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April 28, 2009 – Chicago Alicia Nolan – Co-Chair - FHWA Daniel McGregor – Co-Chair – Transport Canada Border Infrastructure Coordination Subcommittee

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Border Infrastructure Coordination Subcommittee. April 28, 2009 – Chicago Alicia Nolan – Co-Chair - FHWA Daniel McGregor – Co-Chair – Transport Canada. Session Overview. Border Infrastructure Coordination Subcommittee Role & History Recent Activities TBWG Website Improvements - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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April 28, 2009 – Chicago

Alicia Nolan – Co-Chair - FHWADaniel McGregor – Co-Chair – Transport Canada

Border Infrastructure Coordination

Subcommittee

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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

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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

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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)

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TBWG Border Map Update

• Interactive information on points of entry

• New colour scheme

• Updated geography

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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

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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

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Discussion & Questions

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