Thursday, October 8, 2015
The largest conference ever hosted in Charlottetown, PEI welcomed close to 900 delegates and their companions at the 2015 Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Conference & Exhibition, from September 27 to 30.
Highlights included special guest speakers, well-attended events and more than 50 technical sessions, panels and workshops covering a variety...
Thursday, October 8, 2015
This periodic column features notices from people working in the transportation and road-related industries.
Marta Juhasz has been appointed Director of Surface Engineering, Technical Standards Branch, Alberta Transportation.
Joseph Anton Bucik passed away at his home in Burlington, Ontario. Mr. Bucik was a valued member and volunteered on national and...
Friday, August 28, 2015
The Seaside Greenway Completion Project Burrard Bridge to Jericho Beach, submitted by the City of Vancouver, will receive the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) 2015 Sustainable Urban Transportation Award.
This award, which will be presented at the September TAC Conference & Exhibition, recognizes exemplary contributions to the development and...
Friday, August 28, 2015
Catch up on TAC member organizations – leaders in the transportation and road-related industries.
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) welcomes its newest members:
the Municipality of East Hants (Nova Scotia)
the Town of High River (Alberta)
Mountain View County (Alberta)
the Town of Stellarton (Nova Scotia)
the City of...
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
The winner of the 2015 TAC Educational Achievement Award is Metrolinx in recognition of its Journey to Achieving Energy Awareness initiative.
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)’s Educational Achievement Award was created to recognize outstanding contributions in training relating to an in-house or external program or provide the foundation...
Monday, August 10, 2015
The 2015 TAC Environmental Achievement Award will be conferred upon le Ministère des Transports du Québec in recognition of its innovative measures to improve environmental performance with respect to pavement markings.
The award, which recognizes exemplary contributions to the protection and enhancement of the environment or a particularly original solution...
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
The winner of the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)’s 2015 Road Safety Engineering Award is the City of Calgary in recognition of its rectangular rapid flashing beacons pilot project.
This award recognizes exemplary contributions by a TAC member in Canadian roadway safety engineering and infrastructure. It also encourages the development...
Friday, July 31, 2015
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) has just released the Snow Removal Equipment Visibility Guide (2015) in the TAC Bookstore.
The guide, offered at $39 for TAC members and $49 for non-members (order code PTM-SREVG-E), provides information, analysis and testing to assist road authorities and winter maintenance service providers to make their snow...
Wednesday, July 29, 2015
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Foundation has announced that 36 scholarships are being awarded to undergraduates (13 university and 4 college) and 19 graduates in transportation-related disciplines totaling $151,000.
A brief summary and the list of 2015 TAC Foundation scholarship program recipients is now available online.
This brings...
Friday, July 10, 2015
This periodic column features notices from people working in the transportation and road-related industries.
Greg Bass has been appointed Deputy Minister of Transportation in Alberta.
Effective July 20, Jean-François Tremblay, currently Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet (Operations), Privy Council Office, will become Deputy Minister of Transport,...
Tuesday, June 30, 2015
A project to update the Canadian Guide to Neighbourhood Traffic Calming has been launched by the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC).
The project steering committee is being formed and the work will soon get underway.
Published jointly in 1998 by TAC and the Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers (CITE), the Canadian Guide to...
Monday, June 29, 2015
The longest bridge in the world across ice-covered waters, the 13-km Confederation Bridge, was constructed in only 18 months at a cost of $1 billion.
Held as part of the 2015 upcoming Transportation Association of Canada’s (TAC) Conference in Charlottetown, this September 29 half-day workshop will cover topics related to the ongoing serviceability of...
