SUSTAINABILITY OF PAVEMENT RESEARCH PROGRAMS THROUGH KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT, REALISTIC POLICY OBJECTIVES AND QUANTIFIABLE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
The University of Waterloo’s Center for Pavement and Transportation Technology, CPATT, is committed to knowledge management as a cornerstone of it’s long term strategic planning and...
Session title: QUANTIFYING SUSTAINABILITY IN PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECTS
Organizers: Pavements Standing Committee
Authors: Susan Tighe, Carl Haas, Ralph Haas, Gerhard Kennepohl
2008
Sustainable Pavements – Environmental, Economic and Social Benefits of In-situ Pavement Recycling
The Ministry of Transportation of Ontario is committed to using technologies to help build a more sustainable transportation system that supports today’s needs while protecting the...
Session title: QUANTIFYING SUSTAINABILITY IN PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECTS
Organizers: Pavements Standing Committee
Authors: Becca Lane, Tom Kazmierowski, Andrew E. Alkins
2008
Sustainable Pavements – Making the Case for Longer Design Lives for Flexible Pavements
Over one quarter of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions are caused by transportation and especially road transportation. It is critical for the road construction industry to become part of...
Session title: QUANTIFYING SUSTAINABILITY IN PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECTS
Organizers: Pavements Standing Committee
Authors: Ludomir Uzarowski, Gary Moore
2008
Sustainable Transportation in Canadian Metropolitan Areas: Assessing the Mechanisms for Planning, Funding, and Implementation
This paper assesses the extent to which strategic transportation plans and policies have succeeded at promoting elements of sustainable transportation in selected Canadian urban areas. The main...
Session title: TRANSIT PLANS AND PLANNING: HOW THEY SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY
Organizers: Transportation Planning & Research Standing Committee
Authors: Marianne Hatzopoulou, Eric J. Miller
2008
Systems Architecture for the Next Generation COMPASS Software
COMPASS is a freeway traffic management system implemented by the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO). Through prompt detection and management of freeway incidents and the provision of...
Session title: TRAFFIC OPERATIONS: WHAT'S IN YOUR TOOLBOX?
Organizers: Traffic Operations & Management Standing Committee
Authors: Emmanuel Morala, Hoi Wong, Kam Wong
2008
The Car Is No Longer King!
In July 2007, Toronto City Council adopted an 80% reduction target for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from 1990 levels by 2050, and a 20% reduction target for locallygenerated smog-causing...
Session title: CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT OF SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION
Organizers: Integrated Committee on Climate Change (Climate Change Task Force)
Authors: John Mende, Greg Stewart
2008
The environmental road of the future: Analysis of energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions
Road construction companies are aware of the strategic and universal issues associated with sustainable development and wish to make their own contribution to this collective effort, although the...
Session title: QUANTIFYING SUSTAINABILITY IN PAVEMENT REHABILITATION PROJECTS
Organizers: Pavements Standing Committee
Authors: Pierre T. Dorchies
2008
THE EVOLUTION OF BRIDGE DECK REHABILITATION STRATEGIES IN ONTARIO
Rehabilitation of bridge decks is not an exact science; the strategies and selected treatment would depend on a lot of factors including accuracy of the condition survey data, service life...
Session title: BRIDGES – LINKS TO A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE (A)
Organizers: Structures Standing Committee
Authors: David Lai
2008
The Geometric Design Standards and the Enhanced Clear Zone Concept as Utilized on the Trans Canada Highway Project
The selection of geometric design standards which should be utilized for a Private / Public Partnership (P3) project is a question that must always be considered by the facility’s owner...
Session title: IMPLICATIONS OF P3 PROJECTS FOR GEOMETRIC DESIGN
Organizers: Geometric Design Standing Committee
Authors: Blake Wellner
2008
The Highway Element Investment Review (HEIR) Guidelines: Making the Right Decisions in Ontario
The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships defines public-private partnerships (P3s) as “a cooperative venture between the public and private sectors, built on the expertise of...
Session title: IMPLICATIONS OF P3 PROJECTS FOR GEOMETRIC DESIGN
Organizers: Geometric Design Standing Committee
Authors: Jennifer Armstrong, Jason Loftus, Jim Weir, Wilf Roy
2008