Public Works Magazine, a nationally-distributed industry print and online publication “focused on the information needs of state and local governments and their professional partners as they operate, build, and maintain the infrastructure needs of the nation’s cities and towns” has released its January issue with a feature article on the highly successful East Baton Rouge Parish Green Light Plan.

The article, titled “Voter-supported growth”, focuses on the development of the transportation and street improvements program as it transitioned from a model developed by Mayor-President Melvin “Kip” Holden to solve the short-term transportation needs of Baton Rouge into the ultimate program design, public input, and eventual project groundbreaking phases.

“This feature article published by the nationally-recognized Public Works Magazine serves as yet another testament to the vision and success of the Green Light Plan for Baton Rouge,” said Holden.  “In acknowledging the success of the Green Light process and program, this article illustrates the Green Light Plan as a best practices model that cities and counties across the United States are now able to review and emulate.”

Public Works Magazine, a subsidiary of Hanley Wood Business Media, provides paid-subscription print publications along with free web and e-newsletter content to public works professionals and their professional partners across the country.  The magazine includes a print circulation readership consisting of over 65,000 monthly subscribers, 80 percent of which are municipal, county, state, or federal government public works professionals.

Public Works Magazine Online has also published a web-companion piece to serve as a supplement to the print article.  The companion piece focuses on the transportation summit convened by Mayor-President Holden during the early stages of his administration and details how this innovative summit of transportation experts helped shape the initial foundation of the components ultimately included within the Green Light Plan.

To access the online version of the article, please visit www.pwmag.com or access the article directly by visitinghttp://pwmag.com/industry-news.asp?sectionID=770&articleID=1177481.  To access the web-companion piece, please visithttp://pwmag.com/industry-news.asp?sectionID=760&articleID=1184145.