freight: coordination at our borders

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Freight: Coordination at our Borders

Jill L. HochmanFederal Highway Administration

Director, Office of Interstate and Border Planning

April 21, 2004

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Why are our Borders Important?Why are our Borders Important?

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Why are our Borders Important?

Trade

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Why are our Borders Important?

Trade +Travel

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Why are our Borders Important?

Trade +Travel

=

US Economic Lifeblood

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FHWA’s Goals

• Safety

• Mobility

• Global Connectivity

• Environment Stewardship

• National Security

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Global Connectivity

FHWA and DOT Goal

Strategic initiatives to improve:- Communication- Freight Flow- Efficiency, Trade & Business Opportunity

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Global Connectivity – Communications

• US-Mexico Joint Working Committee (JWC)

• US-Canada Transportation Border Working Group (TBWG)

• Border Station Partnership Council (BSPC)

• Binational Bridges & Border Crossings Group (BBBXG)

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US-Mexico Joint Working Committee

• Binational group on transportation planning.

• Comprised of Federal and state departments of transportation and others.

• Goals are communication and coordination

• Biannual work plans

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US-Canada Transportation Border Working Group

• Binational group on transportation planning.

• Comprised of Federal and state departments of transportation and others.

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Border Station Partnership Council

Goals

• Members include CBP, APHIS, FDA, F&W, DOS, GSA & FHWA.

• Mutual cooperation

• Identify critical border initiatives and to promote the use of new technologies

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Binational Bridges & Border Crossings Group

• US – Mexico Binational Group

• Formed in 1983

• Coordinates the exchange of technical and policy information

• Facilitates the presidential permit processes for new border crossings

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Global Connectivity – Improve Freight Flows

• Border & Corridor Grants

• Freight Analysis Framework

• Talking Freight Seminars

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Corridors and Borders Program

*FY 2004 Allocations are to be determined

Corridors and Borders Program

$123

$62$42

$0 $0 $0$0

$60$81

$478

$255

$140

$0

$100

$200

$300

$400

$500

$600

FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004*

Discretionary

CongressionalDesignation

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Corridors and Borders Program

Corridors and Borders Program

$-

$50,000,000

$100,000,000

$150,000,000

$200,000,000

$250,000,000

$300,000,000

$350,000,000

$400,000,000

$450,000,000

$500,000,000

FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004*

Corridors

Borders

Both C & B

*FY 2004 Allocations are to be determined

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Improve International Road Partnerships

• JWC

• TBWG

• BBBXG

• Border Technology Exchange Program (BTEP)

• Other activities around the world

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Coordination Challenges

EZ Pass

PORT OF ENTRY CONTEXT DIAGRAM

State

REGIONFAST

NEXUS

Province

BCBP

ATMS

US CANADAGSA PWGSC

FASTNEXUSITDS

ATMS ATIS

4.1 CommercialVehicle Electronic

Clearance

5.1 CommercialVehicle Electronic

Clearance

4.1 Commercial VehicleElectronic Clearance

5.1 Commercial VehicleElectronic Clearance

1.6 Traffic Control 2.1 Traffic Control

4.1 Commercial VehicleElectronic Clearance

5.1 Commercial VehicleElectronic Clearance

1.1 Pre-Trip TravelInformation

1.2 En-route DriverInformation

1.1 TravellerInformation

511ATIS

State

REGION

APPROACH

PIL

CROSSING

EZ Pass3.1 Electronic 4.1

BTOA

Agency, refer to glossary

User Service, as identified by the US National ITS Architecture 5.0 and the ITS Architecture for Canada 1.1

System, refer to glossary

Key

BICEFDA

Police

BCBPC&I

CFIARCMP

SolGen

ProvinceBTOAMunicipality

BTOAState

Municipality

CVISNPREPASSNORPASS Payment

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What will the Future Bring?

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TEA 21 Reauthorization

• SAFETEA

• SAFETEA (S. 1072)

• TEA LU

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Senate’ SAFETEA

Corridor & Border Programs

Provisions

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House - TEA LU

Corridor & Border Programs

Provisions

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Keys to Success

Communication

and Coordination

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Ripple Effect(Wave Amplification)

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FHWA’s Border Team

Jill Hochman202/366-0233Jill.Hochman@fhwa.dot.gov

Sylvia Grijalva602/510-7986Sylvia.Grijalva@fhwa.dot.gov

Roger Petzold

202/366-4074

Roger.Petzold@fhwa.dot.gov

Stephanie Roth

202/366-9238

Stephanie.Roth@fhwa.dot.gov

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FHWA’s Corridor Team

Martin Weiss202/366-5010Martin.Weiss@fhwa.dot.gov

Frank Clark202/366-5006Frank.Clark@fhwa.dot.gov

Mike Neathery

202/366-1257

Mike.Neathery@fhwa.dot.gov

Tanya Linzy (Contractor)

202/493-2667

Tanya.Linzy@fhwa.dot.gov

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Thank You

Questions?