Friday, September 5, 2014
The deadline for the submissions of abstracts to the XXVth World Road Congress in Seoul, Korea, November 2-6, 2015 is Tuesday, September 30, 2014 on topics selected by the World Road Association (PIARC).
Papers will be reviewed by the PIARC Technical Committees. Papers that are accepted will be published in the Congress proceedings, and will provide input into...
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Join us for the next event in the Transportation 2014 Canadian lecture series, entitled Les systèmes de transport intelligents: d’hier à demain, in Montreal on Tuesday, September 23 at 17:30.
This French-language lecture, moderated by Florence Junca-Ardenot, Director, Forum Urba 2015, Université du Québec à Montréal, is part of the ...
Thursday, August 21, 2014
The 2014 Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) Foundation will award 41 scholarships to undergraduates (university and college) and graduates in transportation-related disciplines totaling $185,500.
This brings the running tally of the Foundation’s scholarship program to 364 scholarships valued at more than $1,490,500 since 2005.
The...
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Parking facilities are being redesigned to minimize the Urban Heat Island Effect and to efficiently manage storm water. Climate change is occurring in Canada and throughout the world, affecting our public health and our overall quality of life.
By Julie Guicheteau, Engineer, Environmental Services, City of Montreal
As part of our efforts to limit the...
Friday, August 8, 2014
A directional sign to lead drivers to a charging station for electric vehicles has been approved following a Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) volunteer project.
The Traffic Operations and Management Standing Committee (TOMSC) reviewed new and existing sign options currently being used in some Canadian jurisdictions. Based on research and...
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
This periodic column features notices from people working in the transportation and road-related industries.
Peter Noehammer has been named Commissioner, Development and Infrastructure for the Town of Newmarket, in York Region, north of Toronto. His responsibilities will include Public Works, Engineering and Planning.
Effective August 1, 2014, Troy McLeod...
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Two updates related to railway crossing have been approved for the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Canada (MUTCDC) as the result of recent Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) volunteer projects.
Both projects were completed under the auspices of TAC’s Traffic Operations and Management Standing Committee (TOMSC).
Revised Guidance:...
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Volunteer Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) projects were recently completed about parking control at loading zones and multi-panel parking sign assembly.
As a result of the work, completed under the auspices of the Traffic Operations and Management Standing Committee (TOMSC), updates to the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Canada (MUTCDC...
Friday, July 18, 2014
Catch up on TAC member organizations – leaders in the transportation and road-related industries.
Transport Canada launched a statutory review of Canada's transportation legislation on June 25, 2014. The review is being done a year ahead of schedule to address changing conditions and challenges, including transportation of grain on the Prairies.
The...
Thursday, July 17, 2014
According to the 2014 Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), humans have been the main cause of the recently observed rise in global temperature.
By Sabbir Saiyed, Manager, Transportation Systems Planning, Public Works, Region of Peel
IPCC, the leading international body for the assessment of climate change, was...
Wednesday, July 9, 2014
A new Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) project is being developed to update the national guide about traffic calming practices.
Published jointly in 1998 by TAC and the Canadian Institute of Transportation Engineers (CITE), the Canadian Guide to Neighbourhood Traffic Calming assisted practitioners with understanding traffic calming principles...
Friday, July 4, 2014
The World Road Association (PIARC) helps industry professionals gain access to technical information. Creating a free account on the PIARC website provides access to several resources.
articles, publications (from sources such as the "Routes/Roads" magazine), and technical reports, organized by knowledge base such as risk management;
technical...