TAC TIDBITS APPOINTEE UPDATES
TAC Tidbits
ITE Canada has a strong partnership with the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC). One of the cornerstones of this relationship is participation on a number of TAC technical councils and committees through Appointees. In this edition of TAC Tidbits, our Appointees share updates from the Fall 2023 TAC Technical Meetings.
TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL The Key highlights of TAC Technology Council’s Fall meeting are: •
The Council ratified executive members for the new term (they officially start after the fall meetings)
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Discussed volunteer projects under the technology umbrella. Including:
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Harmonization of Road Authority Data
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Rural ITS Primer
All committees were active, most with volunteer projects and research happening. The CAV Integrated Committee is looking to start work on updating their inventory of Canadian initiatives and CAV Primer. The ITS committee will be focusing on potential collaboration on issues integrated in other focus areas such as active transportation, digital applications and traffic operations. The Digital Applications Committee will be working on a primer on digital twinning and look into exploring issues around data governance.
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Two excellent presentations: Ű
Michael Tremblay from Invest Ottawa and Bayview Yards gave an overview of Area X.O . He outlined the facilities the offer, subjects/areas of work, partnerships with industry/government and profiled three projects currently underway.
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Matthew Lee from AECOM presented on Traffic Management Centres of the Future. He outlined that major changes would be seen in their design, functionality and technology.
Bidoura Khondaker PhD., P.Eng., PTOE Senior Transportation Engineer | Calgary Transit, City of Calgary
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TRANSPORTATION TALK