Thursday, May 31, 2018
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) is pleased to announce two new staff appointments: Geoff Noxon, P.Eng. will join the staff as Director, Technical Programs, effective July 16; and Joelle Patry will start as Communications & Marketing Officer on Monday, June 4.
Geoff will leave his successful consulting practice, Noxon Associates Limited, to...
Thursday, May 24, 2018
Join 1200 peers, exhibitors, sponsors and meeting participants at TAC 2018, September 30 through October 3, in Saskatoon!
Themed Innovation and Technology: Evolving Transportation, delegates will experience a variety of development and networking opportunities over three and a half days.
Register at Early Bird rates until June 27
NEW this year -...
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
The Allan Widger Consulting Corporation Grant supports the attendance and participation of a young geotechnical engineer in transportation in the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Conference & Exhibition, as well as the Association’s fall and spring technical meetings.
The grant provides up to $5000 to one young professional each...
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
This article, written by Paul Mackey, Director, SafeStreet Inc. and published in Contact Plus Magazine, Association des ingénieurs municipaux du Québec (AIMQ), Issue 102, fall 2017, has been reproduced with permission.
In Quebec, the number of persons aged 65 and over will increase significantly in the near future. In the Trois-Rivières Metropolitan Region,...
Thursday, April 19, 2018
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) has released Canadian Model Rules of the Road, 2018 edition, as a free download.
The publication presents a generic set of traffic rules that road users must know and observe while using the road system. This replaces the 1996 edition, and serves as a reference guide for professionals responsible for preparing...
Thursday, April 19, 2018
Updates about people working in the transportation and road-related industries.
Bruce McCuaig has joined AECOM as Vice-President, Canada Transit Sector Market Leader. He previously worked in the Privy Council Office of the Government of Canada, as former President and Chief Executive Officer of Metrolinx, and has held a variety of roles at the Ontario...
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
On March 20, the U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) issued interim approval of optional use of Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons (RRFBs) in the United States.
Patents associated with RRFBs have been expressly abandoned, making this device eligible for use on a provisional basis. State and local agencies wishing to use RRFBs must now submit a written...
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Raheem Dilgir, President, TranSafe Consulting Ltd. and Past Chair of the Safe Roads and Communities Working Committee of RoadSafetyBC, provides an overview of the BC Community Road Safety Toolkit.
This article is prepared on behalf of TAC’s Small Municipalities Task Force, to focus on the issues and challenges affecting smaller communities....
Monday, March 26, 2018
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) has announced a series of cross-Canada seminars on the Canadian Roundabout Design Guide (2017).
Starting in Vancouver, BC on May 31, the seminars will run in various locations across Canada until November 8.
Registration is now open for all dates with early bird rates.
EVENT: One-Day Seminar
TIME: 9:00...
Thursday, March 22, 2018
A recent TAC News article introduced topics that influence the work of Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) councils and committees.
This week, we’ll highlight environment and climate change issues included on agendas at the upcoming Spring Technical Meetings, April 18-23.
Environment
TAC’s Environment Council monitors changes to federal...
Thursday, March 1, 2018
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) has released Canadian Guide to Traffic Calming (Second Edition (2018) in its online Bookstore.
The document is priced at $169 for TAC members and $225 for non-members (order code PTM-TRAFCALM18-E) and is available in both print and e-book formats. A primer on Traffic Calming is available for free on TAC’s...
Thursday, February 22, 2018
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)’s councils, committees and task forces will meet soon at the 2018 Spring Technical Meetings.
Topics of discussion are expected to include a number of shared issues and priorities, aligned with the Association’s focus areas. They’ll also include updates on a number of current projects and...