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2012 OFFICERS President Jill M. Marilley, PE Vice President Peter S. Capell 32 14 Secretary Toby D. Rickman Treasurer Michael Clark Past President Jay Burney Features: Board of Directors Term 2011-12 Tara Olsen, PE APWA Spring Conference Review...... 11 Ruta L. Jones A good time was had by all at the spring conference at Tulalip Resort Casino Hotel, April 3-6, 2012. Don Vondran, PE Nik Stroup Public Works Survey...... 14 Board of Directors Term 2012-13 During the Spring APWA 2012 conference at Tulalip Resort, Reid Middleton conducted a survey Debbie Sullivan to determine the top five industry trends that will affect the public works industry in 2012-2013. Scott Egger, PE Keith Martin, PE Swift Bus Rapid Transit...... 20 Lauren J. Behm Built and operated by Community Transit, in partnership with Everett Transit, Swift was the first BRT service in the state of Washington. Swift is a successful example of an effective arterial BRT Chapter Liaison in a medium-density city. John W. Carpita, PE 206-625-1300, [email protected] Project Profile: SR 14 Pedestrian Tunnel...... 31 Chapter Delegate The Washougal SR 14 Pedestrian Tunnel Project restores the historic link between Washougal’s downtown and the Columbia River waterfront by providing a safe connection for pedestrians and cyclists. Richard McKinley 253-591-5525 [email protected] Washington Wins National Awards...... 34 The number and prestige of National APWA awards garnered by the Chapter speaks volumes to the caliber of work performed by our public works professionals here in Washington. These awards Published by: will be presented at the International APWA Congress this summer in Anaheim, California.

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Young Professionals

Jill Marilley, PE Are Our Future 2012 Chapter President

Springtime in public works has arrived on the calendar and seems to appear in the weather some days. As I have shared previously, Caroline Barlow, our 2011 Young I am happy to arrive at work with the smell of fresh asphalt being Member of the Year, was appointed to the Board of Directors placed and the noise of a concrete truck providing the latest to be a lead contact for attracting and retaining young public order to the construction site. It is a continued sign to me that works professionals. Caroline is already off and running working our economy will recover and public works still improves the on the coordination of a young professionals’ group with other quality of life. volunteers and is seeking partnerships with other organizations I hope those who were able to attend enjoyed the Spring with established “YP” (Young Professional) groups. A firm 2012 Conference at the Tulalip Casino. The Snohomish County- number for the definition of “young” is not set so feel free to based conference committee certainly was well-organized and interpret as you wish. As a 40-something, I personally am trying provided that perfect combination of high-quality technical to get a note from my 30-something friends so I can attend! sessions, ease of interaction with vendors and opportunities for This is where your help is needed. If you have folks in your networking. office (APWA members or not) who are interested in public works and in networking with other like-minded people, please Young Professionals have them send an email to Caroline at [email protected] The future of any group is in its newest members and fresh to be part of this newly forming group. ideas combining with more established members and initiatives. During my tenure on our chapter Board of Direction, there has Conference Committee been discussion about attracting younger members to APWA All who have attended our chapter conferences for at least the and how it would improve the service we provide and work we past six years can easily agree that we have grown. The quality accomplish. But, for many reasons, action has been minimal of information we provide at our conferences and the ability to while we attended to other priorities. I strongly believe that our interact directly with our vendors has improved public works in actions are now changing but your help is needed. the state of Washington. However, success and growth requires adjustments. Our chapter is now at the point where we can only utilize a small number of conference centers in the state if we wish to keep our conferences at the size they are and still allow for the continued growth we are planning in our membership. This means our current model of host cities no longer serves our organization well. It would be unrealistic to the areas of Tacoma, Wenatchee and the Tri-Cities, as an example, to provide staff and monetary resources every two-to-three years to support the APWA-Washington Chapter biannual conference. Additionally, while our chapter budget only identifies these conferences as a minor revenue source, we have a responsibility

“The future of any group is in its newest members and fresh ideas combining with more established members and initiatives.”

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“What this means for you as a member and/or vendor is that you will see more consistent policies for every component of the chapter conferences.”

to our members and vendors to operate these conferences with professional business actions and predictability. As a result, in the April meeting, the Board established the Con- ference Oversight Committee (working title). The responsibilities for this committee will include, but not be limited to, centralizing the overall conference venue schedules and contract negotiations, es- tablish specific conference management committees and develop or maintain the policies and traditions of our chapter. They will be a resource and provide guiding principles for each conference but will not be the group that actually operates each individual conference. What this means for you as a member and/or vendor is that you will see more consistent policies for every component of the chapter conferences. Additionally, each member of our organization has the opportunity to serve on a specific conference committee and is no longer bound by employer or geography to be able to volunteer for the conference activities. From a business perspective, this enables our chapter to negotiate better contracts and pricing for these events. Greater predictability can be established for conference planning efforts and new procedures can quickly be adapted into all conferences that are in the planning stages at any time.

We have selected Debbie Sullivan, 2012-2013 board member, to serve as the first chair of this oversight committee. Committee members will include conference chairs from the upcoming conferences, the chairs of the technical session selection committee, the vendor coordinator, golf tournament coordinator and others to be determined. So if you ever had a desire to be part of a conference planning transportation s t o r m w a t e r / d r a i n a g e committee, the opportunities are opening up! Please watch the website for new volunteer opportunities to continue to make our conferences the quality that improves public works in our society.

Fleet Committee Update u t i l i t y infrastructure s t r u c t u r a l In my last column it was noted that a Fleet Committee was forming and I am happy to report it is now well under way with plans for 2012 and preconference seminars for 2013. This group has excellent vision and focus to support this sector of our public works

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New 24/7 online fabric structures library available July 1 Sustainable design-build solutions Beginning July 1, all APWA members will see a significant for sand & salt storage, solid waste increase in the value of their membership. & composting facilities, water On that date, APWA members will be able to participate in treatment facilities & more! live Click, Listen & Learn presentations without a registration fee, access previously recorded Click, Listen & Learn programs at no charge, access content from past International Public Works Congress and Exposition sessions at no extra charge, read downloadable versions of select books from the APWA Store at Buildings no charge, view select podcasts and track Continuing Education available up to Units and Professional Development Hour credits without an 300' wide. administrative recording fee. Low in cost per Members will be able to access this content at any time, square foot. making scheduling and the approval process no longer Natural daytime necessary. lighting. The APWA board approved a dues increase of $15 per Easy to relocate. member (excluding retired and student members) to fund this Expandable. new benefit. For example, an individual membership will be $164 (up from $149 a year) ago, beginning with the July 1, 2012 Call one of our ClearSpan specialists membership renewal cycle. However, the cost for just ONE at 1.866.643.1010 or visit us at Click, Listen & Learn program is $175 for members and $300 for non-members. Taking advantage of just one of the resources www.ClearSpan.com/ADWSPU. in the 24/7 online library more than pays for the increase in your individual membership. The renewal cycle will remain the same. As an example, a member whose membership does not expire until January, will be able to take advantage of the new 24/7 online resourceWashington State Public Works 2 1 5/11/11 12:27:10 PM library for six months without incurring any additional cost. For more information, contact your Chapter leaders or call APWA at 1-800-848-APWA (2792).

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New & Returning Members March and April 2012

Alan Aplin, Sr. Environmental Specialist, City of Tacoma Kevin Roberts, Streets Supervisor, City of Sunnyside Dana Brown, Assistant Division Manager, City of Tacoma Ralph Rodriguez, LID Administrator, City of Tacoma Chris Burke, Sr. Environmental Specialist, City of Tacoma Steven Larry Schmidt, PW Asst Division Manager, Joshua M. Clarke, Project Manager, City of Tacoma City of Tacoma Patrick Cleveland, Spokane International Airport Troy Stevens, Real Estate Specialist Sr., City of Tacoma Adam J. Crafts, Project Manager, Wallis Engineering Mori Struve, Public Works Manager, City of Walla Walla Justin Davis, Operations Manager, City of Tacoma Theresa Thurlow, Consultant, TSY InfoServ Sue DeLong, Route Supervisor, City of Tacoma Jon Torgerson, SWM Route Supervisor, City of Tacoma Brian Depew, Solid Waste Worker, City of Tacoma Bernard Van de Kamp, Asst. Director, Long Range Planning, City of Bellevue Shane R. Fisher, PW Superintendent, City of Sunnyside Ryan L. Vondrak, City of Auburn Richard Fuller, Sr. Environmental Specialist, City of Tacoma Vicki Walker, Office Administrator, City of Tacoma Jeff Geforos, Landfill Supervisor, City of Tacoma Lisa Werner, Assistant Route Supervisor, City of Tacoma Allyson Griffith, Program Development Specialist, City of Tacoma Lisa Wojtanowicz, Asst Division Manager, City of Tacoma Barry Jarstad, Maintenance Superintendent, Spokane Dr. Jeralee L. Anderson, LEED AP, PE, PhD, Executive International Airport Director, Greenroads Foundation Michael Kardas, Senior Engineer, City of Kelso Chuck Athey, Vehicle & Equipment Shop Super, City of Tacoma Lucy Liu, Utilities Assistant Director, City of Bellevue Rachel Beck, Ferry Division Manager, Skagit County WA Daniel McConaughy, Code Inspector Supervisor, City of Mark Brzoska, Engineering Services Manager, Tacoma Yakima County WA Casey R. Nelson, PE, Civil Engineer, KPFF Consulting Engineers Steve Fisher, Regional Sales Manager, Snap-Tite Tony Nguyen, II, Engineer II, City of Issaquah Martin P. Nelson, Assistant City Engineer, City of Kennewick Frank Nicholson, Principal Engineer, City of Walla Walla Steve Plummer, Engineering Services Manager, City of Kennewick Jim Nunn, Facilities Maintenance Supervisor, City of Tacoma Anne E. Radford, Public Information Officer, Pierce County Sue O’Neill, Assistant Division Manager, City of Tacoma Public Works Chris Ott, Sr. Environmental Specialist, City of Tacoma David W. Rice, Water Resources Engineer, Anchor QEA LLC Jennifer L. Price, Client Portfolio Manager, CH2M Hill Jenna Thelen, Staff Engineer, Murray, Smith & Associates, Inc.

