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Border Barometer II: Status, Challenges and New Frontiers for a Northern Border Research Agenda . David Davidson Dr. Kathryn Bryk Friedman CN Forum Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan February 10, 2010. DETROIT. BUFFALO. MOST DESIRABLE. LEAST DESIRABLE.
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Border Barometer II: Status, Challenges and New Frontiers for a Northern Border Research Agenda David Davidson Dr. Kathryn Bryk Friedman CN Forum Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan February 10, 2010
DETROIT BUFFALO
MOST DESIRABLE LEAST DESIRABLE
Policy Analysis: WHTI’s Impact? • Globe and Mail, August 19, 2009: • “Cross-Border Travel Hits Record Low” • “The number of same-day car trips from the U.S. was down 26 percent in June from May, while the overall number of U.S. tourists plummeted to about half of what it was five years ago…”
Cascade Gateway traffic (cont.) 2008 2005
Cascade Gateway traffic (cont.) 2009 2008 WHTI 2005
Detroit traffic (cont.) 2005 2008 2009 WHTI
Detroit traffic (cont.) 9/11 WHTI passed Recession WHTI implementation
NORTHERN BORDER RESEARCH AGENDA WHAT QUESTIONS? WHAT PARTNERSHIPS? WHAT DISSEMINATION TOOLS? WHAT FUNDING?
Border Barometer II: Status, Challenges and New Frontiers for a Northern Border Research Agenda David Davidson Dr. Kathryn Bryk Friedman CN Forum Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan February 10, 2010