The 1999 Annual Conference and Exhibition of the Transportation Association of Canada was held in Saint John, New Brunswick, September 26-29, 1999 under the theme `Strategic investments for sustainable transportation in the new millennium'. Papers were presented at the following sessions: Opening plenary session: strategic investments for sutainable transportation in the new millennium; Strategic investments in aviation panel discussion; C-SHRP long-term pavement performance (LTPP) data analysis and applications; 1998 TAC environmental achievement award nominations session (1); 1998 TAC environmental achievement award nominations session (2); Environmental management planning for sustainable transportation session; Road pricing: a more sustainable strategy for investment? Panel discussion; Geometric design: in defense of transportation improvements session; The 1999 Geometric design guide for Canadian roads : where do we go from here: Panel discussion; Recent achievements and developments in maintenance and construction oursourcing session; Maintenance and construction outsourcing : the roles fo the new partners panel discussion; Shifting modes fo get to Kyoto: freight transportation in the new millennium panel discussion; Pavement cost and performance valuation strategies session; Strategies for enhancing pavement performance session; Strategic R&D investments for sustainable transportation session; Strategic investments in structures session; Community traffic solutions for the future session; Traffic management strategies for the future session; Your car won't get you to Kyoto: urban transportation in the next century panel discussion. There were three workshops held at the conference: The role of certification in pavement construction and maintenance; Bridge management systems; The environmental, economic and social benefits of road salt management. For abstracts of individual papers see C 16355 - 16404.
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