Get your A MUST HAVE copy TODAY! AXIOMS AND OUTLOOKS ON PUBLIC SERVICE John Ostrowski, author of the “Ostrowski’s Outlook” columns in Washington State Public Works, has a new book available from the APWA online store.

John Carpita, in the book’s preface, describes public works management expert John Ostrowski as the “leading public works philosopher of this day and time” and cautions we shouldn’t let the fact that he’s our only philosopher “detract from his greatness.” Is it any wonder you’ll find this collection of essays – previously published as columns in this magazine – as irreverent and biting as you’ll find it insightful and on target? His thought processes travel from the ridiculous to the sublime (and sometimes back again), but he always gives his readers something to think about.

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Board Meetings Chapter Conferences: (Contact Jill Marilley at 425-450-6236 or [email protected]) Fall Conference 2012 June 8, 2012 *October 9-12 Davenport Hotel, Spokane PSE Wildhorse Visitors Center – Kittitas/Vantage – 9:00 a.m. (Contact Peter De Boldt at 425-252-7700, October 10, 2012 [email protected]) Davenport Hotel, Spokane – 7:00 a.m. December 7, 2012 Spring Conference 2013 Bear Creek Country Club, Woodinville – 9:00 a.m. March 12-15 Vancouver Hilton Contact Wendy Leinan at 509-961-3793, [email protected] Area Meeting West (Call Courtney McFadden @ 425-739-4211) Fall Conference 2013 December 7, 2012 October 1-4 - Three Rivers Convention Center, Kennewick Bear Creek Country Club, Woodinville – 11:30 a.m. Contact Wendy Leinan at 509-961-3793, [email protected]

Area Meeting East Spring Conference 2014 (Call Kirk Holmes @ 509-962-7523) April 15-18, 2014 - Tacoma Convention Center June 1, 2012 Contact Dick McKinley at 253-591-5525, PSE Wildhorse Visitors Center – Kittitas/Vantage – 11:30 a.m. [email protected]

National Public Works Week Fall Conference 2014 May 20-26, 2012 October 7-10, 2014 - Wenatchee Convention Center Public Works Week Luncheon - Call Courtney McFadden @ Contact Ruta Jones at 509-888-3202, 425-739-4211 [email protected] May 22, 2012 Bellevue Hilton - 11:30 a.m. For all Chapter Conferences, please Annual APWA Ski Day contact the following for the specialty areas: February 8, 2013 Crystal Mountain Resort at 8:30 a.m. Being a sponsor? Call Mike Roberts 425-455-9720 or [email protected] Contact: Jeffrey Lykken Contact: Roberta Johnson [email protected] or [email protected] Annual APWA/AGC Golf Tournament at Tetra Tech. August 10, 2012 1:00 p.m. Shotgun Start Avalon Golf Links, Burlington, WA Being an exhibitor? Contact: Bill Holladay at (425) 869-9448 or Contact Kelly Robinson [email protected] [email protected] at Berger/Abam Public Works Institute Being a speaker? Call John Ostrowski @ 360-573 7594 or [email protected] Contact: Mike Clark Contact: Jon Davies

253-922-9780 206-505-3400 Training Events [email protected] or [email protected] http://www.apwa-wa.org/training/chapter.htm MPAC, CM and CASC

APWA Congress The Best Show in Public Works http://www.apwa.net August 26-29, 2012 Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA August 25-28, 2013 McCormick Place, Chicago, IL August 17-20, 2014 Canada Metro Toronto Convention Centre August 30-September 2, 2015 Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, AZ

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6th Annual Scholarship Golf Tournament

Please join us for a great opportunity to play golf, socialize and have a fun time amongst public works agency folks, consultants, suppliers, and contractors. With last year’s turnout of almost 100 golfers, your logo will be in front of many industry contacts. All funds raised will go toward the APWA scholarship program.

The Tournament Committee is seeking sponsors for the following:

• Two title sponsors, $750 • Four drink cart sponsors, $300 • Competition Your name on a tournament So each golfer can have a and raffle prizes plaque to be displayed in your beverage or two. $50 or actual item (hotel stays, office for one year, and two • 16 hole sponsors, $300 gift certificates, golf balls, etc.) player registrations as well as Have your logo featured on • Grand prize, ??: display on pin flag, tournament tournament banner at registration and (weekend golf destinations, banner and promotional dinner, and at a pin flag and/or tee make a suggestion) materials. box on the course – great exposure for your business.

Where For sponsorship questions or to Avalon Golf Links – Burlington, WA make donations, please contact:

When • Bill Holladay Friday, August 10 425-289-7345 Shotgun start 1:00 p.m. [email protected]

Cost • Jon Davies $80.00 per person – green fees, 425-444-3346 power cart, and dinner included. [email protected]

10 Summer 2012 Click Here to return to Index APWA 2012 Spring Conference Tulalip, April 3-6, 2012

Vision, Innovation, Determination By John Carpita

The 2012 Washington State APWA detailed information on the sessions. OK. Spring Conference had all three in great OK. So I’m geekish. abundance. What we also had a really fantastic place to hold a conference – the Keynote speakers four-star Tulalip Resort near Marysville. On Wednesday, City of Marysville Mayor Mix these together with a truly enthusiastic Jon Nehring welcomed us all and noted and efficient host committee (headed by the tremendous synergy among the tribes Jeannie Balducci) and voila! of Snohomish County, the cities and other The only thing that could have been agencies. Tulalip Tribes Chairman Mel improved on is the weather. As we drove Sheldon gave us a brief overview of tribal to the resort on Tuesday afternoon, a history and noted that the Consolidated torrential downpour almost forced us to Borough of Quil Ceda Village and the pull off to the side of I-5. “Whoa,” I thought, successful Quil Ceda Village Business Park “am I ever glad I don’t golf!” I’m sure that are keys to building and sustaining the the flip side of that question – why do I Tulalip culture and regional economy. golf? – hung on the frozen lips of those On Thursday, Polly Letofsky regaled us intrepid APWA Tournament golfers huddled with anecdotes about her travels across under cabanas, nursing hot chocolate four continents, 22 countries, and over laced with … well, whatever. Actually, 14,000 miles – by foot – to become the from the photos online at 2012 Spring first woman to walk around the world. Her Conference Photos, it is evident that trek became an awareness campaign for everyone participating had a great time in breast cancer, with survivors and well- spite of the weather. wishers around the world walking with her.

Technical sessions Scholarship events Providing solutions for your With 24 great technical sessions, four each The Washington Chapter APWA is hour, it was difficult to choose. Ah, to have wildly enthusiastic about supporting its public works projects since 1969 a clone or two. A cool innovation (at least scholarship program, with several yearly for those of us with Smartphones) was a fund-raising events. Each year, $22K is very thin foldable listing of the sessions given to highly qualified college students. that could fit in the name badge pocket. A A Wednesday night staple, the Jack QR code on the list led to a PDF file with Pittis Silent Auction and its Thursday

