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Vancouver’s Dominance of Trade & Travel Through the Cascade Gateway

Vancouver’s Dominance of Trade & Travel Through the Cascade Gateway. David Davidson Border Policy Research Institute November 8, 2012. Cascade Gateway, BC-WA. Cascade Gateway. BPRI Intercept Surveys. Trip Purposes at the Cascade Gateway, by Residence of Traveler, 2007. 61% of traffic =

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Vancouver’s Dominance of Trade & Travel Through the Cascade Gateway

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  1. Vancouver’s Dominance of Trade & Travel Through the Cascade Gateway David Davidson Border Policy Research Institute November 8, 2012

  2. Cascade Gateway, BC-WA

  3. Cascade Gateway

  4. BPRI Intercept Surveys

  5. Trip Purposes at the Cascade Gateway, by Residence of Traveler, 2007 61% of traffic = 39% of traffic = Source: BPRI interviews of ~15,000 drivers in July 2007 and February 2008.

  6. Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics and Statistics Canada.

  7. Southbound Traffic vs. Exchange Rate

  8. Southbound Traffic vs. Exchange Rate

  9. Asian Indians per 10,000 Persons2000 & 2001 Census Data

  10. Trade via Truck + Rail Through Blaine Grouped by 2-digit HTS code, 2009, USBTS US Exports US Imports

  11. Washington State Trade with Canada Source: http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/washington/

  12. Trade via Truck + Rail Through Blaine State of Origin/Destination, 2009, USBTS data US Exports US Imports Proportion of goods stream associated with given state:

  13. BPRI 2009 Field Data: O & D Patterns of Trucks

  14. BPRI 2009 Field Data: Trucks Southbound Pacific Highway

  15. BPRI 2009 Field Data: Trucks Northbound Pacific Highway

  16. More evidence of the “gorilla”… • Bellingham Costco has milk sales higher than any other • Gasoline sales at Bellingham Costco are among the top 5 in the U.S. • 70+ percent of boardings at Bellingham airport are Canadians

  17. Thank You! BPRI publications are available at www.wwu.edu/bpri David Davidson David.Davidson@wwu.edu 360-650-2642

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