CARRALL STREET GREENWAY Public Realm Improvements & Community Development
The Carrall Street Greenway is a public realm improvement project located in the Vancouver’s historic Downtown Eastside (DTES). Development of the Greenway served two functions; stimulating...
Session title: SUSTAINABILITY IN DEVELOPMENT AND GEOMETRIC DESIGN FOR ROADWAYS
Organizers: Geometric Design Standing Committee
Authors: Linda Chow, Brigid Kudzius, Douglas Scott
2009
Carrier of Innovations in the Development of Pavement Materials
The road building industry is constantly exploring technological improvements that will enhance the performance of paving materials and pavement systems. In more recent years, the focus on...
Session title: SUSTAINABILITY OF ASPHALT MIXES
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Jean-Martin Croteau, François Chaignon, Todd Strynadka
2009
Case Study of an Innovative Forensic Investigation of a Dramatic Pavement Failure, 14 Street NW, Calgary, Alberta.
On the evening June 5th, 2007, the City of Calgary experienced an extreme weather event; over 70 mm of rainfall, much of which fell within one hour. This resulted in significant consequences in...
Session title: INNOVATIONS IN PAVEMENT MONITORING AND EVALUATION
Organizers: Pavements Standing Committee
Authors: Art Johnston, Joe Chyc-Cies, Darel Mesher
2009
Cement and Concrete Industries Contribution to Climate Change Mitigation
The Cement Industry is continuously trying to find ways to reduce its environmental foot print through development of a comprehensive strategy for reducing emissions and energy use. Another way...
Session title: ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Organizers: Integrated Committee on Climate Change (Climate Change Task Force)
Authors: Tim Smith
2009
Central Waterfront Hub Study
Session title: ARE DEVELOPERS BECOMING TRANSIT-ORIENTED?
Organizers: Urban Transportation Council
Authors: Steve Brown, Matt Shillito
2009
CHANGES IN BRIDGE ENGINEERING, AND A NEW BRIDGE OVER A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE
Some 35 years ago the St. Patrick Street Bridge over the Rideau River in the City of Ottawa
was replaced. It was proposed that the new bridge be an arch bridge, replacing the existing...
Session title: BRIDGES IN A CLIMATE OF CHANGE (A)
Organizers: Structures Standing Committee
Authors: William Victor Anderson, Sylvain Montminy, Abdol Nouraeyan, Marcel Delph
2009
Characterizing the Soil Resilient Modulus for Typical Manitoba Soils
Resilient modulus of unbound materials is a fundamental property that is required for pavement design and estimation of its remaining service life. This paper highlights efforts to quantify the...
Session title: SOIL STABILIZATION FOR CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Haithem Soliman, Ahmed Shalaby, Said Kass, Tony N. Ng
2009
City of Vancouver Parking By-Law – A Recital of Sustainable Parking Policies
Parking policies are an important component of contemporary travel demand management policies. North American parking policies have traditionally been developed as a means of simply accommodating...
Session title: REDUCING THE CARBON FOOTPRINT THROUGH TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
Organizers: Traffic Operations & Management Standing Committee
Authors: Wali Memon
2009
Compaction Sensitivity of Saskatchewan SPS-9A Asphalt Mixes
Saskatchewan Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure (SMHI) currently use the Marshall compaction method for laboratory hot-mix asphalt (HMA) design and placement quality control / quality...
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Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Aziz Salifu , Curtis Berthelot, Brent Marjerison, Ania Anthony
2009
Construction of Durable Longitudinal Joints – The Courage to Use Innovations Pays Off
Poorly constructed longitudinal joints will likely lead to joint opening, cracking and ravelling. There are a number of factors that should be considered for cold joint construction that may...
Session title: ADVANCES IN PAVEMENT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
Organizers: Pavements Standing Committee
Authors: Ludomir Uzarowski, Gary Moore, Michael Halloran, Vimy Henderson
2009