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night sequel, the Jack Pittis not-so-silent including the spectacular totem poles sounds like a full band.” This was only auction, consistently raise over $5K. In that grace the lobby of the Tulalip one of many enthusiastic testimonials addition, the proceeds from the wine/beer/ Hotel. Madison achieved master carver about the Main Attraction. The unique cheese Tasting Scholarship Fundraisers status at a young age, and he brings a cappella style of The Main Attraction are dedicated to scholarships. a modern sensibility to the traditional can be heard on stage, radio and native artwork. Madison began carving television and appeals to all ages Tours when he was eight years old, under the and all types of music fans. After 23 Four great tours provided an opportunity watchful eye of his father, grandfather, years, they are still going strong! The to escape from networking, except those, and uncle. Main Attraction are James Caddell, of course, who took the tours for that Ronnie Rowland, Lee Haldorson, and purpose (shame on you). Waste Management’s Antowaine Richardson. Cascade Recycling Center Hibulb Tulalip Cultural Center This state-of-the-art facility was built Credit where credit is Due The Hibulb Tulalip Cultural Center and in 2003 at a cost of $22 million, and Host Committee Chair – Mike Terrell Natural History Preserve is approximately processes recyclables from King, Conference Coordinator – Jeannie 23,000 square feet with a 50-acre Snohomish, Skagit, Kittitas, Chelan and Balducci natural history preserve. The interactive Douglas counties. Automated sorters Sponsor Coordinators – Jeffrey Lykken cultural center features a main exhibit, a separate out valuable recyclables. and Roberta Johnson temporary exhibit, two classrooms, a long Speaker Coordinators – Jon Davies and house, a research library and a gift shop. Boeing Jet Assembly Plant Tour Mike Clark The center also features a fully certified This tour offers the only opportunity to Exhibitor Coordinator – Kelly Robinson collections and archaeological repository. visit a commercial jet assembly plant in Scholarship Auction Coordinator – It is the only Tribal facility certified by the North America. View 747, 767, 777 and Lauren Behm state of Washington. 787 jets being assembled on the Everett Golf Tournament Coordinator – Doug product line before they take to the sky. McCormick James Madison Studio Tour First-timers Events – Ruta Jones A rare opportunity to visit the studio of Thursday banquet Registration Coordinator – Connie Elliot Native American artist James Madison, “These guys are totally amazing. They Awards Coordinator – Debbie Sullivan where art in many forms is created – don’t even use instruments, but it

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Click Here to return to Index Summer 2012 13 The survey said… Identifying the top five industry trends affecting public works in 2012-2013 By Diana Badowski

We were curious, so we asked you. to stop by the booth and take the survey. During the Spring APWA 2012 conference We were determined to gain participation! at Tulalip Resort, Reid Middleton conducted a survey at our booth to The survey determine what the top five industry A couple of years ago, we researched trends were that will affect the public online survey providers and decided on works industry in 2012-2013. The results SurveyGizmo® because of the range of were not so surprising for the top two options they offered. We have been happy trends; the rest could have gone any way, with their services since that time. In and we found the results interesting. designing this survey, we recognized that In planning for the event, we followed we would have a fairly captive, focused the theme of the conference. audience to solicit input. We crafted a list Vision. The survey was designed so of nine industry trends that are occurring that we would gain some vision of the in the public works sector and added a impacts that will most affect the public 10th option for “other,” as a write-in trend, works industry in the next two years. to allow for open-ended input. The survey Innovation. Although we may not have then asked the respondent to rank the Identifying the trends attended every APWA conference in the top five trends affecting the public works First of all, we brainstormed. We realized past few years, none of us had either industry. that there are a lot of things that affect our seen a survey conducted at a booth or We also asked survey participants to business but, being consulting engineers, participated in one that used a QR code check the box that defined their role in we were geared toward issues that also for a smartphone application. the industry (e.g., public works manager, affect our role in public works into the Determination. If you walked by our consultant, supplier, etc.); to indicate whether future. We solicited input from directors booth, we invited and encouraged (bribed) they use a smartphone for business and if in the firm as well as public works officials you to take the survey. As we participated so, what operating system their phone used; to test the validity of the trends to survey. in other events, we promoted it and and finally, we allowed an opt-in for receiving Here are the nine trends that we included personally invited people to make a point the survey results via email. in the survey:

14 Summer 2012 Click Here to return to Index Move towards alternative and other facility improvements. contracting methods (P3, IPD, GC/CM, Other. It was important to us that we DB). The changing dynamic of procuring allow for feedback on trends that may be for design as well as managing projects important but not reflected in the other affects public works, purchasing, legal, nine. We received one write-in trend. and other departments. It also affects the designers, engineers, contractors, and The QR code even developers who are pursuing and As a professional marketer, I recognize eventually conducting the work. that the QR code is becoming more and Increased social media use in more a part of today’s business climate. communications. There is no escaping They are everywhere you look. So our it; the methods of communication have team thought, let’s take the theme of the changed in society. As public works conference a step further and use a QR professionals, our community demands code that links to the survey. This would that we become proficient in some version of social media in order to have an online conversation. 3-Dimensional design (Civil 3D, BIM) as standard of practice. Most work being designed today is prepared using three-dimensional tools. With improved technology comes cost, and this trend can impact the public works department’s ability to keep up with technology. Broader application of sustainable practices. We could have stated this more in line with the seemingly continual changes occurring in LEED. We could have focused more on impacts as a result of climate change. We could have oriented it to Sustainable Cities programs. We kept it simple and left it up to interpretation. Increased alternative energy development and/or use. Without a doubt, this is an expanding and growing trend that communities are embracing across the country and the globe. The question in our minds was where it fit in the top five. Impact of aging infrastructure on capital resources. It costs a lot to fix David Evans and Associates, Inc. (DEA) delivers potholes and degraded pavement, old sustainable solutions for energy, water, transportation, bridges, broken and deteriorated utilities, and land development projects, evaluating conventional crumbling sidewalks – I guess I will stop approaches for ways to improve transportation there, but you know better than I do how efficiency and minimize carbon emissions; provide long this list really is. clean, renewable energy; reduce water consumption Decreased funding. There are a lot of ways to state this trend in a survey, and enhance ecosystems; while generating social and but we went for simplicity. Taxes, bonds, economic value for our clients and communities. user fees, federal/state funds; you name it, there is less ability to gain buy-in to Discover with us. Together we can build a finance our needs in public works. more sustainable world. Lack of qualified workforce. There are a lot of studies available, all showing www.deainc.com that we can expect to see a decline in availability of qualified workforce. Demographic and generational dynamics, as well as educational issues are some factors in this trend. Move toward privatization of Offices operations or infrastructure. Across the country, we are seeing this trend as a way Bellevue Everett Olympia Spokane Tacoma to finance much-needed transportation, heavy civil works, utilities, infrastructure,

Click Here to return to Index s ummER 2012 15 enable people who use a smartphone to enter the survey or completing a paper The reward scan it, making the survey process easier version. The mantra that “if you feed them they will by eliminating the paper and allowing For non-smartphone users, and to come,” seemed to be applicable. And, in them flexibility when they completed the go along with the “I voted/rank the top keeping with the vision theme, we thought survey. It was a great idea, just not yet trends” theme of our booth, we printed that giving away fortune cookies to get ready for prime time in our industry! Here surveys and created a privacy ballot box people to take two minutes to complete is what we found. to put them in once completed. the survey might be a fun bribe. Yes, we It was easy and streamlined – if you For the actual code, we developed created the fortunes and yes, it was fun. had a smartphone plus the QR code app it using a QR code creator (qrcodify) – One of our engineers even got a call a already. With the varying types of phones which is incredibly simple to do. Then couple of days after the conference from and QR code apps available, this took we made a sign with the QR code on someone who found the cookie and ate it additional time for those who did not have it, sized to about five inches square, because she was hungry, then laughingly the app downloaded, and sometimes making it easy to scan from a distance. sent a message sharing that the fortune it didn’t work. We hadn’t considered Aside from the learning experience with said, “You are fortunate to have a cookie!” this well enough in advance, and had the scanning app, we also discovered It was true! we thought it through, we would have during the pre-launch/testing phase that, developed an educational process to because of the length of text on some of The results help people who were interested in using the trend choices, the best way to view I am sure most people would agree the this application to complete the survey. the survey and complete it was by turning best thing about taking a survey is seeing When we were not successful in helping the phone to a landscape orientation. We the results. Prior to each conference someone download the app, we offered directed respondents to do this when they break, we updated the survey results and a choice of using staff smartphones to scanned the QR code. displayed them in a bar chart format as a

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16 Summer 2012 Click Here to return to Index “A fairly good cross-section of the industry was represented in these results.” Providing Autodesk 3D CAD software solutions, support and training to Government Organizations continuous loop on a computer monitor at the booth. For paper surveys, marketing staff entered the data into the online survey (also prior to the break) so that all results shown were current. Here are the results of the industry trends survey. Out of about 375 attendees, we had 97 participate in the survey. A fairly good cross-section of the industry was represented in these results. An interesting outcome showed us that 80 percent of respondents use a smartphone for business, but only 21.5 percent submitted their survey via smartphone. I wonder how those results will change in the future. In summary, our top three takeaways from this process were: 1. The biggest issue facing public works over the course of the next couple of years is not having enough money to solve basic maintenance issues such as our aging infrastructure, let alone the more strategic efforts that serve our communities into the future. Your Government Solutions provider for over 22 years. Staffed by the 2. Surveys are fun to do in a trade show, most experienced technical experts in the region, PacifiCAD provides booth setting. Just keep it simple yet the expertise, training and support to help organizations realize the full meaningful. Also don’t forget to reward power of design technology, increase productivity, maximize ROI and the people taking the survey! gain competitive advantage. 3. Smartphones are only as smart as the user (myself included)! We Provide: Autodesk BIM software solutions for Building Design & Engineering Recommendations Autodesk BIM software solutions for Civil Engineering & Infrastructure for Conducting a Survey design Autodesk digital prototyping software solutions for manufacturing and • Be meaningful product design • Keep it short and simple Autodesk Media & Entertainment software solutions • Share the results Authorized training & certification • Choose online provider carefully • Reward participants Consulting, installation and technical support Hardware solutions - ISV Certified workstations, laptops and 3D mouse Diana Badowski is the Marketing products Director for Reid Middleton, a civil and structural engineering, and survey firm headquartered in Everett, Washington. She has been marketing professional services for 25 years and is a long- Architecture, Engineering & Construction Questions? Manufacturing time APWA member, currently serving Media & Entertainment Contact Us on the APWA Marketing and Public Authorized Training Center Outreach Committee. Authorized Certification Center pacificad.com Authorized Government Partner Authorized Education Partner 800.722.2621

