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...
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) has released the 2022 bilingual edition of the TAC Sign Patterns in its Bookstore.
TAC Sign Patterns (TSP) complements the sixth edition of the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Canada (MUTCDC). It encourages traffic control uniformity across Canada and compatibility throughout North...
Monday, June 20, 2022
A new Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) project to synthesize current access management practices, as the first step in a future update to “Chapter 8 – Access” of the Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads (GDG), has launched. The project was proposed by TAC’s Geometric Design Committee, which reports to the Safety, Design...
Monday, June 13, 2022
Updates about people working in, or organizations serving, the transportation and road-related industries.
TAC welcomed the following organizations as members from March through May 30, 2022:
Town of Edson
Town of Niverville
Roadway Traffic Products (Alberta branch)
Transpo Industries
Sojourn Signs
Town of Morinville
Town of Stony Plain
GEI...
Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Pavement engineers often prefer to stabilize, rather than replace, problematic soils and materials during road construction. New soil and material stabilization products appear regularly, but it is important for road owners to evaluate their suitability before approving them for local use. The adoption of a clear and consistent process for evaluation and...
Thursday, May 19, 2022
TAC Sponsor Spotlight Article
By John Howe, Thought Leader and Strategy Advisor, Wood
COVID-19 unleashed a series of unprecedented rapid changes to how Canadians live, work, and move around. How should transportation decision-makers keep pace with – or help shape – these major transformations? Does Canada need a transportation policy refresh or...
Thursday, May 19, 2022
Over the last 20 years the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) has developed the Canadian Road Safety Engineering Handbook, a well-regarded series of publications. However, transportation practitioners working to reduce death and injury from collisions still lack a comprehensive national reference document for road safety engineering to support their...
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) volunteer committees began discussing the implications of rapidly emerging Connected & Automated Vehicles (CAV) technologies around 2015.
Three years later, building on the efforts of a small volunteer working group, the Board of Directors created a CAV Task Force to guide and accelerate TAC’s work in...
Tuesday, May 17, 2022
We’re proud to present the 2022 winners of TAC’s Volunteer Contribution and Young Transportation Professional Awards. Congratulations to these deserving individuals, and thanks to the many others that submitted nominations. Click on the award titles to learn more about each award and the past winners!
TAC Distinguished Service...
Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Each year, TAC recognizes exceptional contributions made by member organizations through its Technical Achievement Awards, which highlight innovations, best practices, and lessons learned in the execution of real-life projects.
This year, there were a total of 45 applicants with 21 finalists in 8 categories:
TAC Active Transportation Achievement Award -...
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Board of Directors met on April 27 under the leadership of Association President and Board Chair, Paul McConnell.
As a first order of business, the Board welcomed three new directors. Bob Creed, Doug Jones, and Rob Taylor joined the roster of 25 senior leaders in the transportation sector who provide strategic...
Wednesday, April 13, 2022
TAC Sponsor Spotlight Article
By Jaime Sanderson & Naginder Jabbal, McElhanney
The Trans-Canada Highway (TCH) slices through a densely concentrated cluster of 135 avalanche paths in Rogers Pass, BC. Beginning in April 2015, McElhanney Ltd and Dynamic Avalanche Consulting, with client ...