April 28, 2009 – Chicago
Alicia Nolan – Co-Chair - FHWADaniel McGregor – Co-Chair – Transport Canada
Border Infrastructure Coordination
Subcommittee
Session Overview
• Border Infrastructure Coordination Subcommittee Role & History
• Recent Activities TBWG Website Improvements Online Border Map Online Border Infrastructure Compendium (OBIC)
Update• Planned Activities
Western Regional Workshop OBIC Improvements & Public Access
Role & History• Spring 2002 – TBWG identified need to
compile traffic, trade, and project-related data
• Subcommittee - “keeper” of border information/data
• 2003 – Prepared 1st version of Border Infrastructure Compendium (top 33)
• 2004/05 – Expanded to 65 crossings• 2005 – Online Border Infrastructure
Compendium (OBIC)• 2006 – OBIC expanded to 120 crossings
Recent Activities
• TBWG Website Improvements Additions to online library TBWG newsletter now online Ongoing updates to membership directory New interactive border map Average 3,428 hits/month (116/day)
• OBIC Update Traffic & trade data online Project updates completed but yet online Average 80 hits/month (2/day)
TBWG Border Map Update
• Interactive information on points of entry
• New colour scheme
• Updated geography
Planned Activities• Western Regional Workshop
Modeled on August 2007 QC-NY State event Scope (small POEs) Potential participants: Washington State,
Idaho, Montana, British Columbia, Alberta, plus federal agencies, other states/provinces)
• Status: Timing: Postponed until fall 2009 Location: Spokane, Washington
Planned Activities• OBIC Improvements & Public Access
Consensus – a useful tool, but can it be improved?
Database format Search function
Public Access Interactive Border Map completed Potential Canada-U.S. “Border Facts” section Potential to transfer OBIC information onto publicly
accessible part of website
TC – Reviewing functionality, usage and data entry questions relating to OBIC