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Marketing and Public Works Outreach Committee By Scott Lindblom, Thurston County Public Works

nvisibility: For the most part, we in public road? Taxes and utility rates are too high in the grocery store. Every time we are in I works excel at this skill. We bury our already, so why do they keep going up? the field or answer the phone at work, we water and sewer lines. Trash cans placed Seems like there should be some pretty make a lasting impression on those that on the curb in the morning are magically simple answers, doesn’t it? see or hear us. Our neighbors see a direct emptied by the time we get home in the When we take the time to explain what link between the taxes they pay and the evening. The roads we build last for years. it takes to provide clean reliable drinking impression you made. Bridges may last even longer. Snow is water every day, or maybe how in an It’s up to all of us to show the public removed from roads with little fanfare. emergency, public works crews are there how their tax dollars are used. It’s not Pollutants are removed from runoff quietly. 24/7 clearing the roads to allow emergency our money, it’s theirs. We’re merely the We are victims of our own success. Public vehicle access to their homes, citizens may stewards. From what I’ve seen in my 20+ works gets adequate press coverage when just nod their heads, smile, and walk away years of experience, we’re darn good there are water main breaks, construction with a bit more understanding of the key stewards. I hope we all had a chance to delays, or a discussion of taxes. But that’s role public works departments play each brag a little last month during National all many people see. and every day. It’s what we do. It’s our Public Works Week 2012. If people give you a blank stare when profession. Let’s get ready to tell the public works you say you run a button truck, operate an It’s often the public works directors who story not only for National Public Works asphalt zipper, work for ER&R or in Right of explain the role we play in our community. Week 2013, but every day of the year Way, it’s because they have no idea what The directors are usually the face of between now and then. The APWA you’re talking about. public works to the elected officials or Marketing and Public Outreach Committee The blank stares may continue when we quoted in the newspaper. But the role of wants to help! What tools, information, or explain why the road project in front of their public works advocacy shouldn’t stop at assistance do you need to help spread the home costs $2 million or why someone that level. Our neighbors rarely see the word about public works in our community? has to connect to a new sewer system directors. But they do see the dump trucks Contact any of the Marketing and Public when their septic system still works. Why on the roads, construction crews at work, Works Outreach Committee members can’t we put that turn lane on the road? or utility operators and surveyors. They found on the APWA website at: http:// Why do we overlay a “perfectly good” talk with us at our kids’ soccer games or apwa-wa.org/committee.aspx?id=13.

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Start with 17 miles of heavily used corridor County. The largest city in the county, Ev- and two transit agencies – add 15 buses, erett, is served by Everett Transit within the a federal idea and a local vision – and what city limits. The challenge to provide the best do you get? You get Swift, a new mode of service to the customer was exacerbated bus rapid transit that is getting more and by jurisdictional boundaries, service levels more people out of their cars. that did not match between agencies, and Swift Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) began difficult pedestrian environments. This chal- operation on November 29, 2009. Built lenge was overcome with a unique partner- and operated by Community Transit, in ship to implement Swift. Community Transit partnership with Everett Transit, Swift was the and Everett Transit crafted an Interlocal first BRT service in the state of Washington. Agreement that identifies roles and funding Swift is a successful example of an effective to jointly provide the highest level of transit arterial BRT in a medium-density city. service along State Route 99. State Route 99 in the southeast portion Snohomish County, Community of the county has the highest densities of Transit & Everett Transit population and employment in Snohom- Located north of the metropolitan ish County. Even before the start of Swift, area of Seattle, Snohomish County is the corridor carried the highest ridership of characterized by small- and medium-sized all Community Transit and Everett Tran- cities and rural communities. Current sit routes. Lined with dense residential county-wide population is approximately and commercial developments, the SR Swift 705,000 people. 99 corridor was ready for higher levels of So what is bus rapid transit? The Federal Community Transit is the primary public transit investment and is a natural for BRT Transit Administration (FTA) defines BRT transportation provider for Snohomish implementation. as “A rubber-tired form of rapid transit that combines stations, vehicles, services, running ways, and ITS elements into an integrated system with a strong image and identity.” The overarching goal of BRT is to ensure a fast, frequent, and reliable trip. Swift was designed to incorporate all the elements identified by the FTA to support fast service and reduced dwell times.

The route The Swift route is 16.7 miles long and runs predominantly along State Route 99. From

20 Summer 2012 Click Here to return to Index With off-board fare collection, customers board and alight at all doors simultaneously. Many of the features of the vehicle were designed to help speed the boarding and alighting process to reduce dwell times and keep Swift vehicles moving. design. They are larger than a standard Stations bus shelter, with a roadside marker for Exclusively used by Swift, there are 28 prominence in the corridor. Stations unique stations (14 intersection pairs). are designed with ample lighting and Stations are spaced approximately translucent weather barriers. They were one mile apart, and are located at key built for practicality and include customer intersections to support important amenities and features such as seating destinations. The Swift stations create a and leaning rails, weather protection, “sense of place” and have an innovative information kiosks, and fare collection

the northern terminus at Everett Station in downtown Everett, coaches travel west on Pacific Avenue, then south along Rucker/ Evergreen/SR 99 to the Aurora Village Transit Center in Shoreline. The Swift line runs through the cities of Everett, Lynnwood, Edmonds, Shoreline, and unincorporated Snohomish County. Along with population and employment densities, the Swift route was chosen in part because of traffic improvements already available in the SR99 corridor, including Transit Signal OK Mill Bridge Priority (TSP) and seven miles of Business Access Transit (BAT) lanes. The TSP allows intersection priority to extend a green light or truncate a red light to keep buses running on schedule. The BAT lanes are designated for transit or right- turning vehicles only in the right curb lane. Outside of the BAT lanes, Swift runs in mixed flow traffic. Technology Way — Satsop North Sumner Green Street Vehicles Swift vehicles are stylized 62-foot articulated buses that feature a sleek Swift logo and colorful paint job. Swift has • Transportation & Traffic Seattle Portland its own fleet of 15 unique, hybrid diesel- 206.622.5822 503.227.3251 electric propulsion buses. This technology • Highways & Roadways is friendly to the environment and lowers Tacoma Eugene • Bridges & Structures 253.396.0150 operating costs over the life of the vehicle. 541.684.4902 The buses are designed with other features • Storm Water Management Everett not found on a standard bus, including: 425.259.6747 • Three wide doors for easy boarding and • Utilities exiting Lacey • Trails • Wide seats with extra legroom for a 360.292.7230 comfortable ride • Surveying • Wide aisles for easy maneuverability inside the coach • Construction Management • Standing room for riders who prefer to stand for shorter trips • Interior bike racks for up to three bikes www.kpff.com • Rear-facing passive restraint wheelchair positions

Click Here to return to Index s ummER 2012 21 equipment. Additional amenities at the stations include 10-inch raised curbs and “welcome mats” to show customers exactly where to board the coaches – elements designed to minimize the dwell times of the coaches and maintain the speed and reliability of the service.

Fare Collection The Swift service includes off-board fare collection. Customers pay their fare at the station prior to the arrival of the vehicle. When the bus arrives, all doors open simultaneously, customers board or exit, and the vehicle proceeds on its way. With a goal of 10-second average dwell times at each station, off-board fare collection plays one of the greatest roles in achieving minimal dwell times. Each station includes two ORCA Smart Card readers, and two ticket vending machines (TVM) for cash- or credit- paying customers. Swift Ambassadors roam the corridor to check for fares and provide customer information. Customers who don’t pay risk a $124 citation.

Operations Swift runs from 5:00 a.m. until 10 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturdays. Service runs at 12-minute frequencies from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and at 20-minute frequencies in the evenings and on weekends. These frequencies are a draw for customers as they do not need a schedule to know another Swift bus will be along within

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22 Summer 2012 Click Here to return to Index “The Swift project cost was $31.3 million – $3.4 million under budget.”

years after the initial resolution to build the their prior trips due to the frequency project. and consistency of the service. In other words, customers are saving more time Ridership by not having to wait as long for their first Swift quickly achieved the highest monthly bus or to make subsequent connections. ridership of all Community Transit routes. Knowing the bus is regularly available Swift carries 4,400 passengers per day, means customers no longer need to more than double the next closest route. adjust to an artificial schedule. The ease At a time when overall transit ridership and convenience of Swift have proven to declined in the service area due to the be as important as speed. economy and service cuts, the SR99 BRT is now recognized as a corridor has shown remarkable growth new mode of public transportation. since the start of Swift. Transit ridership in Throughout the United States, BRT the corridor has risen 20.6% since the start is providing cost effective options for of Swift. quickly transporting the public in new and Swift is also becoming a catalyst for varied ways. In Snohomish County, Swift economic development. Every jurisdiction is successfully providing a fast, frequent, along the SR99 corridor has adopted or and reliable service that helps mitigate has major planning efforts under way to congestion, save time, and generate modify land use to intensify development public support. around Swift stations.

