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

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

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

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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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)

  5. TBWG Border Map Update • Interactive information on points of entry • New colour scheme • Updated geography

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. Discussion & Questions daniel.mcgregor@tc.gc.ca alicia.nolan@fhwa.dot.gov www.thetbwg.org

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