Minutes of Meeting

Minutes of Meeting GEOMETRIC DESIGN STANDING COMMITTEE Fall 2013 Technical Meeting Date: September 22, 2013 Place/Time: Winnipeg Convention Centre, Room 3, Ground Floor Next Meeting: April 11 and 12, 2014, Ottawa Attendees: Attached Distribution: Committee Members Item Action 1. Review and Approval of Agenda Aziz Merali reviewed the proposed agenda and solicited comments. No additions or deletions were noted. It was agreed by motion (Biglow/ Christiansen) to adopt the agenda as presented. 2. Review and approval of the previous Minutes of Meeting Gregg Cooke provided an overview of the minutes from the Spring 2013 meeting held in Ottawa. No revisions were noted. It was agreed by motion (Koziol/Buch) to adopt the minutes as presented. Gregg Cooke will submit the meeting minutes to the TAC Gregg Cooke Secretariat to be posted on the TAC website. 3. Updates to GDSC Membership Self-introduction of members in attendance was completed. Aziz reminded everyone to update the GDSC roster, which was circulated to the committee members in attendance. There were no new members in attendance. Adam Laughlin has resigned from the committee due to a change in role at the City of Edmonton. The following guests attended the meeting: o Loris Piccin, City of Ottawa o Karmin Abbany, AMEC o John Bolger, City of Calgary o Scott Suderman, City of Winnipeg o Neil Myska, City of Winnipeg o Kristen Poff, Genivar o Derek Durrant, Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation September 22, 2013 GEOMETRIC DESIGN STANDING COMMITTEE Page 2 of 9 Item Action 4. 2013 Fall Conference Overview The theme of the 2013 TAC Annual Conference is Transportation: Better – Faster – Safer. It was noted that there was a poor response to the call for papers for the 2013 Conference – only six abstracts were submitted for consideration. The TOMSC received several papers and provided two papers for the GDSC sessions. As a result of the poor response, the three GDSC sessions have been combined into one session. The session will be chaired by Zane Sloan. 5. 2014 Fall Conference Planning In conjunction with the TAC Centennial celebrations in 2014, the TAC Secretariat is planning to double the numbers of papers for the 2014 Annual Conference. It is expected that the GDSC will be requested to host six sessions. It was agreed that it would be difficult for the GDSC to host six sessions based the recent response to the call for papers. It was suggested that the GDSC focus on three sessions: o Geometric Design – Learning from the Past o Geometric Design – Present Challenges o Geometric Design – Future Implications of Autonomes Keith Boddy will submit the Call for Topics forms to the TAC Keith Boddy Secretariat. The following members volunteered to chair the sessions: o Eric Christiansen – Past Eric Christiansen o Bob Koziol – Present Bob Koziol o Milton Carrasco – Future Milton Carrasco 6. Chief Engineers Council Update Larry Purcka attended the Chief Engineers’ Council Meeting on April 14, 2013, on behalf of the GDSC. Larry conveyed the recommendation of the GDSC that $50,000 be transferred from the reserve fund for the GDG to the roundabout design guide project. The CEC agreed by motion to recommend to the TAC Board of Directors that $50,000 be transferred from the Geometric Design Guide Reserve Fund to the project to develop a Canadian roundabout design guide. The approved minutes for the spring CEC meeting are available on the TAC website. c:\users\gcooke\documents\my tac\2013\fall\minutes_gdsc_fall_2013_dft.docx September 22, 2013 GEOMETRIC DESIGN STANDING COMMITTEE Page 3 of 9 Item Action 7. Guest Presentation Gayle Bursey, Director, Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, Peel Public Health, provided a presentation about healthy community design and the need to accommodate active transportation modes into the design process. Aziz Merali thanked Gayle for this insightful presentation. A copy of the presentation is attached to the meeting minutes. 8. Election of GDSC Secretary Larry Purcka provided an overview of the process to elect a new Secretary. To provide a balance on the Executive, the Secretary position typically alternates between a member from the public sector and a member from the private sector. It was also noted that the position requires an eight year commitment, so that the Secretary can move through each position on the Executive. At the Spring meeting, nominations for the Secretary position were requested to be submitted to Larry Purcka. Prior to the Fall meeting, the Executive received a nomination for Jason Meliefste from the City of Edmonton. No other nominations were received. It was agreed by motion (Homann/Felton) to accept the nomination and to appoint Jason Meliefste to the position of Secretary of the GDSC for the 2014-2015 term. The following GDSC Executive was confirmed for the 2014- 2015 term: o Keith Boddy – Chair o Gregg Cooke – Vice Chair o Jason Meliefste – Secretary o Aziz Merali – Past Chair Aziz Merali thanked Larry Purcka for serving on the GDSC Executive for the past eight years. 