Travel time savings Prior to the start of Swift service, end-to- end local bus service on this same route took about 73 minutes. Swift now provides that trip in approximately 54 minutes – minutes. Operational characteristics cutting roughly 30 percent of the travel include compulsory stops at all stations, time. The goal of 10-15 second dwell times and precision docking within two to four is being consistently achieved at each inches of the curb at the welcome mats. station. However, the travel speed is just one Project cost factor of the trip. Customers routinely The Swift project cost was $31.3 million report saving in excess of an hour off of – $3.4 million under budget. Almost half the cost was for the new vehicles. The project was funded by federal and WASHINGTON state grants, as well as the Everett (800) 552-5957 Partnership and local revenue streams. EDMONDS No new taxes or fare increases were SEATTLE used to fund the Swift project. Swift has TACOMA TRI-CITIES also been successful in securing grants SPOKANE and partnership funds for the first few OREGON years of operations. Operational grants (800) 624-6709 are in place through 2012. PORTLAND 30TH ANNIVERSARY | CELEBRATING SUCCESS www.landauinc.com Timeline The Community Transit Board of Directors adopted Resolution 20-05 on December 1, 2005 affirming the agency’s commitment to build a BRT service on SR99. Then, on December 5, 2007, the Community Transit Board and the Everett City Council held a joint meeting to adopt the Partnership Agreement on final routing and funding for Swift. Swift started service on November 29, 2009 – only four short

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24 Summer 2012 Click Here to return to Index COMMUNITY PROFILE By Terry Paananen, PE

a former member of the City of Olympia Planning Board, member and past president Paula Hammond of Soroptomist International of Olympia (a service organization), mentoring to young From Rear Chain Surveyor to women professionals informally and formally through Women’s Transportation Seminar Secretary of Transportation (receiving the WTS Woman of the Year award for 2011), and most significantly, her family and her church. Jo Aldridge is Paula’s Executive Assistant, and when asked if she would to contribute to this article, Jo sent the following within a few minutes: “This will be so easy for me because Paula is an amazing woman to work with. She has incredible recall, taking in data, facts and figures…even non-verbal expressions and is able to communicate these accurately and concisely months later. I admire that Paula’s family always comes first. She is a hands-on mother, a hands-on leader, and takes the tough issues head on. She really cares about each and every employee and that, at the Paula Hammond with her family end of the day, they go home safe to their families. The woman has a kick-in-the-pants transportation agency; communication; and sense of humor and can laugh at herself.” Paula Hammond, accountability reporting to the Governor, Our chapter has been fortunate to have Legislature and citizens of Washington.” several Top Ten Leader recipients over the Washington State This statement covers an immense realm of years, and Paula’s award is unique in a responsibility. But this only partially defines couple of dimensions. She is the first career Secretary of who Paula is, her commitments and the WSDOT employee to receive this award, breadth of her leadership impact. acknowledging the important partnerships Transportation, Good leaders are expected to effectively between local agencies and the state she occupies the highest non-elected manage and inspire their own organization has nurtured throughout her career. And, she transportation-related position in the state to do good things. Exceptional leaders is the first woman from Washington state to of Washington. She recently received a recognize they have the ability to influence be so honored, illustrating the changing face national Top Ten Public Works Leader of many different types of community. Paula of transportation leadership in current times. the Year award from APWA, the highest exemplifies the traits of an exceptional Mentoring other young professionals (men honor one can receive from our professional leader through her commitments to the and women) in our profession has always organization. The nomination form submitted citizens of the state, her co-workers at been an important commitment of Paula’s. by our chapter began with defining her WSDOT, her involvement at the national Her role as Secretary and receiving the Top current role as being “Responsible for level through numerous AASHTO and TRB Ten award greatly reinforces the example she all aspects of administration of the state committees. More locally, she served as represents for other women.

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There are more firsts for Paula. She is admit that early in her career, she did at the first woman to serve as Secretary for times question her choice to move to WSDOT. She is also the first professional Washington, away from her family and the engineer to work up through the ranks to state she called home. But as time went by this top position since Bill Bulley, who was and her career would progress, she would appointed Director of Highways in 1975. also become more invested in her new Paula’s husband, Alan, is the Chief of home, and her career choice. Paula would Land Surveys with the Department of Fish advance through a variety of positions as and Wildlife. They have three children: Greg her career developed; she approached each attending Gonzaga University for his Masters step she took presenting new challenges in Accounting; Rachel is a sophomore and increasing responsibilities and with the at Gonzaga University studying criminal attitude that “every day is a new adventure.” justice; and daughter Kerry is a freshman at Paula with her WSDOT co-workers From early on, Paula’s strengths and Olympia High School. Balancing family life abilities were apparent and supervisors and with work life is a priority for Paula and Alan. college. She went to Oregon State University managers recognized that she could make They spend vacations as a family, typically and graduated with her BSCE in 1978. After significant contributions to the success of traveling back to Oregon to visit other family a trip to Europe, Paula began her career with WSDOT. Her career would progress and members and to simply be together. Paula’s WSDOT. then, in 1989, Paula became Transportation commitment while at work is so complete Her entire career has evolved between Planning Manager for the Olympic Region. that she is able to “turn work off” when the Olympic Region and the Headquarters This was a new position, which required her she goes home and be fully available to offices in Olympia. Growing up with older to create and develop a new organization her children and husband (except for that brothers, and graduating from Oregon State to develop regional and corridor plans. cell phone that is always in her hand). She University as one of only eight women from a The Growth Management Act (GMA) was reports that she sleeps well at night because class of 120, had already conditioned Paula enacted in 1990, calling for establishment she leaves work issues at work and knows to succeed in a work environment dominated of Regional Transportation Planning that she has given her best while at work. my men. As a new hire, entry-level engineer, Organizations (RTPOs) across the state. In Paula grew up in Klamath Falls, Oregon, she was assigned to a field office, where she her role as Planning Manager for the region, where her parents owned and operated a worked with “crusty old veterans” who were Paula was tasked with assisting creation commercial printing company. She was the pretty well set in their ways and attitudes. of the Peninsula Regional Transportation youngest of four children; Matt, the oldest, Paula served in a variety of capacities, Organization. She was also voted to be the is a civil engineer; Kate is a pharmacist; including rear chain on a survey crew and as RTPO’s first director. Paula had accepted the and Dan took over ownership of the family an asphalt plant inspector. Her confidence, planning manager position as an important printing business. ability to interject humor and to stand up for career enhancement step and part of “paying As a senior in high school, Paula had herself, helped her succeed in these initial her dues,” but this was also the position interest in nutrition and felt this would be assignments, and along every step of her where she became an important part of not her professional direction. After touring career. Within a year after first starting with just WSDOT, but the larger transportation the Home Economics building which was WSDOT, Paula moved to a newly formed community, including local agency and tribal made up of all women and “smelled like office working on the design of I-5 widening, staff and elected officials. Paula would later burnt muffins,” Paula reconsidered her although she acknowledges she was state that this was “the best job I ever had!” direction. Her oldest brother, Matt, being a more drawn to the construction side of the In 1992 Paula became Program Manager civil engineer and Paula having always been business at that point. for the Olympic Region, yet another apparent good at math and science, were factors that A strong personality with an equally career enhancement step, and found that helped guide her toward civil engineering in strong desire to contribute, Paula does this position allowed her to see how WSDOT

