local governments are responsible for managing their environmental responsibilities at facilities such as landfills drinking water utilities wastewater treatment plants and fleet maintenance...
View ArticleSoaring Fuel Costs Draining Government Budgets
Soaring Fuel Costs Draining Government Budgets With soaring fuel costs local government budgets are being gouged and concerns of negatively impacting service levels are at the forefront of our daily...
View ArticleProactively Manage the Cost of Your Fleet Motor Fuel
This is the first installment in an important two-part series brought to you by the Alliance for Innovation’s partner Demand Pooling Global Services. Stay tuned for a continuation of this article in...
View ArticleProactively Manage the Cost of Your Fleet Motor Fuel: Part 2
This is the second in an important two-part series brought to you by the Alliance for Innovation’s partner Demand Pooling Global Services (“DEPO”). Part I of this article was published in September’s...
View ArticleWashington DC Announces First-in-the-Nation Fleet Sharing Program
Washington DC Mayor Adrian M. Fenty joined by directors of the Departments of Public Works (DPW) and the District Department of Environment (DDOE) announced further achievements in reducing vehicle...
View ArticleCity of Arlington Texas Bus Donation Program
The City of Arlington Texas seeks to improve transportation alternatives through its Vehicle Transfer Program. This program involves the transfer of buses that have been retired from the City’s...
View ArticleCary North Carolina Collects Waste Cooking Oils For Local Reuse as Biofuel
As part of its continuing commitment to environmental stewardship the Town of Cary North Carolina is offering its citizens a convenient and safe option for disposing waste cooking oils this holiday...
View ArticleColorless Nitrogen Helps Village to be Greener
The Village of Downers Grove is converting to the use of nitrogen to inflate the tires of all Village vehicles and equipment. The advantages of nitrogen for tire inflation include improvements in a...
View ArticleT.G. I. F (Think Green It's Friday!)
Earlier this year the City of Chandler Arizona adopted an “Idling Policy” to reduce air pollution and fuel costs through the elimination of unnecessary idling of City vehicles and equipment. A team of...
View ArticleSpring 2010 Cooperative Bulk Fuel Purchase Pool
Benefits for Buyers Cooperative purchasing now made easy True aggregation -- your added volume improves pricing for all pool participants Nationwide aggregation for optimum pricing Familiar competitive...
View ArticleClean Energy Coalition Helps Ann Arbor MI Acquire Innovative Locally Invented...
An innovative fuel-saving technology invented in Ann Arbor MI will be powering four new trucks the city is using to launch its single-stream recycling program thanks to federal stimulus money secured...
View ArticleDurham NC Demonstrates New Clean Diesel Technology on City Fleet
Residents in Durham can now breathe a little easier thanks to the recent installation of new emissions-reducing technology on some of the City of Durham’s fleet of vehicles and equipment. Southern...
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