Tower of Power or Tower of Babel? Making Active Transportation Work in a Big City
The so-called "Mirvish Project", comprised of two 90-storey twin towers located on King Street West in downtown Toronto, represents a unique opportunity to showcase how Active...
Session title: Cycling in Canadian Communities: From Planning to Implementation
Organizers: Sustainable Transportation Standing Committee
Authors: Richardson, D.
2017
Using GIS to Analyse Road Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Data for Roadway Settlement and Asset Detection
Session title: Building Tomorrow's Traffic Control Devices
Organizers:
Authors: Palsat, B.
2017
Variable Speed Limit Pilot Project in BC
Session title: 2017 Road Safety Engineering Award
Organizers: Road Safety Standing Committee
Authors: Ludwar, K.
2017
Wildlife Detection Systems, Highway 3, British Columbia
Highway 3 is the most southern trans‐provincial highway in British Columbia. It is a key
national transportation link for trade, industry and tourism between the Pacific Ocean and
...
Session title: 2017 Environmental Achievement Award Nominations
Organizers: Environment Council, Environmental Issues Management Standing Committee
Authors: Sielecki, L.
2017
Willingness-to-Pay Survey and Modelling for High Occupancy Toll Lanes: Case Study Highway 427, Toronto, Ontario
High Occupancy Toll (HOT) lanes are considered as one of the traffic management strategies to efficiently utilize the available roadway capacity. In order to understand drivers’ reactions to...
Session title: Travel Demand Modelling: Applications for Transportation Investment and Economic Development
Organizers: Transportation Planning & Research Standing Committee
Authors: Afaq, S., Damodaran, S., Salek, S., Hadayeghi, A.
2017
Winnipeg’s Southwest Transitway – Navigating the P3 Procurement Process
Stage 1 of the Southwest Transitway, the initial phase of the City of Winnipeg’s rapid transit network, opened for service in April 2012 providing fast, frequent, reliable service without...
Session title: Investing in Road Construction: Building Canada’s Economy
Organizers: Maintenance & Construction Standing Committee
Authors: Peters, T., Taylor, R., Cooper, C.
2017
A Systematic Approach to the Planning of a Region-Wide RWIS Network
Session title: Next Generation Regional Corridor Management
Organizers: Traffic Operations & Management Standing Committee
Authors: Fu, L., Kwon, T.J., Perchanok, M.S.
2016
Active Transportation in Schools: Bicycle Parking Pilot Project
The Region of Peel approved its first Active Transportation Plan in 2012, outlining a
strategy to improve active transportation infrastructure, and initiate targeted
programming to...
Session title: 2016 Sustainable Urban Transportation Award
Organizers: Sustainable Transportation Standing Committee
Authors: Region of Peel
2016
Adoption of Statistical Analysis to Evaluate the Permanent Deformation of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Modified Asphalt Mixtures
Permanent deformation (rutting) is one of the most common distress modes in flexible pavement. Rutting performance of asphalt mixture is very susceptible to environmental and loading conditions....
Session title: Advanced Testing and Modeling of Road and Embankment Materials
Organizers: Soils and Materials Standing Committee
Authors: Moghaddam, T.B., Baaj, H., Hossain, K.
2016
An Innovative Funding Mechanism for Roadway Construction in Strathcona County’s Industrial Heartland Area
Session title: Sustainable Transportation in Smaller Municipalities
Organizers: Small Municipalities Task Force
Authors: Sillers, S., Tong, B.
2016