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26 Summer 2012 Click Here to return to Index works from a totally different perspective and deal from Doug about being a Secretary of succeed in any position. As Gary Demich a more global view. This would be another Transportation. Now that she is Secretary, also added, “She’s THAT good!” Paula position she found very rewarding. she is molding the position to fit her remains a great example to young women, Gary Demich was Regional Administrator personality and vision, guided by experience and men, in our profession of how far we can for the Olympic Region during these times gained through 33 years with WSDOT. go and the contributions we can make. We and a long time supporter of Paula and her Paula admits to, early on in her career, are fortunate to have Pula, an exceptional career. Gary has this to contribute: “Paula’s kidding around with other young engineers leader, as Secretary of Transportation and experience basket includes having been about becoming Secretary. In Paula’s case, as a member of our professional community. in charge of Olympic Region Planning the kidding has been a foretelling of the Her job is very demanding, but her sense of and (separately) Olympic Region Program future. She has taken the risks associated perspective and acceptance that she does Management. While she was in those with moving into positions that were outside the best she can do every day supports a offices I often took advantage of her ability her comfort zone. And she has had the relaxed easy style. And of course, Paula now to not just multitask but POWER-multitask abilities and confidence to know she could says, “this is the best job I ever had!” by asking her to take on any number of assignments unrelated to her title. No matter how busy she was or how much more I piled on she never failed to deliver high quality, on- time results. I’m not at all surprised she’s now leading several national efforts at AASHTO while keeping up with her responsibilities as secretary.” In 1994, Paula was promoted to Headquarters as Director of the newly created Highways and Local Roadways Division. Now the scope of her responsibilities and influence reached statewide, with new challenges and rewards, the opportunity to work closely with the legislature to define transportation needs and develop funding initiatives for capital and operations investments for all transportation modes and local streets and roads and well • Utility Design as state highways. Paula would once again • Structural Engineering later say this was “the best job I ever had!” Road Design In her capacity as Director of Highways • and Local Roads, Paula worked closely with • Planning Denny Ingham, then Assistant Secretary • Survey for TransAid (formerly State Aid or Local Programs). In 1998, Denny retired and • Stormwater Design the two organizations were merged under • NPDES Compliance Paula’s leadership as the Highways & Local Programs Division. Paula, now an Assistant • Stream Restoration Secretary, had all the responsibilities she • Pump Stations had as Director of Highways and Local LID Designs Roads, plus the responsibility to manage • the federal aid program for local agencies • Bridge Construction and tribal nations across the state, and to • Retaining Wall Design further advocate local agency interests within WSDOT. This would become “the best job I • Water Treatment Facilities ever had!” • Water Main Replacements In 2001, Doug MacDonald, then Secretary of Transportation, asked Paula to • Trenchless Pipe Replacements assume the role of Chief of Staff for his office. Paula had advanced to the second highest level and had day-to-day responsibility to lead and manage operations and programs. She had an even greater opportunity to work with and influence legislation and policy. As with other supervisors whom Paula worked for, Doug had come to appreciate, Civil | Structural | Planning | Survey respect and use her abilities, drive and www.paceengrs.com common sense. Paula also learned a great

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28 Summer 2012 Click Here to return to Index By John W. Carpita, PE, MRSC Public Works Consultant Contact John Carpita, MRSC Public Works Consultant, if you have any questions on these items or any other topics. Email: [email protected] or phone 206-625-1300

APWA ‘Stuff’ Versus MRSC ‘Stuff’

So who is that masked man? You know, that guy who sends emails to everyone, all “Oh yeah, you’re the one who sends the time! Instead of Ask MRSC this issue, I out all those emails!” thought I’d take few moments to describe the relationship between MRSC and APWA and between APWA “stuff” versus MRSC “stuff.” You mean there’s a difference? agency staff. I’ve used this network to association mailing lists and Yahoo- When I go to APWA and other ask the perennial questions: How do type groups. So, you may see my conferences and introduce myself to other agencies in Washington state name on request targeted to more someone new, I often get the reaction: handle a given situation? Does anyone specific audiences, depending on a “Oh yeah, you’re the one who sends out have any sample documents? What is given research inquiry. all those emails!” Well, it’s not that bad, our collective wisdom on a given issue? If you are curious about MRSC and what although in a given week you may receive I also use it to distribute information of we do, please go to www.mrsc.org. three to five emails from me, depending interest to local government agencies. You can also subscribe to a number of on the subject and whether there is a full [Parenthetical note: I try to keep this electronic publications and our new blog, moon or not. These can be categorized list current, but you folks keep moving MRSC Insight. Note these links: thusly: around, so please let me know when MRSC Insight (blog): you move to a different agency. And http://insight.mrsc.org/ • APWA Chapter Mailings by all means, if you want to be added Facebook: The Executive Board has a policy that to the group, send your contact info to https://www.facebook.com/munigov Chapter business and news items are [email protected].] MRSC’s e-Newsletter Subscriptions: distributed to Chapter members by the http://www.mrsc.org/updates.aspx Chapter Liaison office, which – drum • Other Association Mailing Lists Municipal Research News: http://www. roll, please – is MRSC. [We contract Through MRSC, I have access to mrsc.org/publications/mrscnewsletter. with the Chapter to provide many other a number of other professional aspx services to the Board and Chapter members, by the way.] At the direction of a Board member, MRSC (either Holly Stewart or I) downloads the Chapter Design solutions that Roster from the National APWA website and sends an email blast to the make the worlD a members on the roster. Sometimes, greener anD better place the signature on the email is that of the Chapter President or a Board Member, . Water & Wastewater but the email is still from mrsc.org. In . Water Resources addition, the tell-tale is the Washington . Building Facilities Chapter logo: . Fisheries Engineering . Geographic Information Systems (GIS) The organization of choice in providing . SCADA & Control Systems public works education, advocacy, . Engineering — Structural, expertise, and public awareness for its Electrical, Mechanical & Civil diverse community of members. . Transportation • City-County PWD/ . Survey City Engineers Group Over the past 10 years, I’ve developed Contact: Marcos Lopez, PE an extensive network of about 350 206-883-9300 city and county public works directors, city/county engineers and other senior Seattle | Spokane | Bothell | Richland | Bellevue | www.tetratech.com

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Steps to order products are as follows: 1. Go to Land’s End Business Outfitters (http://ocs.landsend.com/cd/frontdoor?store_name= corpsales&store_type=1&intcmp=xsite_LE) 2. Set up your own account. 3. Sign in to your new account. 4. Scroll down to the Logo (by nickname) information bar. The chapter has 5. Upload the logo using the New Logo or Edit button shown there. already paid for the • Logo Name is APWA-WA • Logo Reference Number: 0955143W logo setup. • Customer Number: 4531190 5. Shop to your heart’s content. 6. Each article of clothing that you have the logo applied to will cost an additional $5.95 (unless you catch a sale).

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City Of Washougal SR 14 Pedestrian Tunnel

Project description Clark Park at Cottonwood Beach and drainage, and plaza improvements The Washougal SR 14 Pedestrian Steamboat Landing). at both ends of the new tunnel; Tunnel Project restores the historic link This project received wide sidewalk improvements along the between Washougal’s downtown and the support from the community, elected length of Pendleton Way leading from Columbia River waterfront by providing representatives, FHWA, and WSDOT. downtown to the northern end of the a safe connection for pedestrians and The project was funded by federal/ tunnel; and an ADA-accessible asphalt cyclists. Previously, the only available state funding sources: SAFETEA-TU pathway and staircase connecting the crossing was a signalized, at-grade Appropriation secured by Congressman southern end of the new tunnel to an crossing of a state highway (SR 14) Baird, WSDOT Pedestrian and Bicycle existing trail on top of the river dike. one-quarter mile west of downtown. Safety Grant, and federal ARRA The tunnel interior features basalt This stretch of SR 14 is recognized funds. The project was nominated for panels decorated with petroglyph by Washington State Department of recognition by IACC by Ken Hash, designs of the Columbia Gorge Native Transportation (WSDOT) and Clark WSDOT SW Region Local Programs American tribes, designed by a local County as a high-accident, deadly Engineer. artist in collaboration with Washougal corridor. In addition to being dangerous Project elements included the tunnel High School students. and out of the way, high-speed traffic itself, which is a 116-foot long precast The design goal of the project was traveling at or above the posted 55 miles structure under SR 14; sidewalk, lighting, to create a safe, desirable walking per hour speed limit made the crossing hazardous. The new tunnel and related “This project received wide support from improvements along Pendleton Way remove this barrier so that residents can the community, elected representatives, enjoy access between the revitalized downtown and a popular regional FHWA, and WSDOT.” waterfront trail which links two major parks along the river (Captain William

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environment for multiple user groups, the revitalized downtown core, and by eliminating the curing time needed including pedestrians, cyclists and promotes active, healthy living. to allow concrete to achieve sufficient equestrians. Special design elements strength and become structurally viable drew from a natural palette of local Special conditions to support the highway. Expediting materials, including tree-lined sidewalks, Three of the many construction the construction schedule saved rain gardens planted with drought- innovations employed on this project significant financial resources, both resistant native species, and basalt were the use of precast tunnel the city’s resources by decreasing features including benches, petroglyphs, sections, the construction of a shoo- overall construction costs as well as and fascia stone. Undergrounding fly to accommodate traffic, and the public inconvenience by minimizing the utilities and decorative street lighting use of a slide-rail shoring system, duration of traffic delays associated also added to an improved pedestrian saving both time and money. with construction, especially given environment. The use of pre-cast tunnel the volume of freight traffic on SR 14. In addition to aesthetic benefits, sections offered an advantage in The shoo-fly minimized time delays for the landscaping was also carefully expediting the construction schedule traffic on SR 14, saving time and costs designed to collect, treat and discharge the stormwater runoff from the street and sidewalks. The rain gardens provide onsite infiltration of stormwater, “The design goal of the project was to create a eliminating the need to provide a full- length stormwater conveyance system safe, desirable walking environment for multiple for the project. By creating an attractive connection between downtown and user groups, including pedestrians, cyclists and the riverfront for non-motorized users, the project expands residents’ and equestrians.” visitors’ access to existing recreational resources, draws additional activity to

32 Summer 2012 Click Here to return to Index associated with detouring public and for structural foundations, the project freight transportation. Additional costs team made the decision to use a would have been incurred to city facilities slide-rail shoring system to minimize if highway traffic were detoured to city the area of excavation and allow for the streets. removal of boulders to construct an Finally, the slide-rail shoring system adequate structural foundation for the limited the area of excavation, saving time tunnel structure. Additionally, the area and money that would otherwise be needed to be excavated had a high likelihood for more extensive excavation and limiting of containing archaeological resources. exposure to risks and delays associated The city retained an archaeological with any unusual subsurface conditions. subconsultant, AINW, to observe the excavation and analyze the soils as Unusual accomplishments needed. There were several artifacts Soil conditions directed several project found during the excavation, including decisions. Initial boring logs showed the remnants of old riverfront infrastructure presence of nested boulders. Because used to on and off-load goods from such soil conditions are not conducive docked ships.

