Monday, November 9, 2015
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) has launched the Call for the 2016 Technical Excellence Awards.
A representative of any TAC member may make a nomination by submitting a Project Abstract Form by December 15, 2015 in any of the following awards:
Educational Achievement Award
Environmental Achievement Award
Road Safety Engineering Award...
Friday, November 6, 2015
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) is soliciting abstracts for the technical sessions taking place at its 2016 Conference in Toronto, ON, September 25-28.
The 2016 conference theme, Efficient Transportation – Managing the Demand, will highlight the importance, opportunities and successes in efficient transportation.
All abstracts must...
Monday, November 2, 2015
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)’s Board of Directors underwent changes as a result of its elections process for all categories of membership.
Twelve Directors in the federal/provincial/territorial member category, two in the municipal category and four in the members-at-large category were elected at the September 2015 Annual General...
Thursday, October 22, 2015
On the final day of the 2015 Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Conference, a full-day workshop was held on building a road safety action plan for small municipalities.
Forty-seven delegates from across the country attended the workshop, co-sponsored by TAC’s Road Safety Standing Committee and the Small Municipalities Task Force. During the...
Thursday, October 15, 2015
L’Association québécoise des transports du Québec (AQTr) is hosting a French seminar on improving the customer experience by understanding access points to the public transportation network on October 28 in Montreal, QC.
This half-day seminar is geared towards urban planners, engineers, transportation network operators and transportation companies....
Thursday, October 15, 2015
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) welcomes its newest members:
Access Planning (Vancouver, British Columbia)
Cross-Border Institute (University of Windsor, Ontario)
Buckland & Taylor (Halifax, Nova Scotia)
MMM Group Acquisition Completed
On October 15, 2015, WSP Global Inc. completed its acquisition of MMM Group Limited, one of the...
Friday, October 9, 2015
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) handed out four Decade of Action Road Safety Awards at its 2015 Conference & Exhibition in Charlottetown, PEI.
The conference theme, Getting You There Safely, was established as a nod to the fact that 2015 marks the midpoint in the United Nations Decade of Action on Road Safety.
A set of special awards was...
Thursday, October 8, 2015
The largest conference ever hosted in Charlottetown, PEI welcomed close to 900 delegates and their companions at the 2015 Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Conference & Exhibition, from September 27 to 30.
Highlights included special guest speakers, well-attended events and more than 50 technical sessions, panels and workshops covering a variety...
Thursday, October 8, 2015
This periodic column features notices from people working in the transportation and road-related industries.
Marta Juhasz has been appointed Director of Surface Engineering, Technical Standards Branch, Alberta Transportation.
Joseph Anton Bucik passed away at his home in Burlington, Ontario. Mr. Bucik was a valued member and volunteered on national and...
Friday, August 28, 2015
The Seaside Greenway Completion Project Burrard Bridge to Jericho Beach, submitted by the City of Vancouver, will receive the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) 2015 Sustainable Urban Transportation Award.
This award, which will be presented at the September TAC Conference & Exhibition, recognizes exemplary contributions to the development and...
Friday, August 28, 2015
Catch up on TAC member organizations – leaders in the transportation and road-related industries.
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) welcomes its newest members:
the Municipality of East Hants (Nova Scotia)
the Town of High River (Alberta)
Mountain View County (Alberta)
the Town of Stellarton (Nova Scotia)
the City of...
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
The winner of the 2015 TAC Educational Achievement Award is Metrolinx in recognition of its Journey to Achieving Energy Awareness initiative.
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)’s Educational Achievement Award was created to recognize outstanding contributions in training relating to an in-house or external program or provide the foundation...