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The following legend has been developed to allow delegates to quickly identify sessions, panel discussions and workshops of interest to them. It is intended to be used as a general guide as only key subject areas reflecting the overall content of an event are flagged.


The Transportation Factor


Planning


Geometric Design


Environment


Soils and Materials


Maintenance and Construction


Pavements


Structures


Road Traffic Operations and Management


Road Safety


Municipalities/Urban Areas (including transit)


Research & Development


Sustainable Development


Intelligent Transportation Systems


Information Management



THEME

Opening Plenary Session: The Transportation Factor

Transportation in the Spotlight: Promoting Public Awareness (Panel Discussion)


ENVIRONMENT

2OO2 TAC Environmental Achievement Award Nominations (Session)

Wildlife Accident Mitigation (Workshop)


GEOMETRIC DESIGN

Roadway Improvements - Funding and Benefits (Session)

Moving More People and Goods - Benefits of Capacity Improvements (Panel Discussion)



INFORMATION MANAGEMENT


Transportation Data Standards (Workshop)


MAINTENANCE & CONSTRUCTION

Roadway Inventory and Condition Rating Data for Effective Maintenance Decision-making (Session)

Performance Measures for Road Maintenance Activities (Session)



MAINTENANCE & CONSTRUCTION / ENVIRONMENT

Development and Implementation of Regional Road Salt Management Plans (Workshop)


MUNICIPALITIES / URBAN AREAS

Emerging Best Practices for Sustainable Municipal Infrastructure (Session)

Innovative Transportation Financing for Sustainable Cities (Panel Discussion)

Impact of New Technologies on Future Transportation Planning (Session)

2002 Sustainable Urban Transportation Award Nominations (Session)

TAC's Urban Transportation Indicators Project (Panel Discussion)

Transportation and Climate Change (Panel Discussion)


PAVEMENTS

Long-life Pavements - Contributing to Canada's Infrastructure (A) (Session)


Long-life Pavements - Contributing to Canada's Infrastructure (B) (Session)


U.S. and Canadian Long Term Pavement Performance Programs: Accomplishments and Future Directions (Session)



PAVEMENTS / SOILS & MATERIALS

AASHTO 2002 Pavement Materials Selection and Design (Workshop)



ROAD SAFETY


Direction 2006 - Rail Safety (Panel Discussion)


Road Safety - Working Together to Make Canada Safer (Session)


Work Zone Safety (Session)



ROAD TRAFFIC OPERATIONS & MANAGEMENT

Emerging Technologies in Traffic Operations (Session)


Innovations in Traffic Operations Safety (Session)


Intelligent Transportation Systems for Maintenance and Construction Work Zones and Incident Management (Workshop)


Traffic Operations Research and Applications (Session)



SOILS & MATERIALS

Recycling Materials for Use in Highway Design (Session)


Superpave Implementation and Experience in Canada (Session)



STRUCTURES

Bridge Management (Panel Discussion)


Bridges - Engineering Impacting Society (A) (Session)


Bridges - Engineering Impacting Society (B) (Session)



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