“By creating an attractive connection between downtown and the riverfront for non-motorized users, the project expands residents’ and visitors’ access to existing recreational resources, draws additional activity to the revitalized downtown core, and promotes active, healthy living.”

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The number and prestige of National APWA awards garnered by the Chapter speaks volumes to the caliber of work performed by our public works professionals here in Washington state. These awards will be presented at the International APWA Congress this summer in Anaheim, California. Our Washington state award winners were announced at the PW Week Luncheon on May 22 at the Bellevue Hilton. National award winners were honored as well.

Top Ten Public Works Leader Her accomplishments are rich and far-reaching, ranging from Paula Hammond, PE spearheading nationally recognized and fiscally responsible efforts Washington State Secretary of aimed at significantly reducing traffic congestion to fostering the Transportation role of women in the field of transportation engineering. (See Community Profile on page 25 of Areas in which she has made notable accomplishments include: this issue.) • Attacking traffic congestion through innovative means: Moving APWA National President Elect Elizabeth Washington Treadway noted: “A Top Ten Public Works • Improving and expanding passenger rail service: The Northwest Leader award means that you are the best Cascades Corridor Route of the best.” And, indeed, Paula Hammond • Mentoring women in the engineering profession truly belongs in that category. Over 90 public works professionals • Advancing technology in transportation gathered on May 22 at the Public Works Week Luncheon to honor • Partnering with community groups Paula and other award winners. Paula Hammond expressed her gratitude for being honored and The Top Ten Public Works Leaders of the Year award seeks to thanked her WSDOT team for their part in the award. She also inspire excellence and dedication in public service by recognizing expressed thanks to APWA and the great support she’s gotten the outstanding career service achievements of individual public over the years. works professionals and officials from both the public and private sectors. The primary focus of the award is on career service to the Diversity Exemplary Practices Award public works profession rather than on any one event or projects. City of Tacoma These awards have been made every year since 1962. Video: Careers in Public Works Tacoma’s Public Works Department employs about 850 people in careers that include a variety of opportunities, responsibilities and challenges. These employees represent many different backgrounds, personalities and lifestyles and are eager to share their enthusiasm for a work environment that allows them to perform meaningful service and ultimately reach their potential. The challenge facing the City of Tacoma is how to effectively communicate the career opportunities available with the city in an engaging way to this diverse group of young adults at a critical time in their lives where they are still preparing for adulthood. The innovative approach the City of Tacoma used to address this challenge was to design and produce a set of companion public awareness videos. These were designed specifically for high L to R: Elizabeth Treadway, APWA National President-elect, Paula Hammond, school-age students who are at a time in their lives where they Rachel Hammond, Jill Marilley, Washington Chapter President. need to make decisions regarding educational and training paths Paula Hammond has been involved in the field of transportation in preparation for future careers. The videos incorporate a diverse engineering her entire professional career. Since graduating from group of high school students, community members, and public college, she has worked with the Washington State Department of works employees in a fun and engaging way to explore some of Transportation, moving up through the ranks from her first job as a the career opportunities available in public works. transportation engineer 1 for District 3 to her job today as the state They highlight the wide range of skills, talents, interests, training, Secretary of Transportation. In her current role, she is tasked with and education that qualify individuals for very fulfilling careers. the oversight of 20,000 lane miles of state highways and 3,500 One endearing quality that resonates with viewers is the immense bridges and tunnels, as well as the 29-boat Washington State satisfaction Tacoma’s public works employees receive from the Ferries, which carry more than 24 million passengers each year meaningful and challenging service they provide. Another clear and is the nation’s largest. message communicated is that it is because of the diversity of the

34 Summer 2012 Click Here to return to Index employees, that the City of Tacoma is a world-class organization international news and was a tremendous example of how doing that delivers excellent services to its citizens. that little extra can have big rewards. Rich is extremely proud of his Careers in Public Works – Skilled Trades was produced to staff for their efforts to go above and beyond the call of duty! appeal to individuals who are planning to not go on to college after they graduate, and instead are looking for opportunities Professional Manager of the Year that are better suited for their talents, interests, and aptitudes. Jeff Jenkins, City of Tacoma Careers in Public Works – Degree Professions is targeting those Facilities and Grounds who are planning their college educations so that they can look Jeffrey Jenkins, PWLF, City of Tacoma, Public Works Facilities for programs and degrees that will qualify them for a dynamic Division, has been recognized as APWA’s Professional Manager of and worthwhile career in public works. In these videos, watch the Year – Facilities and Grounds. For 24 years Jeff has been a true employees in action and find out more about career opportunities leader and exceptionally competent professional in a diverse and in public works. demanding range of military, civil, and public works engineering The production of these videos was led by public works experiences. During the first 16 years of his career, he served in employee Amanda Borchers who intentionally and diligently progressive leadership roles in many active and reserve U.S. Army integrated diversity into all facets of the production from the engineering assignments including serving as Deputy Director student hosts to the interview questions and personalities being of Public Works for the U.S Army Central Command’s forward shared. These efforts facilitated the teamwork and communication headquarters in Doha, Qatar in a wartime environment. necessary to produce a finished product that exemplifies the For the last eight years he focused primarily on facilities benefits and importance of diversity to the city. These videos have engineering and maintained a diverse range of structures for the been displayed at career fairs and conferences, distributed to City of Tacoma, Washington, the U.S Army Reserves and one of guidance counselors, and posted on the city’s official website, as the largest real estate investment trusts in the U.S. as a regional well as YouTube to ensure this positive message is shared with as Director of Engineering. Jeff has also taught leadership and many individuals as possible. mentored cadets as an associate professor of military science at Santa Clara University for students from Santa Clara and Stanford Professional Manager of the Year Universities. He’s been active in professional organizations and Rich Hoey, City of Olympia received numerous awards and recognitions. Director of Water Resources [Now Public Currently Jeff serves as the Facilities Division Manager for the Works Director] City of Tacoma where he manages 80 employees and a biennial City of Olympia, WA April 2005 -present budget of $41,000,000. He provides leadership and direction Water Resources for the city’s facilities, fleet, and the real property interests. This Rich oversees the Drinking Water, Storm and includes maintenance and operations of 50 general government Surface Water and Wastewater Utilities. This facilities including city hall, police and fire buildings, public works includes emergency management, planning, facilities, community service centers and the maintenance and operations and financial management (annual capital replacement programs for over 1,200 city vehicles. $30 million operating capital budget, with 72 His dedication to public service in general and facilities staff). As Water Resources Director, Rich negotiated historic water management specifically has been essential to many of the city’s supply agreements. The agreements involved the Nisqually Indian accomplishments during his leadership, including the following: Tribe, Squaxin Island Tribe and the Cities of Lacey and Yelm. The • Successfully staffing and completing one of the city’s largest agreements secured a 50-year drinking water supply, a water rights real property transactions by transferring the Tacoma Narrows mitigation plan and the creation of the Deschutes Stewardship Airport and the County City Building to Pierce County and Coalition. transferring Pierce County’s property interests in a minor league He instituted new program efforts on septic system conversions; ballpark to the city. low impact development, reclaimed water and National Pollutant • Completed a public/private partnership agreement that Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Phase II permit compliance. renovated a 257,000-square-foot mid-rise office building Rich has served in the water resources field for the last twenty for Washington State’s first LEED Platinum Core and Shell years, with over 10 years in senior management. His leadership project. The project won the Washington Chapter of the style is visionary, collaborative and focused on results. Rich is highly National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP) regarded by staff at all levels, from the crews working in the field Sustainable Development for a Building Renovation for 2010. to elected officials. Throughout his career, he has built inclusive, • Fleet Services achieved the distinction of having one of the positive relationships with tribal governments and other local nation’s 100 Best Fleets for 2008, 2009, 2010. jurisdictions. Project of the Year The miracle ring WSDOT, Vancouver In May 2007, the Water Resources Wastewater section received Structures Less than $5 million a hand-written letter from a 98-year old resident who had SR 14 Cape Horn Pedestrian Undercrossing accidentally flushed her diamond wedding ring down the toilet. The SR 14 Cape Horn Pedestrian Undercrossing project provides Although Rich was not the one who did the “dirty” work of trying to a safe crossing of State Route 14 (SR 14) in two places on the relocate the ring, his supervisors know that he trusts them to make recently completed US Forest Service Cape Horn Trail. The the right decisions and they model his leadership style to provide completion of this trail, in time for the 25th anniversary of the proactive and personalized customer service. Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Act, provides public Several days after receiving the letter, two members of the access to a safe, seven-mile loop trail through one of the most wastewater crew retrieved the ring and returned it to the very scenic areas of the Gorge. It also provides access to the newly happy owner. This compelling story made regional, national and created Cape Horn Overlook, a vantage point with a stunning vista

Click Here to return to Index s ummER 2012 35 of the Gorge that was previously only accessible from a viewpoint Skagit County pullout along the highway. This project is an excellent example of Transportation Less than $5 million the synergy created when agencies work together cooperatively to Anacortes Ferry Dock Rehabilitation & Ferry Dock Repair complete a project with a clear public need, and efficient use of tax The Guemes Island Ferry provides the only vehicle access dollars. It resulted from a fortuitous chain of events, and very close between Anacortes and Guemes Island, Washington. This collaboration between federal and state agencies and a county. rehabilitation/repair project was extremely challenging due The finished product is jointly owned by the federal and state to the complex coordination necessary to complete major agency, and jointly maintained by all three agencies, an unusual construction on both ferry docks, while continuing to provide and successful example of interagency cooperation. essential ferry service to Guemes Island. In order to minimize impact on ferry ridership, the project schedule left little room for error so that the ferry would be shut down for a period of no more than eight weeks. A study was done by Shearer Design that evaluated methods for “rapid construction” to accommodate that goal. Through good communication, scheduling and a project partnering approach, the end result was a project that was completed on time with no need for contract time extensions or adverse impacts to the residents of Guemes Island.

