2011 Conference and Exhibition of the Transportaion Association of CanadaTAC/ATC - Transportation Successes: Let's Build on Them

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A

Accommodating Commercial and Over-dimensional Vehicles at Roundabouts

Accommodating Pedestrians and Cyclists at a Suburban Freeway Interchange

Alberta Traffic Safety Plan and Community Mobilization Strategy

Alberta Transportation Experience With Debonded Pre-tensioning Strands in Precast Nu Girders 

Application des routes 2+1 au Québec

Applying International Best Practice: Measuring and Improving the Performance of Pedestrian Environments

Assessment of Impact of Energy Development Projects on Local Roads

Les audits de la sécurité routière

B

Best Practices in Urban Goods Movement

Beyond the Storm: A Risk-Based Process and Tool to Enable Better Understanding and
Management of Environmental and Climate Risks

Bio-engineering and Bio-technical Techniques in Streambank Stabilization

Burnaby Mountain Gondola Transit Project – Success in Integrating Sustainable Transportation and Land Use

C

Cable-Stayed Bridge as an Alternative for Medium and Short Span Bridges

Calibration of a Micro-Simulation Model in a Large Urban Network

Case History on the Design, Implementation and Conclusions of a Study of Haul Roads Associated with a Wind Farm Development in Southwestern Ontario

A Case Study on Sustainability Through the Application of the Principles of Pavement Management

A Case Study on the Performance of High Load Polystyrene as Roadway Insulation In Edmonton, Alberta

Cement-Modified Soil for Long Lasting Pavements

Challenges in Designing Pavements for Bus Rapid Transit Projects Experience in York Region, Ontario 

Characterizing Field and Laboratory Performance of Cementitious Partial Depth Repair Materials

The City of Calgary’s Reversible Lane Control Systems

City of Kitchener: King Street Master Plan – City Centre District

City of Saskatoon Mechanistic Pavement Structure Modeling

City Shaping Light Rail Transit: The Hamilton, Ontario Project and Lessons for Other North American Cities

Climate Change Engineering Vulnerability Assessment of Transportation Infrastructure In British Columbia – Phase II 

Combined Ranking Method for Screening Collision Monitoring Locations Along Alberta Highways

Comparative Life Cycle Cost Analyses of Asphalt Pavements Treated with Anti-Stripping Additives

Compare Risk Allocation for Different Project Delivery Methods in Canada

Comprehensive Regional Transportation Infrastructure Planning for the Alberta Oil Sands

Constructability and Challenges of the Slims and Duke Bridges Project

Construction of High Tension Median Cable Barrier on Alberta Highway 2: A Case Study of Cost-effective Innovation

Creating Sustainable Pavements Through Level of Service Options for Roads

Cycling in the Capital – Laurier Avenue Segregated Bicycle Lane Pilot Project, Ottawa, ON 

D

Design and Construction of the Capilano Cliffwalk  

Developing a Cycling Facility Selection Tool: Some Observations

Development of the Highway Hierarchy for Preservation of Provincial Highways in Saskatchewan

Downtown Ottawa Transit Tunnel (DOTT) Planning and Environmental Assessment (EA) Study: Strengthening Transit and Land Use Integration in the National Capital

Dundas Street Crossing of Sixteen Mile Creek a Field Spliced, Post-tensioned Precast Concrete Girder Bridge

E

Edmonton Experience with Bottom Ash and Other Insulating Materials for Mitigation of Frost Heave Induced Damage in Pavements

Engineering Science – Infrastructure Engineering – University of Toronto

Environmental Management and Benefits in a Major Capital Project, Teston Road and Highway 400, York Region, Ontario, Canada

Evaluation of Darwin-ME Pavement Rutting Prediction Models Using Data from Alberta’s Pavement Management System 

Evaluation of Safety and Operational Performance of High Tension Median Cable Barrier on Deerfoot Trail, Calgary, Alberta

Evolution and Legacy of Pavement Management in Canada: A CGRA/RTAC/TAC Success Story

F

407 East Environmental Assessment – Stakeholder Consultation Process / Community Value Plan

Field Measurement and Finite Element Simulation of the Impacts of Reduced Truck Tire Pressure on Strain Response

Frost Heaves: A Problem that Continues to Swell

G

G37 Interchange – Stage 1 Detour, Innovation and Integrated Project Delivery

Generating Carbon Offset Credits in Canada Using Weigh-In-Motion

Geosynthetics as a Component of Sustainability in Pavement Structure Design for Arterial Roadways

GeoTAIS: An Application of Spatial Analysis for Traffic Safety Improvements on Provincial Highways in Saskatchewan

Gestion de la fluidité des déplacements-personne et  priorité du transport en commun : la réussite entre la Société de Transport de Montréal et la Ville de Montréal

H

Household Trip Patterns and Travel Characteristics in Lethbridge, Alberta

How Constructive Public Consultation Can Lead to a Successful Project: The Ioco Road Corridor Safety Improvements

