Implementation of the Urban Roadway Management System
Implementation of the Urban Roadway Management System

Author: Farrukh Sohail

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 126

ISBN-13:

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Considerable effort is now under way at state and local government levels for developing and implementing Pavement Management Systems (PMS). The Urban Roadway Management System (URMS) was developed at the University of Texas at Austin. URMS provides small to medium sized cities with a simple, flexible, and user-friendly PMS. This project aims at the demonstration of the use of URMS through its implementation in small to medium sized cities. The decision was made to carry out the implementation at two levels. At the first level, the city of Lampasas was directly assisted with the implementation. At the second level, the city of Terrell was assisted via telephone in the implementation. The report documents the strategy and process of implementation of URMS. The process involved nation wide surveys to identify candidate cities for the implementation, final selection of cities using results of the surveys, and implementation of URMS in the cities selected.

Pavement Management Methodologies to Select Projects and Recommend Preservation Treatments
Pavement Management Methodologies to Select Projects and Recommend Preservation Treatments

Author: Kathryn A. Zimmerman

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 9780309058667

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This synthesis will be of interest to highway administrators; pavement management system (PMS), maintenance, and computer engineers; and technologists involved with data collection and computer programming for the purposes of a PMS. This synthesis describes the state of the practice with respect to pavement management methodologies to select projects and recommend preservation treatments. This report of the Transportation Research Board also describes the predominant pavement management methodologies being used by U.S. state and Canadian provincial transportation agencies; provides a general description of each methodology; and summarizes the requirements, benefits, hindrances, and constraints associated with each. It includes a review of domestic literature and a survey of current practices in North America. In addition, case studies are included to illustrate the use of these methodologies within transportation agencies. Operational and soon-to-be implemented technologies are also discussed, and an extensive bibliography is provided for further reference.

Pavement Management Applications Using Geographic Information Systems
Pavement Management Applications Using Geographic Information Systems

Author: Gerardo W. Flintsch

Publisher: Transportation Research Board

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 75

ISBN-13: 0309070147

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TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 335: Pavement Management Applications Using Geographic Information Systems examines the state of the practice and knowledge of pavement management systems (PMS) using geographic information systems (GIS) and other spatial technologies, and discusses how the technologies have been combined to enhance the highway management process. The synthesis reviews the principal issues related to PMS data collection, integration, management, and dissemination; applications of spatial technologies for map generation and PMS spatial analysis; and implementation-related issues, including approaches used for integrating PMS and GIS and the different tools used to support pavement management decisions.

Managing Local Government Services
Managing Local Government Services

Author: Carl W. Stenberg

Publisher: ICMA Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 470

ISBN-13: 0873267095

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Managing Local Government Services, 3rd ed. is a comprehensive text on the subject of local government services relevant to local governments of all sizes. This edition is refocused and updated to include the demographic, economic, technology and cultural trends that affect the management of service delivery. New chapters discuss the shift from ¿government¿ to ¿governance,¿ alternative methods of service delivery, community development, and the five management practices that are fast becoming the standard for professional local government management.Each chapter lays out the manager¿s responsibilities in each service area, and provides effective policies, practices, and procedures. Short case examples give you a practical look at the goals, challenges, and solutions in the manager¿s world.