Thursday, April 21, 2016
More than 325 participants attended the 2016 Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Spring Technical Meetings in Ottawa, April 6-12.
Over 50 committees met, including project steering committees, councils/task forces, standing and sub-committees as well as other groups including the TAC Foundation and the TAC Board of Directors. TAC was happy to host at...
Friday, April 15, 2016
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) has released Moving Smarter: Exploring energy and greenhouse gas emission reduction solutions for Canadian cities – TOOLBOX OF MEASURES (2016) in the TAC Bookstore.
In recognition of the significant impacts and risks of climate change, municipalities and regional agencies across Canada are working...
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
This periodic column features notices from people working in the transportation and road-related industries.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced changes in the senior ranks of the Public Service in March. Jean-François Tremblay has been appointed Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Michael Keenan has become Deputy Minister of Transport. ...
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
Parsons’ volume of work in Canada’s infrastructure market is highlighted in ReNew Canada’s 10th annual Top 100 Infrastructure Projects. Parsons is ranked platinum for its contributions to 18 of the country’s largest infrastructure projects based on cost. Representing more than CAD $41 billion and spanning five provinces and the...
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Editor’s Note - In this article written for TAC News, Ahmed Ali, Transportation Engineering Manager, Infrastructure Services, City of Lethbridge, writes about implementing a low-cost solution to improve traffic safety in the City of Lethbridge. Prepared on behalf of TAC’s Small Municipalities Task Force, this article is part of a series of...
Thursday, March 17, 2016
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) has released Design and Implementation of Transit Services: Guidelines for smaller communities (2016) in the TAC Bookstore.
Offered at $119 for TAC members and $159 for non-members (order code PTM-DITS-E), the guidelines provide advice and guidance to planning and transportation professionals in planning...
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Organizations can raise their corporate profile by becoming a Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) sponsor at the 2016 Conference & Exhibition.
This event is expected to attract over 1,300 delegates, exhibitors, speakers and meeting participants, including decision-makers and senior managers in the transportation and roadways sectors in Canada.
A...
Wednesday, March 16, 2016
The Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP) 2 Safety Database offers a training dataset to help researchers better understand driving-related variables.
Prospective users can browse the dataset to plan their research and become familiar with the structure of the data prior to requesting a license. The training dataset contains video and kinematic data...
Monday, March 7, 2016
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) has released the Speed Management Guide (2016) in the TAC Bookstore.
The guide, offered at $169 for TAC members and $225 for non-members (order code PTM-SMG-E), provides information and tools to facilitate safer Canadian roadways through speed management. Since speed management is first and foremost...
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
On February 25, 2016, the Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport tabled the Canada Transportation Act (CTA) Review Report in Parliament.
The Review undertook a broad examination of the national transportation system and identified potential actions to enhance the system’s ability to support Canada’s international competitiveness, trade, and...
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
The Canadian National Committee (CNC) of the World Road Association (PIARC) has appointed 15 people to participate on PIARC’s technical committees from 2016-2019.
These appointments were made in coincidence with the release of PIARC’s 2016-2019 Strategic Plan, which identifies the road sector´s most relevant current and future topics. It also...
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Three TAC member companies have won top awards in various categories at British Columbia's 12th annual Deputy Ministers' Consulting Engineering Awards.
The awards recognize technical excellence in consulting engineer services that improve transportation infrastructure in the province:
Urban Systems Ltd. of Vancouver was recognized in Alternative...