Wednesday, April 22, 2015
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Foundation has unveiled a major new program of undergraduate scholarships at the University of Windsor.
Five scholarships worth $5,000 each will be available annually to transportation engineering students. Recipients will be selected by the University.
Scholarships are provided by the TAC Foundation, supported...
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Catch up on TAC member organizations – leaders in the transportation and road-related industries.
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation has named Cruickshank Construction Limited Paver of the Year for 2014. The award, handed out at the Ontario Road Builders’ Association’s annual conference on February 10, recognizes excellence in workmanship...
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
The Canadian Long-Term Pavement Performance Program (C-LTPP) data has been incorporated into the US LTPP Program web portal, known as InfoPaveTM.
The LTPP program was initiated in 1987 to address a wide range of pavement information needs and has accumulated extensive data, documents and related tools. InfoPaveTM is the interface for the LTPP...
Thursday, April 2, 2015
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) has endorsed the promotion of the 5th International Symposium on Highway Geometric Design, June 22-24 in Vancouver, BC.
Co-hosted by the Transportation Research Board, the University of British Columbia and Transoft Solutions Inc., this year's theme is Safe and Efficient Design for the 21st Century.
Held...
Thursday, April 2, 2015
A new publication promoting smart growth and multi-modal transportation solutions is now available for sale in the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Bookstore.
Priced at $109 for TAC members and $149 for non-members (order code PTM-CGGR-E), the Canadian Guide for Greener Roads (2015) (CGGR) also promotes safe, enduring roadway infrastructure and...
Monday, March 23, 2015
Editor’s note – In this article written for TAC News, Erik Nickel, Manager of Engineering Services at the City of Welland writes about the bright success of the LED Street Lighting Conversion Program.
Prepared on behalf of the TAC Small Municipalities Task Force, this article is part of a series of feature articles on the issues and...
Thursday, March 19, 2015
In the summer of 2014, over 100 cycle-transit users in select Greater Toronto Area (GTA) communities were invited to complete an online survey.
The Bike to Transit 2014 Program, aimed at reducing local gridlock in the GTA by promoting a different way to commute to work, encouraged residents living within a three-kilometre radius of Pickering,...
Monday, March 16, 2015
A new publication on digital and projected advertising displays is now available for sale in the Transportation Association of Canada’s (TAC) Bookstore.
Priced at $149 for TAC members and $199 for non-members, Digital and Projected Advertising Displays: Regulatory and Road Safety Assessment Guidelines (2015), order code
PTM-DPAD-E, is...
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
This periodic column features notices from people working in the transportation and road-related industries.
The Honourable J. Alan McIsaac has been appointed Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal for Prince Edward Island.
Sadie Perron has been appointed Acting Deputy Minister of New Brunswick Transportation and Infrastructure.
Massimo...
Friday, February 27, 2015
A guide about speed management, which will share good practices in road safety engineering, has been approved by the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC).
The purpose of the guide is to provide information and tools to facilitate safer Canadian roadways through speed management. The Speed Management Guide is part of TAC’s Canadian Road Safety...
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)’s website now offers a search function to help readers easily sort through TAC News articles.
Located on the TAC News webpage, visitors can use the search function in three ways: by open text search, by date or by category.
A search can be performed across one specific category, or all...
Monday, February 23, 2015
In this article written for TAC News, Heide Schlegl, Coordinator, Traffic and Parking, Corporation of the Town of Milton writes about the construction of additional roundabouts in Milton, Ontario.
Prepared on behalf of the TAC Small Municipalities Task Force, this article is part of a series of feature articles on the issues and challenges affecting...