NS Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal (NSTIR) partners with the local community to eradicate a restricted invasion of garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata)
Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata), a shade-tolerant invasive alien plant from Europe, may threaten Nova Scotia’s unique Acadian Forest type. In 2002, a roadside population of garlic...
Session title: MANAGEMENT OF THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE PLANTS
Organizers: Education & Human Resources Development Council
Authors: Bob Pett, Marika Godwin, Heather Stewart
2008
ON STREET TRANSIT PRIORITY MEASURES – PUTTING BUSES FIRST IN WINNIPEG
In February 2006, the City of Winnipeg approved a comprehensive plan of transit improvements for implementation. The improvement plan included new buses, upgraded stations, intelligent...
Session title: TRANSIT PLANS AND PLANNING: HOW THEY SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY
Organizers: Transportation Planning & Research Standing Committee
Authors: David Wiebe, Dave Krahn
2008
PEDESTRIAN & CYCLING MASTER PLAN STUDY
Session title: 2007 TAC SUSTAINABLE URBAN TRANSPORTATION AWARD NOMINATIONS
Organizers: Urban Transportation Council
Authors: Loy Cheah
2008
PFI of the City of Portsmouth: Four Years on the Road
The 30th of July 2004, Ensign Highways was awarded a Private Finance Initiative contract for 25 years by the City of Portsmouth in the United Kingdom. This project was to deal with the city road...
Session title: LONG-TERM WARRANTY CONTRACTS FOR PAVEMENT CONSTRUCTION OR REHABILITATION
Organizers: Pavements Standing Committee
Authors: Andrew Finch, Eric Brangier, Francois Chaignon
2008
PUTTING TRANSPORTATION EMISSION REDUCTION STRATEGIES IN PERSPECTIVE: WHY INCREMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS WILL NOT DO
Governments at all levels have recently been setting new aggressive targets for reduced GHG emissions, but despite improvements in vehicle fuel efficiency and pollutant emission rates, the trend...
Session title: URBAN TRANSIT: WHAT IS REALLY NEEDED FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE?
Organizers: Transportation Planning & Research Standing Committee
Authors: JOSHUA ENGEL-YAN, BRIAN J. HOLLINGWORTH
2008
Quiet Pavements: A Sustainable and Environmental Friendly Choice
Traffic noise is a growing problem, especially for urban areas. The common noise mitigation measures include noise barriers or earthberms that obstruct sound propagation from the roadway to the...
Session title: PAVEMENT EVALUATION, PERFORMANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Organizers: Pavements Standing Committee
Authors: M. Alauddin Ahammed, Susan L. Tighe
2008
Recycled Tires as Lightweight Fill
The New Brunswick Department of Transportation (NBDOT) is incorporating shredded tires into the reconstruction of a highway embankment. These shredded tires (referred to as Tire Derived Aggregate...
Session title: RECYCLED MATERIALS AND RECYCLING PROCESSES FOR SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Bernie Mills, Jared McGinn
2008
Recycling Road Building Materials and Experience with Full Depth Reclamation in the Ontario Provincial Highway System.
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has been committed to recycling road building materials as it makes sound economic and environmental sense. Demands are placed on the aggregate...
Session title: RECYCLED MATERIALS AND RECYCLING PROCESSES FOR SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: S. A. Senior, B. Gorman, S. I. Szoke
2008
Reliability-Based Decision Support Tool for Life Cycle Design and Management of Highway Bridge Decks
A considerable percentage of highway bridges in North America is in a structurally/functionally deficient state due to aging, aggressive environment and increased traffic load and volume. The...
Session title: BRIDGES – LINKS TO A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE (B)
Organizers: Structures Standing Committee
Authors: Zoubir Lounis, Lyne Daigle
2008
Saskatchewan Bridge Management from a Spatial Perspective
The Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) in conjunction with Saskatchewan Highways and Transportation (SHT) retained Associated Engineering (AE) in September of 2006 to complete...
Session title: BRIDGES – LINKS TO A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE (A)
Organizers: Structures Standing Committee
Authors: David Watt, Lowell Snodgras, Ken Engel, John Fussell, Jason Horner, James Burn
2008