Status of Trusted-traveler & Trusted-shipper programs in the Pacific Northwest

NC-BSI Workshop

Bellevue, WA

February 26, 2009

David Davidson, Associate Director, BPRI

Cascade Gateway

Processing Rate: Cars(SB @ Blaine, WA)

Standard lane NEXUS lane

2007 65 sec. 26 sec.

What about other RFID-enabled documents (EDL)?

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Origin/Destination Survey

• With Whatcom Council of Governments

• July 2007 and February 2008

• Interviewed 15,000 drivers at four P.O.E.s– Origin & destination & residence– Purpose & duration of trip– Frequency of cross-border travel, in general– Passport?

Trip Purpose Canadian Residents U.S. Residents

  weighted # % of total weighted # % of total

Shopping 12,634 33.4% 1,160 4.7% 92 8

Recreation 8,641 22.9% 6,328 25.9% 58 42

Vacation 8,047 21.3% 7,593 31.1% 51 49

Family Visit 3,181 8.4% 4,261 17.4% 43 57

Mail 1,151 3.0% 39 0.2% 97 3

Airport 972 2.6% 705 2.9% 58 42

Church 245 0.6% 503 2.1% 33 67

Doctor/dentist 95 0.3% 282 1.2% 25 75

School 75 0.2% 350 1.4% 18 82

Subtotal: Discretionary 35,039 92.7% 21,221 87% 62 38

Work commute 1,177 3.1% 1,081 4.4% 52 48

Business 1,596 4.2% 2,151 8.8% 43 57

Subtotal: Work-related 2,773 7.3% 3,232 13.2% 46 54

Total 37,812 100.0% 24,453 100.0% 61 39

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NEXUS Summary

• Best technology for reducing wait-times

• Target cohort not yet saturated

• Best market campaign focus:– Near-border (Bellingham, Surrey)– Leisure travelers, not business

Processing Rate: Trucks(SB @ Pacific Hwy, Blaine, WA)

Standard lane FAST lane

2002 57 sec. -

2006 120 sec. 87 sec.

FAST Utilization Rates

• Detroit – 44 % of shipments

• Pt. Huron – 31 %

• Buffalo – 23%

• Alexandria Bay, Champlain, Ogdensburg – 16 to 20%

• Blaine – 8% southbound, <5% n.b.

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Data source: US Bureau of Transportation StatisticsTransborder Surface Freight Database, Oct. 2007, Imports

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Other Causes:

• Sophistication of shippers

• Sophistication of carriers

• Trip characteristics (1 “turn” vs. 2)

• Value of goods (delay is not costly)

Upcoming Projects:

• Border Barometer online tool

• 2009 Cascade Gateway Commercial Vehicle Operations (CVO) Study

All reports online:www.wwu.edu/bpri

Thank you…

David DavidsonAssociate DirectorBorder Policy Research InstituteWestern Washington UniversityDavid.davidson@wwu.edu