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36 Summer 2012 Click Here to return to Index City of Redmond Transportation $25-$75 million NE 36th St/SR 520 Bridge Overcrossing and Roundabout The Northeast 36th Street/State Route 520 overcrossing and roundabout project in the City of Redmond, Washington (approximately 15 miles northeast of Seattle) was completed and opened to traffic in December of 2010. The new bridge, with its two landscaped lids, offers plenty of pedestrian amenities, provides an overcrossing of SR 520, the highway that leads to the well-known “floating bridge” that connects Redmond (home of Microsoft World Headquarters) to north of downtown Seattle (University of Washington campus). The new 480-foot-long bridge connects two sides of the expanding Overlake neighborhood in the City of Redmond, separated by SR 520, and adjoins a recently expanded Microsoft campus. The Overlake neighborhood of Redmond is an urban core designated as a Regional Growth Center by the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC). Due to the rapid employment and residential growth in the area, the two arterials connected by the Northeast 36th Street overcrossing are some of Redmond’s most congested roadways. The new bridge will help to alleviate bottlenecks experienced on nearby interchanges crossing SR 520 and the impacts of the projected population and employment Congratulations growth in the Overlake area. Without the new lid, the existing connections over SR 520 would be overwhelmed. The project is expected to reduce vehicle miles travelled (VMT) by approximately 135,000 miles per year. WINNERS!

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strowski’s OutlookLIII I love my job and you should too. Technically, I don’t have a job because 140 respectively. And then automobile terrible jobs but if you read the online I’ve retired twice, but I was speaking mechanics and janitors come in at 145 comments about this ranking you find broadly about all the jobs I’ve had in my and 151 before we get to garbage something interesting. A couple of folks career in public works. collector at 160. Near the bottom of the wrote quite eloquently about the difficulty Apparently though, almost none of barrel is meter reader at 194. of their firefighter jobs compared to a those jobs actually exist in the popular That’s pretty much it for the list of jobs meter reader, for example, which makes mind. I say this for a couple of reasons. for which we would find a comparable you think they bring this up because First, the Careercast survey of the 200 title in a typical public works position they’re making an argument for an even best jobs doesn’t contain too many of the classification plan. Public works directors lower rating. But both people who raised jobs we know as public works jobs. The don’t exist which might make some this argument thought that their job was list is easy to criticize and I could argue people happy, but maintenance workers the best job in the world because it was that most of the ratings are based on don’t exist either so there will probably be so fulfilling. Remember that point because gross generalizations. But it really doesn’t a lot more deferred maintenance now that I’ll come back to it later. matter because the list only contains a we know the jobs are so inconsequential That brings me to the second reason few jobs we’d recognize in the public that they didn’t even make the list. I say public works jobs don’t exist. A works profession. To be fair, there are a lot of other jobs few years ago I was teaching a class Civil engineer came in highest at that didn’t make the list either. If you in a building that also was hosting an number 28 out of 200, followed by like Alaskan king crab there’s no job for AmeriCorps graduating class. I looked surveyor at 65 and executive assistant catching it. Perhaps the people who at some of the materials they would be at 67. Then we have electrician at collected the survey data didn’t have the receiving. The pamphlets contained lots 81 and receptionist at 85. Electrical Discovery Channel. of good advice about possible career technician comes in at 109 followed Everybody knows about guns and choices for the grads, but nowhere on closely by sewage plant operator at 114. hoses, however, and police officer came the list was any kind of public works Engineering technicians have better jobs in at 163 and firefighter came in at 185. job. Earlier in that week I had to explain than typists/word processors at 122 and According to the list, those are both to someone on the shuttle bus from the

Click Here to return to Index s ummER 2012 43 airport what public works was. He was a well-traveled guy who worked in building “Finding someone who knows what public maintenance management. I guess works is all about is almost as rare as finding he wasn’t related to any public works employees. someone who knows that Vancouver, I once was asked at the Canadian border what I was going to be doing in Washington isn’t in Canada.” their country. As I tried to explain what public works accreditation was, the woman stopped me in mid-sentence many different types of jobs in public few years a young engineer could be because she had a cousin who worked works. Even the incomplete list in the doing the former and somehow gaining for the public works department in a good jobs survey shows what a wide someone’s confidence to be allowed to Canadian city and she knew what I was spectrum of skills and knowledge there do the decision making job. There’s a up to. is in public works. I’m an engineer and similar career path in other public works Finding someone who knows what I’ve even done some engineering during jobs and the length of time required to public works is all about is almost as my career. But there’s a big difference traverse the path depends on the talent rare as finding someone who knows that between a construction inspector of the individual. Vancouver, Washington isn’t in Canada. counting the drops of a pile driving All of these jobs are challenging and Maybe public works jobs aren’t on hammer and a construction manager interesting if the individual approaches anybody’s lists because there are so making million-dollar decisions. In just a them that way. There are even jobs for

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44 Summer 2012 Click Here to return to Index deadbeats. If you like to sit at your desk and goof off, it can be done. If you want to drive “So there are jobs for everyone and all of around town and look like you’re working, it can be done. If you work for somebody them are rewarding in one way or another.” who likes to measure work, you can find a way to beat that system and still goof off. All your current career path, or maybe a and remember the good things with a it takes is the ability to know which records job simply ‘opened up’ just when you quiet joy. I know that sounds silly, but to falsify. There are risks, of course. But needed one.” I think that explains pretty public works is about making the world there are rewards, too. well how people have gotten into public a better place every day, and making a If you find that last paragraph works jobs in the past, and how most contribution to something larger than disturbing, there’s a job for you too. You people will get into them in the future. If yourself is one of the secrets of true can work as a management consultant we try to sell public works jobs too much happiness. If you don’t believe me, ask called in to find out what’s going on. Or we run the risk of luring people to jobs Thomas Aquinas. It’s also why those you can work your way up the ranks and they don’t really like. firefighters thought their jobs were so become the boss who knows where the I’ve been lucky in my career and have fulfilling in spite of how lowly rated they goofing off is going on. worked for some of the best people in were in the study. So there are jobs for everyone and the business. They gave me challenging We probably spend too much time all of them are rewarding in one way work and support and pretty much left comparing ourselves to others. Having or another. Unless you just got laid off. me alone. One day I was sitting at my more stuff than someone else is an In that case, you don’t find any of this desk and wondering why I was so happy. inferior form of happiness in whatever inspiring and you’re either angry that It turns out that the job I’d envisioned form it takes. Making a contribution is those goof offs are still getting paid and myself having when I was a college always more fulfilling even when it is you’re not; or you’re angry because you student was that of a public works thankless. Public works even sounds got caught. In either case, having a wide director even though I didn’t know what a like the name of something to do with variety of public works jobs available for public works director was. making a contribution. Working for the the taking sounds like the big lie. But a I’m a big fan of conscious public and contributing to the public good wide variety of jobs in public works do organized visioning but I’m also a fan are pretty much identical concepts. We exist and we’re probably going to be of unconscious disorganized visioning should probably try to use the term public disappointed if we try to grow future because that’s what I’ve done for most works rather than infrastructure whenever public works employees by defining of my life. My way is more organic but it we can. Public works is an activity and career paths for them too soon. suits me. I don’t recommend it to anyone infrastructure is a thing. And we now The Careercast survey points out else unless it also suits him or her. What know we shouldn’t get happiness from that, “…you likely ended up in your that vision of a better day has always things. current career because you followed in given me was hope that each new job That is what makes me say I love my your parent’s footsteps (or heeded their would be a step toward something better. job and you should too. advice), or you took a job because it was It helped make even bad situations As usual, comments suggestions something you thought might be ‘cool’ tolerable. What I’ve learned over the and anything else can be sent to me at to do. Perhaps a teacher suggested years is that I tend to forget the bad days [email protected]

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