How to Regulate Traffic in a Sustainable World

Hurontario/Main Street Corridor Master Plan Missisauga and Brampton - Building a New and Integrated Vision for the Corridor

I

Identifying High Collision Locations for Roadway Segments without Traffic Volume Information

Impact of High RAP Content on the Performance Characteristics of Asphalt Mixtures In Manitoba

Impacts of Increased Loading Due to Heavy Construction Traffic on Thin Pavements 

Implantation et mise en euvre des passages pour piétons en diagonale au Québec

Implementing a Pavement Management System for Low Volume Roads: Challenges and Successes

Innovative Infrared Crack Repair Method  

Innovative Infrastructure Designs to Accommodate High-Loads and Over-Dimensional Loads Through the Fort McMurray Area

Innovative Rehabilitation Gives New Life to a 100 Year-Old Steel Truss Bridge

Innovative Structural and Geotechnical Strategies: Crossing Unstable River Valleys In Northern Alberta

Internet Bidding Adoption In Large Transportation Agencies – From Innovation To The Norm

L

Laboratory Characterization of Shredded Tires as Substructure Road Drainage Layer Material

Le réaménagement de l’échangeur Henri-Bourassa / Pie-IX à Montréal : Un projet d’ingénierie urbaine pour une mobilité durable

Life Cycle Cost Analysis of Municipal Pavements in Southern and Eastern Ontario

Link Slab Deck Joints

M

Measuring Goods Movement Travel Time and Reliability: Proposed Methodology

MEPDG Implementation: Manitoba Experience

Measuring and Predicting Soil Temperature and Moisture Content Beneath Nova Scotia’s Highways: A Report and Preliminary Results from a Recently Installed Network

Methods of Reducing Collisions on Alberta Roads 

Mobility Milton: A Marketing Program to Encourage Transit Use in Milton

Modération de la circulation Dos d’âne allongés et coussins

Municipal Pavement Condition Evaluation

Multi-Use Trail Hard - Medicine To Prescribe And Swallow

O

Okotoks 32 Street Crossing – Sheep River Re-alignment

Ontario’s 2011 Transit-Supportive Guidelines – Integrating Land Use, Transit and Active Transportation

Oversize/Overweight Vehicles: An Investigation into the Safety and Space Requirements for Alternative Energy Projects

Owner, Consultant, and Contractor Collaboration for Rapid Delivery of the Marine Drive Transit Priority Project

P

Performance Measurement for Roads in the North: Available Tools and Knowledge Gaps

Performance of Precast Concrete Pavement Repairs on an Urban Freeway in Toronto

Programme de surveillance environnementale pour le réaménagement  de la route 175 dans la réserve faunique des Laurentides : une approche novatrice déployée sur 143 km

Provision for All – Adaptive Signal Control for Cities Where Modal Demands are Changing – The London Case Study

Q

Quantification of Recycled Concrete Aggregate (RCA) Properties for Usage in Bridges and Pavements: An Ontario Case Study 

Quantifying Incremental Pavement Damage Caused by Overweight Trucks

R

Rapid Non-contact Tension Force Measurements on Stay Cables

Recycled Aggregate and Geosynthetic Study, City of Edmonton

Redevelopment of the Metropolitan Expressway in Montréal: Efficient Transportation Planning in a Dense and Compact Environment

Réduction de la limite de vitesse à 40 km/h dans les rues locales de la Ville de Montréal

Remote Control Weigh Station Implementation 

Risk Mapping and a Physical-Attribute-Based Star Rating System for Road Safety Network Screening Purposes on Canadian Prairie Region  Highways

Roundabout Signs and Markings in the Next M.U.T.C.D. for Canada

S

Safer City Program – Chilliwack Experience

Selecting Communities for Piloting the New Reduced Speed Limit on Residential Roads in the City of Edmonton

Shedding Excess Width: Establishing Criteria for the Suitability of Candidate Road Diet Projects

Structural and Hydrological Design of Sustainable Pervious Concrete Pavements

Sustainability Case Study Review Of Using Recycled Aggregate In Road Structure

Sustainable UHPC Bridges for The 22nd Century 

T

Traffic Calming Speed Humps and Speed Cushion

TRAVIS Multi-Jurisdiction Oversize Vehicle Permitting System

Trends in Urban Travel: Implications for Planning and Forecasting

Twinning of the Trans Canada Highway Through Banff National Park

The Two Percent Solution 

U

Unique New Bridge Designs for Four Highway Interchanges in BC

V

Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games : BC MoT Traffic Management

Vehicle Crash Testing on a GFRP-Reinforced PL-3 Concrete Bridge Barrier

W

The Way We Move with Lego

Weigh-in-Motion Sensors’ Installation and Calibration Efforts on Highway 401 Perpetual Pavements, Woodstock

Windsor Border Initiatives – Improving Canada’s Premier Land Border Crossing

 


 

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