RoadInfo: Advanced Traveller Information for the Greater Toronto Area
There is a growing demand for traveller information in Canada, and this demand has thus far been met primarily by the private sector (i.e. local broadcast media outlets). Canadian municipalities...
Session title: EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN TRAFFIC OPERATIONS
Organizers: Traffic Operations & Management Standing Committee
Authors: Loane,G, Zvaniga, B
2003
ROUNDABOUT PLANNING AND DESIGN FOR EFFICIENCY & SAFETY CASE STUDY: WILSON STREET/MEADOWBROOK DRIVE/ HAMILTON DRIVE CITY OF HAMILTON
Roundabouts are becoming more widely recognized for their capacity and safety advantages over traffic signals for moderate to high traffic flows. Accordingly, the city of Hamilton considered the...
Session title: INNOVATIONS IN TRAFFIC OPERATIONS SAFETY
Organizers: Traffic Operations & Management Standing Committee
Authors: Lenters, M
2003
School Speed Zones: Before and After Study - City of Saskatoon
Session title: TRAFFIC OPERATIONS RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS
Organizers: Traffic Operations & Management Standing Committee
Authors: Lazic, G.
2003
Soil-Steel Structures and the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code
The Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code (CHBDC) is the new Canadian design standard for bridge structures over three metres in span. Soil-steel structures fall into the category of buried...
Session title: BRIDGES – ENGINEERING IMPACTING SOCIETY (A)
Organizers: Structures Standing Committee
Authors: Finlay, S, Biro, P, Ahmed, H
2003
St. John's Outer Ring Road
The Department of Works Services and Transportation (WST), Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, began conceptual planning for the St. John’s OuterRingRoad inthe early 1970's. The...
Session title: 2002 TAC ENVIRONMENTAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD NOMINATIONS
Organizers: Environment Council
Authors: Dept. of Works, Services, and Transportation Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
2003
Synthesis of Safety For Traffic Operations
Safety is one of the most important and complex aspects of transportation engineering. It takes a traffic professional considerable time and effort to keep abreast of research in the field of...
Session title: TRAFFIC OPERATIONS RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS
Organizers:
Authors: Belluz, L, Forbes, G
2003
Testing of Innovative Pedestrian Safety Initiatives in the City of Toronto
The City of Toronto has been dealing with an increasing amount of concern about pedestrian safety. Over the years, a number of technologies have been suggested to remedy these concerns. In...
Session title: Innovations in Traffic Operations Safety
Organizers: Road Safety Standing Committee, Traffic Operations & Management Standing Committee
Authors: Stewart, R.
2003
The City of Calgary - Transportation Solutions Group
Session title: 2002 TAC Sustainable Urban Transportation Award
Organizers: Sustainable Transportation Standing Committee, Urban Transportation Council
Authors: Venard, J.
2003
The Missing Newfoundland-Labrador Fixed Link
Only lack of 300km of Gulf of St. Lawrence North Shore highway and the missing Strait of Belle Isle fixed link now prevent a continuous Trans-Canada Highway, and 500,000 Newfoundland residents,...
Session title: BRIDGES – ENGINEERING IMPACTING SOCIETY (B)
Organizers: Structures Standing Committee
Authors: Kierans, T, Colbourne, O.A, Markham, H
2003
THE NUNAVUT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM — EVOLVING FOR NUNAVUMMIUT AND THEIR ECONOMY
This paper discusses the factors influencing the provision and improvement of transportation in Canada s newest and largest territory. It details specific modal and unique Nunavut factors that...
Session title: IMPACT OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES ON FUTURE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
Organizers: Transportation Planning & Research Standing Committee
Authors: Kunuk, M, Stevens,J
2003