With more than 200 English titles in its catalogue, the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) is the leading source for national guidelines, best practices and other technical reports on road and highway infrastructure and urban transportation.
Now, more than 60% of these publications are available for free!
This tally was boosted recently by a review of the Association’s publications. Each council or committee reviewed the technical currency of its documents, and staff used those results along with recent sales data to adjust the availability and pricing of 38 documents. These publications are listed below.
Use this quick link to browse the 130+ titles available free in our catalogue* as downloads. Alternately, you can visit the Bookstore* (requires login as a member or guest) and browse the last category in the list, ‘Resource Centre PDFs (free)’.
Eighty-seven of the 142 publications in TAC’s French Catalogue are also available for free.
*Catalogue vs Bookstore: What’s the difference? You can both buy AND browse titles in the Bookstore. Use the Catalogue to browse only; when you’re ready to buy, login to the Bookstore.
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Environment |
Environmental Management Systems User Guide for Transportation Practitioners (2008) |
PTM-EMSGUIDE |
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Geometric Design |
Design Vehicle Dimensions for Use in Geometric Design (1997) |
DVD |
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Maintenance & Construction |
Study of Natural Gas Pipeline Placement in Rural Road Right-of-Ways (2001) |
PTR-NATGAS |
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Development of Winter Severity Indicator Models for Canadian Winter Road Maintenance (2007) |
PTM-WINTERSEV |
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Guidelines for Underground Utility Installations Crossing Highway Rights-of-Way (2013) |
PTM-UUICH-E |
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Synthesis of Practice for Implementing Public-Private Partnerships in Transportation Related Projects (2012) |
PTM-P3S-E |
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Winter Road Condition Terminology User Guide (2011) |
PTM-CONDITION-E |
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Best Practices Guide for the Use of Recycled Materials in Transportation Infrastructure (2013) |
PTM-URMTI-E |
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Guidelines and Best Practices for Road Features Inventories (2007) |
PTM-RFINV |
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Performance Measures for Highway Road Networks (2012) |
PTM-PHWYN-E |
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Winter Maintenance Performance Measurement Using Friction Testing (2009) |
PTM-FRICTION |
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Pavements |
Synthesis of Quality Management Practices for Canadian Flexible Pavement Materials and Construction (2007) |
QM-PAVMAT |
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Road Safety |
Best Practices for the Implementation of Shoulder and Centreline Rumble Strips (2001) |
PTS-RUMBLE |
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Synthesis of Practices for the Implementation of Centreline Rumble Strips (2005) |
PTM-CENTER-RS |
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Climate Change and Road Safety: Projections Within Urban Areas (2013) |
PTM-CCRS-E |
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Synthesis of Practices for Work Zone Speed Management (2005) |
PTM-WORKZONE |
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Structures |
Structural Concrete Deck Protection Systems (2010) |
PTM-DECKPRO |
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Sustainable Transportation |
Active Transportation - Making it Work in Canadian Communities (2010) |
PTM-ACTIVE |
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Effective Strategies to Influence Travel Behaviour: Practical Guide (2012) |
PTM-ITB |
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Transportation Finance |
Transportation Funding and Governance in Canada's Large Metropolitan Areas: An Inventory of Current Practice (2014) |
PTM-FGCLM-E |
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Traffic Operations & Management |
Guidelines for the Application and Implementation of the School Bus Stop Ahead (WC-9) Sign (2009) |
PTM-SCHOOLBUS |
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Synthesis of North American Roundabout Practice (2008) |
PTM-ROUND |
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Recommended Practices for LED-Embedded Traffic Signs (LETS) (2011) |
PTM-LEDSGN-E |
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Guidelines for the Planning, Design, Operation and Evaluation of Reversible Lane Systems (2010) |
PTM-REVERSE |
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Guidelines for Transit Lane Conspicuity Through Surface Treatment (2010) |
PTM-LANEMARK |
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Guidelines on the Use and Installation of Chevron Alignment Signs (2012) |
PTM-CHASI-E |
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Transportation Planning |
Census Place of Work/Modal Choice Variables (2001) |
PTS-CENSUS |
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Truck Lanes in Canadian Urban Areas (2014) |
PTM-TLCUA-E |
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Changing Practices in Data Collection on the Movement of People (2014) |
PTM-DCMP-E |
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Category |
Title |
Order Code |
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Pavements |
Standardization of IRI Data Collection and Reporting in Canada (2001) |
PTM-IRIDATA |
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Structures |
Guide to Bridge Management (2004) |
PTM-BRIDGEMGMT |
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Traffic Operations & Management |
Canadian Traffic Signal Warrant Matrix Procedure (2005) |
PTM-WARRANT05 |
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Illumination of Isolated Rural Intersections (2001) |
PTM-IIRI |
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Category |
Title |
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Transportation Systems Technology |
Intelligent Transportation Systems and Roadway Capacity (1999) |
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Asset Management |
Measuring and Reporting Highway Asset Value, Condition and Performance (2001) |
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Environment |
Transportation Construction and Maintenance and Protection of Fish Habitat (1999) |
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Traffic Operations & Management |
Framework for the Application of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) for Traffic Management (2009) |
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Pedestrian Crossing Control Guide, Second Edition (2012) |
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