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April 18, 2012 Sylvia Grijalva Interstate and Border Planning

U.S.-Mexico Joint Working Committee on Transportation Planning Greening Transportation at the Border. April 18, 2012 Sylvia Grijalva Interstate and Border Planning Office of Planning FHWA. Over View. Background JWC origins, purpose and goals

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April 18, 2012 Sylvia Grijalva Interstate and Border Planning

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  1. U.S.-Mexico Joint Working Committee on Transportation Planning Greening Transportation at the Border April 18, 2012 Sylvia Grijalva Interstate and Border Planning Office of Planning FHWA

  2. Over View • Background • JWC origins, purpose and goals • Greening Transportation @ Border • Border Wait-Time Emissions Analysis Study • Conclusion

  3. Border Significance The value of trade between the United States & Mexico in 2011 was $423.1 Billion. U.S.–Mexico surface transportation trade totaled $367.1 Billion in 2011, an increase of 14.6 percent compared to 2010. 

  4. Border Significance The value of imports carried by truck was 12.4 percent higher in 2011 than 2010; the value of exports carried by truck was 14.9 percent higher. Texas led all states in surface trade with Mexico in 2011 with $129.0 Billion.  

  5. Border Significance For the third time on record, Texas has had more than $100 Billion in trade with Mexico by surface modes of transportation in a calendar year.  151.0 million people crossed into the U.S. from Mexico in personal vehicles or as pedestrians in 2011, an 8.9 percent decrease from 2010.

  6. US – Mexico Border The U.S-Mexico border extends 1,954 miles. There are 45 active land border POEs and 9 international railroad crossings on the southern border.

  7. U.S./ MX Joint Working Committee • Originated in 1994 via MOU • Coordinates transportation planning • Chaired by FHWA/SCT and formed of federal and state partners • Twin goals of communication and coordination • Biennual work plans

  8. Biennial WorkplansEfforts • Regional Border Master Plans • Border Wait-time Studies • Traffic Forecasting and Data Coordination • Greening the Border

  9. Greening Transportationat the Border Workshop February 2011 San Diego, California

  10. Purpose To exchange information on transportation Greening efforts along the U.S./Mexico and U.S./Canada Border Regions

  11. Partnership Initiative by the JWC and: • State Agencies: • CALTRANS • AZ DOT • NMDOT • TX DOT • CODEFRONT • Québec - Ministère des Transports • Québec - Ministère des Transports • TX General Land Office • Organizations: • North Country Chamber • NASCO • CEC Montréal • CEMEX • Ética Verde Federal Agencies: EPA BECC FHWA DOC GSA SEMARNAT SCT Transport Canada CBSA

  12. Themes for the Workshop: Green Technology Performance / Reliability Measures Livability / Sustainability Green Financing / Industry

  13. Performance / Reliability Measures "Case Study" for San Luis Rio Colorado ICP and Other Transportation/Mobility Project Investment Examples Green Roads Rating System Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessments Border Wait-Time studies Southern and Northern Borders Measurements and Mobil Sources of Emissions in Mexican Border States

  14. Border Wait-time Emissions Analysis Study • One year study that ends in the fall of • 2012 • Consultant is Cambridge Systematics • Primary test area will be in the El Paso • Area LPOE • Modeling will be applicable to other POEs

  15. JWC Green Border Subcommittee Goals • Create a baseline of vehicle emissions data. • Develop performance measures for emission reductions strategies. • Perform emissions data analysis enhancing air quality modeling at POEs establishing baseline data and emission projections with and without infrastructure or operational changes.

  16. Objective -1 Support JWC Work • 2008-10 Work Plan : Regional Border Master Plans: • Will gather environmental data and forecast future conditions in the border region. • Foster consistency amongst the individual agency planning processes.

  17. Objective -1 Support JWC Work • JWC Strategic Plan Goal : Ensure Sustainability: • Evaluate the emissions impacts of transportation projects (e.g. congestion relief initiatives, trusted traveler programs) and promote implementation of projects that reduce emissions. • Promote environmental consciousness in planning, design and operation of facilities and transportation system.

  18. Objective 2 - Develop Relationships • Detailed data and microsimulation from two El Paso POE’s will be used to quantify vehicle activity associated with delays. Source: El Paso Metropolitan Planning Organization, El Paso Bridge of the Americas Port Improvement Project Proposal Report, Oct. 2008.

  19. Objective 2 - Develop Relationships • Concept is to develop a set of operating mode profiles that can be extrapolated to other regions along the border using reasonably available metrics.

  20. Objective 3 - Identify Data • Operational data: • Border wait time data, • Booth hours, and geometric data. • Planning Data: • Ambient Pollution Monitor Data,  • Transportation and air quality planning documents, and • Forecasts and trends • Project should be able to provide example data sets for use with MOVES 2010a. Source: Cambridge Systematics based on 2010 U.S. Customs and Border Protection counts and UTEP Border Region Modeling Project demographic data and cross-border growth forecasts.

  21. Objective 4 - Baseline Emissions Inventory • MOVES 2010a will be used to evaluate emissions. • The project will identify missing data and estimate the cost to collect that data. • Guidance will be provided on the differences in procedures or results when using the EMFAC or MOBILE6-Mexico. Source: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

  22. Objective 5 -Strategies &Performance Measures • Strategies and performance measures are anticipated to consider: • The range of potential cost effectiveness. • The range of potential emission reductions. • Border crossing wait times. • System Performance. • Project will propose candidate best practices. Source: Paso del Norte Mapa, http://www.pdnmapa.org/pdnmapa/index.htm

  23. Objective 6 -Emissions Analysis Template • The Final product (template) will • Reflect emissions from cross border travel activity. • Use reasonably available metrics such as volume and delay as the key inputs. • Results will be sensitive to proposed improvements: • Infrastructure, or • Operational characteristics of POEs. • Be applicable across the entire length of the U.S.-Mexico border.

  24. QUESTIONS?

  25. Thank You Sylvia Grijalva US/Mexico Border Planning Coordinator Federal Highway Administration 602- 510 7986 Sylvia.Grijalva@dot.gov

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