Friday, April 14, 2023
Environment & Climate Change Council
This Council guides TAC in fulfilling its commitment to protect the environment and climate in the delivery of transportation infrastructure and services. It provides a national forum for information exchange and problem solving related to climate change mitigation and adaptation, environmental impact avoidance and...
Friday, April 14, 2023
During National Volunteer Week, April 16-22, 2023, we celebrate our volunteers – and the time, talent, and energy they share to strengthen our industry and Canadian communities.
TAC’s national network of volunteers helps shape Canada’s transportation systems, and their work is directly related to the success of the Association. It takes the...
Thursday, April 6, 2023
TAC Sponsor Spotlight Article
From the first rudimentary coastal wave impact studies more than 50 years ago to the extreme weather effects data-driven modeling of today, Tetra Tech has led with science.
At Tetra Tech, science is more than just a body of knowledge or a collection of processes for defining and answering questions. Science is a means for solving...
Monday, March 27, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OTTAWA, March 27, 2023 – The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) has released Vision Zero and the Safe System Approach: A Primer for Canada in response to growing global attention on road safety and the adoption of the Safe System Approach and Vision Zero as frameworks for road safety programs. It is available free as a PDF...
Thursday, March 23, 2023
TAC Sponsor Spotlight Article
The Highway 91/17 Upgrade project upgraded the existing Highway 91, Highway 17, and Highway 91 Connector corridors to improve travel safety and efficiency. These highways are major trucking routes, connecting the Port of Vancouver to key trade and industrial facilities and forming a critical link to national and international...
Thursday, March 16, 2023
TAC Sponsor Spotlight Article
Our roadway network connects our communities, provides vital access to services, and moves goods and people to support our economy. Built with long lifecycles, our roads and bridges offer safe passage for travelers in a variety of weather conditions.
Extreme weather events, such as heavy rainfalls that cause floods and debris...
Friday, March 3, 2023
This is the last in a series of six articles on TAC’s Fall Technical Meetings that were held in Edmonton on October 1 and 2, 2022. Each article has profiled one council and its committees.
TAC’s Environment & Climate Change Council had 35 attendees at its fall meeting. The council heard presentations from Shauna Lehmann on the development...
Wednesday, February 22, 2023
This is one in a series of six articles on TAC’s Fall Technical Meetings that were held in Edmonton on October 1 and 2, 2022. Each article will profile one council and its committees.
TAC’s Infrastructure & Asset Management Council had 55 attendees at its first-ever face-to-face meeting.
Technical projects
The Soils & Materials...
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
TAC Sponsor Spotlight Article
Arcadis IBI Group has been collaborating with the BC Ministry of Transporation and Infrastructure (BC MoTI) and Infrastructure Canada (INFC) to develop guidance for achieving climate resilience. The journey that BC MoTI has taken can be an inspiration for other Canadian jurisdictions facing similar challenges.
The Need to...
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Updates about people working in, or organizations serving, the transportation and road-related industries
TAC welcomed the following organizations as members from December 1, 2022, to January 31, 2023:
Ville de Caraquet
Traffic Injury Research Foundation
Big Lakes County
Stuckless Consulting
Municipality of Trent Hills
Dunsky Energy + Climate...
Thursday, February 2, 2023
Being included in the TRID international database of transportation research can build your worldwide audience and expand your networks. Along with publishing in recognized journals, TAC is your best path to get into TRID. We are TRID’s official Canadian informant, and we routinely submit information on surface transportation research in Canada’s...
Thursday, February 2, 2023
The Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) has launched a project to develop the Road Safety Guide for Canada (RSGC), a major publication that will complement the Geometric Design Guide for Canadian Roads (GDG) and the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Canada (MUTCDC).
The world of road safety has shifted in the past 20 years in response to...