1230 - ACCG Public Works and Transportation

Public works and transportation affect water supply, safety, services, quality of life, communications, health, economic development, and citizen mobility. Citizen concerns often involve roads and other public works issues. Because people tend to see public works and transportation as public goods, they have become a major funding responsibility and expenditure for counties, much bigger than simply a line-item in the budget. This makes public works and transportation a primary responsibility of county government and a primary concern of boards of commissioners. The specialty course Public Works and Transportation, in the County Operations and Management specialty track, explores the public and private purposes of transportation and utilities, their roles in economic development and emergency preparedness, capital projects and infrastructure investment, utilities, and best practices for financing, building, and maintaining public works.

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• ACCG Specialty Track- County Operations & Management (COM) : ACCG County Operations (Part 1), ACCG County Operations (Part 2)
• ACCG Specialty Track- Economic & Community Development (ECD) : ACCG Economic & Community Dev -Part 2