2018 National Public Works Week
Sunday marked the beginning of the American Public Works Association's (APWA) National Public Works Week (NPWW). More than 30,000 association members from throughout North America use the week to educate residents and elected officials about the assets and services that improve everyday quality of life. Public works is the first to respond to a disaster and the last to leave. “The Power of Public Works” theme for the 2018 National Public Works Week poster gives voice to the impact the many facets of public works have on modern civilization. From providing clean water to disposing of solid waste, to building roads and bridges or planning for and implementing mass transit, to removing snow on roadways or devising emergency management strategies to meet natural or manmade disasters, public works services determine a society’s quality of life. This year’s poster honors the vital contribution public works professionals make every day to communities all across North America, and it invites the public to celebrate their quiet dedication and indispensable influence on our way of life.
Happy Public Works Week! This Video Makes Me SO Happy!
Conceived, written, recorded, and edited by a talented group of Chicago-area municipal employees, vendors, and engineers, this shout-out to public works crews everywhere just earned the American Public Works Association's Exceptional Performance in Chapter Journalism Award.
Information compiled from APWA Website and Public Works Magazine.
