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October 27, 2009 – Winnipeg Alicia Nolan, Co-Chair – U.S. Federal Highway Administration

Border Infrastructure Coordination Subcommittee. October 27, 2009 – Winnipeg Alicia Nolan, Co-Chair – U.S. Federal Highway Administration Daniel McGregor, Co-Chair – Transport Canada. Recent Activities. Ongoing Updates to TBWG Website Transport Canada hosts TBWG website

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October 27, 2009 – Winnipeg Alicia Nolan, Co-Chair – U.S. Federal Highway Administration

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  1. Border Infrastructure Coordination Subcommittee October 27, 2009 – Winnipeg Alicia Nolan, Co-Chair – U.S. Federal Highway Administration Daniel McGregor, Co-Chair – Transport Canada

  2. Recent Activities • Ongoing Updates to TBWG Website • Transport Canada hosts TBWG website • Additions to online library • TBWG newsletter online • Updates to membership directory • TBWG Website Usage Statistics • January – July 2009 • Average 17,044 page hits (562/day) • January – July 2008 • Average 15,408 page hits (506/day) • Increase in traffic of 10%

  3. Current Activities • TBWG Website Improvements • Contract underway to improve website and Online Border Infrastructure Compendium (OBIC) • Automating trade and traffic data input • Adding new search and ranking functions • Allowing for multi-year data • Allowing for export of data to Excel format • Eliminating password protection/login for OBIC • Updating coding to meet Transport Canada IT standards • Regular updates on-hold until work and testing completed • Improved website online by December 2009

  4. Current Activities

  5. Planned Activities • TBWG Website and OBIC Updates • Upload historical trade and traffic data onto OBIC (currently, only one year’s data) • Update project infrastructure section, lane and booth information • Update TBWG Action Plan and membership directory • Investigate gaps & technical issues re. border traffic and commodity data

  6. Discussion Border Infrastructure Coordination Mechanisms • Recommendations for new bi-national mechanism to coordinate border infrastructure and/or trade corridors (e.g. Brookings; U.S. & Canadian Chambers of Commerce; Council of the Federation) • Currently, Canada Border Services Agency, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. General Services Administration coordinate & share information as needed with each other and provinces/states/municipalities • Transport Canada coordinates with Ontario, Michigan DOT and U.S DOT on Detroit River International Crossing • States and provinces coordinate border related transportation infrastructure • TBWG a primary forum for bi-national multi-agency information exchange and consultation • Regional organizations (e.g. International Mobility and Trade Corridor) coordinate at regional level • Both Canada and U.S. making significant investments in border infrastructure

  7. Questions/Discussion • Is there a problem with border infrastructure coordination? • If so, what is the problem? • Can the TBWG’s role be improved? • Can the TBWG Border Infrastructure Coordination Subcommittee’s role be improved? • Is a new mechanism needed?

  8. Border Infrastructure Coordination Subcommittee daniel.mcgregor@tc.gc.ca alicia.nolan@fhwa.dot.gov www.thetbwg.org

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