Tuesday, August 7, 2018
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) has released Pedestrian Crossing Control Guide (Third Edition) in its online Bookstore. The document is priced at $129 for TAC members and $169 for non-members (order code PTM-PCCG18-E) and is available in both print and e-book formats. A primer on Pedestrian Crossing Control Guide is available for free on TAC...
Friday, August 3, 2018
On June 21-22, 100 participants from government, industry and academia attended “Preparing for Connectivity and Automation in Canada’s Transportation System” in Toronto. The workshop was organized by the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC), Transport Canada and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Canada with the assistance of...
Thursday, August 2, 2018
2018 TAC Student Paper Awards
The Transportation Association of Canada is proud to announce our Student Award recipients for 2018.
The winners will be honoured at our next Annual Conference to be held in Saskatoon at TCU Place September 30 to October 3, 2018.
Each year, TAC offers Student Paper Awards to student in accredited Transportation...
Thursday, July 26, 2018
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) is proud to acknowledge those members who have made contributions to improving transportation in Canada, through our awards program. Each year, TAC’s councils receive award nominations, coordinate their review through a selection committee, and approve the winning submissions as examples that highlight...
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
OTTAWA, June 20, 2018—Sarah Wells, Executive Director, Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) and Chris Philp, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Intelligent Transportation Systems Canada (ITSC) are pleased to announce that TAC and ITSC are working collaboratively to deliver a joint conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia from September 22 to 25, 2019....
Thursday, May 31, 2018
As spring turns to summer, the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) will host a landmark, two-day workshop, Preparing for Connectivity and Automation in Canada’s Transportation System. The workshop is hosted by TAC, with support from Transport Canada and the Intelligent Transportation Systems Society of Canada, June 21-22 in Etobicoke, Ontario....
Thursday, May 31, 2018
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) is pleased to announce two new staff appointments: Geoff Noxon, P.Eng. will join the staff as Director, Technical Programs, effective July 16; and Joelle Patry will start as Communications & Marketing Officer on Monday, June 4.
Geoff will leave his successful consulting practice, Noxon Associates Limited, to...
Thursday, May 24, 2018
Join 1200 peers, exhibitors, sponsors and meeting participants at TAC 2018, September 30 through October 3, in Saskatoon!
Themed Innovation and Technology: Evolving Transportation, delegates will experience a variety of development and networking opportunities over three and a half days.
Register at Early Bird rates until June 27
NEW this year -...
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
The Allan Widger Consulting Corporation Grant supports the attendance and participation of a young geotechnical engineer in transportation in the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Conference & Exhibition, as well as the Association’s fall and spring technical meetings.
The grant provides up to $5000 to one young professional each...
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
This article, written by Paul Mackey, Director, SafeStreet Inc. and published in Contact Plus Magazine, Association des ingénieurs municipaux du Québec (AIMQ), Issue 102, fall 2017, has been reproduced with permission.
In Quebec, the number of persons aged 65 and over will increase significantly in the near future. In the Trois-Rivières Metropolitan Region,...
Thursday, April 19, 2018
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) has released Canadian Model Rules of the Road, 2018 edition, as a free download.
The publication presents a generic set of traffic rules that road users must know and observe while using the road system. This replaces the 1996 edition, and serves as a reference guide for professionals responsible for preparing...
Thursday, April 19, 2018
Updates about people working in the transportation and road-related industries.
Bruce McCuaig has joined AECOM as Vice-President, Canada Transit Sector Market Leader. He previously worked in the Privy Council Office of the Government of Canada, as former President and Chief Executive Officer of Metrolinx, and has held a variety of roles at the Ontario...
