ISL AT TAC
As transportation experts committed to continuous learning, ISL is proud to sponsor the 2021 TAC Conference!
The focus this year is ‘Recovery and Resilience: Transportation after COVID 19’. To keep with the theme, we will be covering everything from Geometric Design, Transportation Planning, Technology and Virtual Community Engagement.
Deltaport Truck Staging Facility
Session Track: TE.4A ITS—Solving Problems with Technology
September 20 / 11:00 AM est
- Deltaport Truck Staging – solving container terminal roadway congestion through automated truck staging. The Deltaport Truck Staging Facility in Delta, BC has been developed to reduce highway congestion by providing an automated staging lot to accommodate up to 140 container trucks during terminal delays or closures.
Yellowhead Trail Concept Planning Study - St Albert Trail to 97 Street
Session Track: GD.1A All Highways Big and Small: Interchanges, Major Facilities and Two-Lane Highways
September 21 / 11:00 AM est
- Yellowhead Trail is one of the busiest roadway in Edmonton and is part of the Trans-Canada Highway. This presentation will provide an overview of the constraints, challenges and opportunities in the concept planning study, the option generation and selection processes and well as the final concept plan.
PRESENTERS
- Cameron Matwie, ISL Engineering and Land Services
- Carole Cej, City of Edmonton
Dangerous Goods Route and Truck Route Establishment in Lloydminster
Session Track: TP.2 Goods Movement
September 21 / 1:00 PM est
- This presentation and paper will present the process of developing the evaluation frameworks, lessons learned, and final recommendations for truck routes and dangerous goods routes within the City of Lloydminster, following the comprehensive city-wide truck route and dangerous goods route review.
Maintaining Momentum: Community Engagement for Transportation Projects Through COVID-19
Session Track: DP.2 Technology - Demo Session by Sponsoring Companies
September 22 / 1:00 PM est
- Community engagement plays a key role in transportation projects. With public health measures in place, alternative methods of engagement were explored to maintain a high level of public feedback. In this session we will explore techniques ISL utilized to maintain engagement levels throughout the pandemic and onward.
From Drag Strip to Complete Street: The Transformation of 37 Street SW
Session Track: GD.3 Supporting Vision Zero through Geometric Design and What's New in Roundabouts
September 29 / 11:00 AM est
- Calgary’s 37 Street SW project is one of the first of 24 streets in the City’s Main Street Program to advance through streetscape master planning, detailed design, and construction. With construction entering its final stages, this presentation will focus on the transformation of this once vehicle-oriented thoroughfare to a more equitable street with a range of transportation choices and improved mobility options for all users.