Monday, June 22, 2015
Catch up on TAC member organizations – leaders in the transportation and road-related industries.
TAC welcomes its newest members – the District of Sparwood, the Village of Harrison Hot Springs, and Valley Traffic Systems Inc. – all from British Columbia, and Fireseeds North Infrastructure from Manitoba.
EnGlobe Corp. and LVM Inc. have...
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
A comprehensive study was commissioned by the City of Vancouver to review the safety of cycling in Vancouver and to create an action plan to address identified issues.
The study was completed in 2014 by Urban Systems, in association with the Cycling in Cities Research Program at the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University, with support...
Friday, May 29, 2015
Want to know what it takes to make the roads in your community safer?
Don’t miss the small municipalities’ workshop held as part of the 2015 Transportation Association of Canada’s (TAC) Conference in Charlottetown!
This full-day workshop, entitled Building a Road Safety Action Plan in your Municipality using the 3 E’s (Engineering,...
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
This periodic column features notices from people working in the transportation and road-related industries.
Honourable Steve Ashton has been appointed Minister of Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation, while Lance Vigfusson has been appointed Deputy Minister.
Honourable Paula J. Biggar has been appointed Minister of PEI Transportation,...
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
A completed pooled fund project to develop a guide about sustainability considerations for bridges has received support from the Transportation Association of Canada’s (TAC) Chief Engineers’ Council.
Developed under the auspices of the Structures Standing Committee, the Guide provides broad direction on sustainability considerations specific...
Monday, May 11, 2015
Scientific evidence has already demonstrated that the climate is changing worldwide[1].
In addition to the challenges that Canada’s harsh and variable climate already pose to our transportation systems, climatic changes and extreme weather events can affect transportation reliability, competitiveness and safety. Some examples of these impacts...
Monday, May 4, 2015
Delegates can now register online for the 2015 Transportation Association of Canada's (TAC) Conference & Exhibition, in Charlottetown, PEI, September 27-30.
Benefit from early bird rates until June 17 and choose from registration options offering a variety of technical, social, professional and networking events over three and a half days....
Monday, May 4, 2015
A project to develop design and application guidelines for speed reader board devices has been launched by the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC).
Dynamic speed display signs are being used in many jurisdictions across Canada. The devices display the speed of passing vehicles, typically along with a sign showing the posted speed limit.
Intended...
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Foundation has unveiled a major new program of undergraduate scholarships at the University of Windsor.
Five scholarships worth $5,000 each will be available annually to transportation engineering students. Recipients will be selected by the University.
Scholarships are provided by the TAC Foundation, supported...
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Catch up on TAC member organizations – leaders in the transportation and road-related industries.
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation has named Cruickshank Construction Limited Paver of the Year for 2014. The award, handed out at the Ontario Road Builders’ Association’s annual conference on February 10, recognizes excellence in workmanship...
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
The Canadian Long-Term Pavement Performance Program (C-LTPP) data has been incorporated into the US LTPP Program web portal, known as InfoPaveTM.
The LTPP program was initiated in 1987 to address a wide range of pavement information needs and has accumulated extensive data, documents and related tools. InfoPaveTM is the interface for the LTPP...
Thursday, April 2, 2015
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) has endorsed the promotion of the 5th International Symposium on Highway Geometric Design, June 22-24 in Vancouver, BC.
Co-hosted by the Transportation Research Board, the University of British Columbia and Transoft Solutions Inc., this year's theme is Safe and Efficient Design for the 21st Century.
Held...
