Friday, October 28, 2022
This fall, I am excited to share news about TAC’s learning program. Building on the success of our free webinars (including almost 70 recorded events), TAC now offers online training courses through a learning management system that can deliver both live and recorded content. As transportation organizations face a growing need for skilled employees, and...
Wednesday, October 19, 2022
The TAC Board of Directors met for a full day in conjunction with the Association’s Conference & Exhibition in Edmonton. This was the first Board meeting for a few Directors, the first in-person Board meeting for some others, and for everyone involved it was a chance to connect with colleagues from around the country.
The morning was dedicated to...
Monday, October 17, 2022
Thank you to everyone who took part in our in-person Conference – the 2022 TAC Conference & Exhibition – in particular our local hosts, Alberta Transportation, the City of Calgary and the City of Edmonton, for their partnership and collaboration.
Without the involvement and continued support of many TAC volunteers who organized and moderated...
Monday, October 17, 2022
There is a tremendous interest and need among Canadian transportation practitioners for quality road safety training. In 2016, a survey found that only 37% of road safety practitioners in the TAC community had taken road safety courses before starting their practice. The survey also found almost all road safety practitioners were interested in training...
Monday, October 17, 2022
To help break down the barriers that prevent students from attending its annual conference, TAC offers at least one Student Grant to enhance their educational opportunities outside the classroom.
In 2022, Waleed Javed, a civil engineering student at the University of Saskatchewan, received the Student Grant to attend the 2022 TAC Conference &...
Monday, August 22, 2022
On behalf of the Board of Directors, I’m very pleased to share our annual report with TAC members.
The 2021/22 Year in Review presents the work done across the Association’s focus areas along with our performance measures and other highlights from the past year. We’re proud to share the report and hope that you will take some time to read it...
Monday, August 22, 2022
The 2022 TAC Conference & Exhibition is a great opportunity for industry professionals to connect, network and expand their knowledge in the transportation industry. To provide this same opportunity to students starting out in the industry, we are very excited to announce the recipient of the 2022 Student Grant.
Congratulations, Waleed Javed, Civil...
Monday, August 15, 2022
Updates about people working in, or organizations serving, the transportation and road-related industries.
TAC welcomed the following organizations as members from June 1 through July 31, 2022:
Safety Base Ltd.
County of Haliburton
Mobilsafe Solutions Ltd.
Straight Tracks
PTech Engineering Solutions Inc.
University of Regina
CSMI
TAC also...
Monday, August 8, 2022
Saying farewell to past TACF board members and welcoming new ones
Every spring, the Transportation Association of Canada Foundation (TACF) Board of Directors meets to discuss plans for the upcoming donor and scholarship program. At the beginning of the meeting, President Gerry Chaput was thrilled to inform the group that to date, $76,000 had been successfully...
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
It’s time to announce the 2022 TAC Foundation scholarship winners! Nineteen scholarships valued at $85,225 have been awarded through the Foundation's internally-administered program this year. Congratulations to the 2022 scholarship recipients!
Since the TAC Foundation began awarding scholarships in 2005, a total of 604 scholarships valuing...
Friday, July 22, 2022
TAC is seeking funding partners for six technical projects to be conducted through its pooled-fund model.
We are pleased to announce the addition of two new projects to the list: Shared Micromobility Services in Canadian Communities, and Cross Section Elements: Research and Synthesis of Practice. Click on any project title below for details.
Please...
Monday, July 11, 2022
Performance-Based Decision Making for Asset Management summarizes current practices, describes lessons learned by pioneering Canadian agencies, and presents a toolkit of ways for practitioners to make better asset management decisions. It was authored by MORR Transportation Consulting and can be downloaded from TAC’s website as a free PDF.
As agencies...