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Cascade Gateway Passenger Intercept Survey – 2007

Cascade Gateway Passenger Intercept Survey – 2007. TBWG Data Subcommittee Coeur D’Alene, Idaho April 22, 2008. David Davidson Border Policy Research Institute Hugh Conroy Whatcom Council of Governments. Funding from USDOT, Office of the Secretary, Grant No. DTOS59-05-G-00016.

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Cascade Gateway Passenger Intercept Survey – 2007

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  1. Cascade Gateway Passenger Intercept Survey – 2007 TBWG Data Subcommittee Coeur D’Alene, Idaho April 22, 2008 David Davidson Border Policy Research Institute Hugh Conroy Whatcom Council of Governments Funding from USDOT, Office of the Secretary, Grant No. DTOS59-05-G-00016

  2. Ramp – up (T minus 3 months) • USDOT assent (Chip Wood) • IMTC concurrence (#4 on project list) • Inspection agency permission • BCMOT and WSDOT permission

  3. Ramp – up (cont.) • Questionnaire design, agency buy off • PDA selection and purchase • Software selection and purchase • PDA programming / debugging • GIS background layers (GVRD, WCOG) • Design and produce maps • Book motor pool vans, scrounge eqpt. • Hire students (& screen the volunteers)

  4. Data fields • Observe: date/time, port, direction, lane • Observe: vehicle type, occupancy, plate • Residence? (Zone?) • Destination? (Zone?) Origin? (Zone?) • Trip purpose? • Trip duration? • Frequency of crossing? • Passport? If not, how comply w/ ID regs? • Why no NEXUS OR whole family NEXUS

  5. Training (T minus 1 week) • Project goals • Regional geography • Memorization of questionnaire • On-campus practice • Flagger certification • On-site practice

  6. Let the good times roll..

  7. Scope of the Effort • 22 students, 3 supervisors • 18 survey days in July 2007 (7 am – 9 pm) • 12 survey days in Feb 2008 (8 am – 5 pm) • 2 shifts per day • Data “cleaning” • About 15,000 records • About $65,000 cost

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