Friday, March 3, 2023
This is the last in a series of six articles on TAC’s Fall Technical Meetings that were held in Edmonton on October 1 and 2, 2022. Each article has profiled one council and its committees.
TAC’s Environment & Climate Change Council had 35 attendees at its fall meeting. The council heard presentations from Shauna Lehmann on the development...
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
This is one in a series of six articles on TAC’s Fall Technical Meetings that were held in Edmonton on October 1 and 2, 2022. Each article will profile one council and its committees.
TAC’s Infrastructure & Asset Management Council had 55 attendees at its first-ever face-to-face meeting.
Technical projects
The Soils & Materials...
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
TAC Sponsor Spotlight Article
Arcadis IBI Group has been collaborating with the BC Ministry of Transporation and Infrastructure (BC MoTI) and Infrastructure Canada (INFC) to develop guidance for achieving climate resilience. The journey that BC MoTI has taken can be an inspiration for other Canadian jurisdictions facing similar challenges.
The Need to...
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Updates about people working in, or organizations serving, the transportation and road-related industries
TAC welcomed the following organizations as members from December 1, 2022, to January 31, 2023:
Ville de Caraquet
Traffic Injury Research Foundation
Big Lakes County
Stuckless Consulting
Municipality of Trent Hills
Dunsky Energy + Climate...
Thursday, February 2, 2023
Being included in the TRID international database of transportation research can build your worldwide audience and expand your networks. Along with publishing in recognized journals, TAC is your best path to get into TRID. We are TRID’s official Canadian informant, and we routinely submit information on surface transportation research in Canada’s...
Thursday, February 2, 2023
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) has launched a project to develop the Road Safety Guide for Canada (RSGC), a major publication that will complement the Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads (GDG) and the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Canada (MUTCDC).
The world of road safety has shifted in the past 20 years in response to...
Friday, January 27, 2023
This is one in a series of six articles on TAC’s Fall Technical Meetings that were held in Edmonton on October 1 and 2, 2022. Each article will profile one council and its committees.
TAC’s Safety, Design & Operations Council had 30 attendees at its first-ever face-to-face meeting.
Technical projects
The Council heard a presentation from...
Monday, January 23, 2023
TAC Sponsor Spotlight Article
An award-winning Dutch design that prioritizes people walking or rolling over turning vehicles aims to become a standard in Canada.
In 2018, when the City of Nanaimo (the City) engaged ISL Engineering and Land Services Ltd. (ISL) to create their Complete Street standards, the results changed the City’s approach for local...
Wednesday, January 4, 2023
TAC Sponsor Spotlight Article
Trimble’s Asset Lifecycle Management solutions let you deliver higher performance, cost savings and sustainability—all by harnessing the power of data.
Let Your Asset Knowledge Grow With Your Data
Transportation infrastructure data is more abundant than ever, but often gets lost in the transition from the design...
Friday, December 9, 2022
TAC Sponsor Spotlight Article
By Jennifer Ashawasegai-Pereira, Indigenous Reconciliation Advisor, AECOM
Strong Indigenous relations can make a project sing. Those relations must start early on in any development process though to be successful. Indigenous liaisons and engagement specialists are also key in building rapport with Indigenous communities. These...
Thursday, December 8, 2022
ATTENTION Young Geotechnical Engineers! The Allan Widger Consulting Corporation (AWCC) is supporting a young geotechnical engineer in transportation to attend and participate in the 2023 Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Conference & Exhibition, and fall and spring technical meetings.
The recipient of the Allan Widger Consulting Corporation Grant...
Thursday, December 8, 2022
This is one in a series of six articles on TAC’s Fall Technical Meetings that were held in Edmonton on October 1 and 2, 2022. Each article will profile one council and its committees.
TAC’s Workforce Development Council welcomed 25 attendees to its first-ever face-to-face meeting.
Task Force on Developing Highly Qualified Personnel
Following a...