Every pooled-fund project of the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) is enabled financially by a group of partner organizations that also direct and oversee the work.
TAC is now seeking partners for ten projects—seven of which were new additions in 2024. For more details, click on a project’s name in the list below – or contact us ✉ to talk about getting your organization involved.
Mobility Council Projects
Active Transportation Facilities at Interchanges: Synthesis of Practice (23% funded) →
This project will identify opportunities and challenges related to the provision of safe and attractive facilities for walking and cycling at interchanges. It will document effective network planning, geometric design and traffic control practices to minimize conflicts and support active transportation.
This project will explore the intended objectives of AFPs for major road, bridge and transit projects, and identify challenges that public agencies face as well as their responses. The final report will synthesize the lessons learned and key considerations for different orders of government, and for agencies of varying size and context.
Curbside Charging for Electric Vehicles (23% funded) →
Topics to be addressed may include ownership models, financial requirements, market assessment, siting and design, utility needs, approvals, regulation and operation. The final report will discuss the role of curbside charging, summarize Canadian experiences, challenges and opportunities, and provide application principles for different contexts, notable options and illustrative examples.
Infrastructure & Asset Management Council Projects
Estimating Utility Relocation Costs (31% funded) →
This project will help road authorities understand the costs of relocating dry utilities throughout a road project. Based on research and consultation, it will recommend a methodology for estimating costs that can be incorporated into a future online tool.
Guide to Bridge Traffic and Combination Barriers, Second Edition (25% funded) →
This update to TAC’s 2010 guide will identify design considerations for climate resilience and mixed-use scenarios. It will also update other recommended methods and procedures for bridge barrier design, construction, inspection, evaluation, repair and rehabilitation.
Low-Carbon Road Infrastructure: Opportunities for Canada (35% funded) →
This project will evaluate and prioritize practices to reduce life-cycle carbon emissions from road infrastructure materials and processes. Its major themes will include asset management, construction, maintenance and operations, pavement design and management, soils and materials and structures.
Updated TAC Guidance on Roads in Permafrost Regions (24% funded) →
This project will recommend the scope of a future update to TAC’s Guidelines for Development and Management of Transportation Infrastructure in Permafrost Regions (2010) based on an in-depth review of international practices and research, and the rapidly evolving challenges facing northern jurisdictions.
Safety, Design & Operations Council Projects
Canadian Roundabout Design Guide, Second Edition (31% funded) →
This update to TAC’s Canadian Roundabout Design Guide (2017) will give detailed consideration to pedestrian and cyclist accommodation at roundabouts. Other topics will include large vehicles, fastest paths, and turbo roundabouts.
Technology Council Projects
Micro-Utility Devices in Public Rights-of-Way (26% funded) →
This project will consider how micro-utility devices (MUDs, also called public-area mobile robots, surface robots or sidewalk robots) could be used safely where members of the public may be present. It will help Canada’s municipal, provincial and federal governments understand the public and private sector use cases for MUDs, along with the associated benefits and risks.
Environment & Climate Change Council Projects
Assessing and Mitigating Transportation Noise and Vibration (102% funded & launching soon!) →
This project will review current Canadian practices, costing tools, decision-making criteria, performance criteria and mitigation approaches, and suggest best practices for noise and vibration assessment and mitigation.