9. Canadian Roundabout Design Guide PSC Report Keith Boddy provided an overview of the recent activities of the CRDG Project Steering Committee (PSC). Keith is the Chair of the PSC for this project. It was noted that approximately 18 agencies have sponsored the project, and the project is now fully funded. Hatch Mott MacDonald was selected as the prime consultant for the CRDG project. Mike McDonald is the consultant Project Manager. A start-up meeting was held on Friday, September 20, 2013 in Winnipeg. It is expected that the project will include interaction with the GDSC and the RABSC, and other committees as required. c:\users\gcooke\documents\my tac\2013\fall\minutes_gdsc_fall_2013_dft.docx September 22, 2013 GEOMETRIC DESIGN STANDING COMMITTEE Page 4 of 9 Item Action The PSC is working with TAC now to discuss publication issues, to avoid re-formatting later. The project schedule includes completion in 2015. 10. Geometric Design Guide Update PSC Report Eric Christianson provided an overview of the recent activities of the GDG Update Project Steering Committee (PSC). Eric is the Chair of the PSC for this project, and John Hammer is the Vice Chair. It was noted that funding of approximately $1.2 Million is committed to the project, including TAC administration fees of $270 K. The PSC includes approximately 26 members representing the funding agencies. Stantec and MMM were selected as the prime consultant team for the GDG Update project. Carl Clayton and Michael Chiu are the Co-Project Managers. A start-up meeting was held on Friday, September 20, 2013 in Winnipeg. The project schedule includes the following milestone dates: o Research, Draft TOC – Spring 2014 o Pre-draft Document – Fall 2015 o Final Draft Document – Spring 2016 o Present to CEC – Fall 2016 The consultant team will present their progress to the GDSC at regular GDSC meetings. The PSC may identify a secondary technical review panel. The PSC is exploring electronic publishing alternatives. It is expected that the final GDG will be available in PDF format, as a minimum. It was noted that each chapter of the GDG will be published separately to facilitate independent updates as required in the future. The PSC is discussing possible “Chapter Committees” within the revisions and Additions Sub-committee, to facilitate ongoing updates to each chapter. 11. Road Safety Standing Committee Report Bill Kenny provided an overview of the current activities of the Road Safety Standing Committee (RSSC). The RSSC Update Report is attached to the meeting notes. The RSSC has recently adopted a new 5-year Strategic Plan, which includes 3 overarching strategies: o Improving the RSSC o Streamlining Efforts c:\users\gcooke\documents\my tac\2013\fall\minutes_gdsc_fall_2013_dft.docx September 22, 2013 GEOMETRIC DESIGN STANDING COMMITTEE Page 5 of 9 Item Action o Enhancing Road Safety Culture The following Sub-Committees have been established within the RSSC: o Liaison o Paper Sessions and Annual Conferences o Workshops & Knowledge Development o Project Idea Development & Initiation o Road Safety Engineering Award o Canadian Road Safety Engineering Handbook o Road Safety Professional The RSSC has undertaken efforts to increase membership The following RSSC projects were discussed: o Snow Plow Lighting Joint Working Group o Work Zone Safety Effective Practices It was noted that the RSSC has an interest in the GDG Update project and would like an opportunity to review and comment on the project. 12. Revisions & Additions Sub-committee Report Geoff Millen provided an overview of the current activities of the Revisions & Additions Sub-committee (RASC). A copy of the presentation is attached to the meeting minutes. The following revisions are now approved: o Direct taper two-lane on-ramps o Clear runout distance o Four-lane to two-lane transition o Typical design entrance terminal parallel two lanes o Typical design exit terminal parallel single lane o Horizontal Clearance at Bridges on Rural Roads o Lane Drop, Dual Lane Right Tuning Roadway It is expected that TAC will issue an errata in the near future The following ongoing issues have been referred to the GDG Update Project: o Spiral curve lengths − Spiral lengths calculated using spiral parameters (A) are not consistent with AASHTO and design software values ◌ Result of rounding A values − Issues associated with transition length formula ◌ Number of lanes rotated The following new issues have been referred to the GDG Update

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