This is one of several articles profiling the online Spring Technical Meetings of TAC’s six councils and their committees that took place from March to May 2025.
TAC’s Safety, Design & Operations Council welcomed 49 attendees to its spring meeting.
Guest presentations
The Council heard final presentations on three pooled-fund projects: Design & Operation of Lower-Speed Collector and Arterial Roads (WSP), Cross Section Elements (WSP) and Flashing Amber Arrow Signals (MORR Consulting).
Technical projects
The Council continues to solicit funding partners for a project to update the Canadian Roundabout Design Guide.
Committee updates
The Council received updates from its four committees.
The Geometric Design Committee meeting attracted 98 attendees. It featured final pooled-fund project presentations on lower-speed roads and cross-section elements. Notable discussions focused on a 1.6-m path of travel minimum width, bus rapid transit, Saskatchewan’s offset left project, and electric vehicle charging station design guidelines.
The Road Safety Committee meeting involved 140 participants, setting a new record for the largest TAC committee meeting ever. It heard presentations on TAC’s lower-speed collector and arterial roads pooled-fund project, on data-driven prioritization of community safety zones, and on automated speed enforcement operations in Brantford. It also discussed the Safe System approach.
The Small Municipalities Integrated Committee meeting was attended by 13 participants, who heard presentations from Mobycon on planning transportation in small communities and from TAC’s Grant for Young Professionals in Small Municipalities recipient, Kalyna Cipywnyk of Melfort, SK.
The Traffic Operations & Management Committee meeting attracted 74 participants who heard a presentation from the City of Portland’s Adam Moore on Dutch-style bicycle signals, and a final presentation on TAC’s flashing amber arrow signals pooled-fund project. The Committee discussed approximately 25 ongoing volunteer projects to further applications, practices, and devices that contribute to TAC’s Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Canada.
Safety, Design & Operations Council Executive
The Council’s Executive includes:
- Chair – Katie Munroe (Yukon Highways and Public Works)
- Vice-Chair – Daniel Beaulieu (Ville de Montréal)
- Past Chair – Ashley Curtis (City of Toronto)
- Board Liaison – Kevin Volk (British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Transit)
- Chair, Geometric Design Committee – Anne Sherwood (Halifax Regional Municipality)
- Chair, Road Safety Committee – Thomas Smahel (Human Factors North Inc.)
- Chair, Small Municipalities Integrated Committee – Kevin Jones (Paradigm Transportation Solutions Limited)
- Chair, Traffic Operations & Management Committee – Ravi Seera (City of Calgary)
Contact Craig Stackpole for more information on the Council and its committees.
