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BORDER FREIGHT BACKGROUND, TRENDS, POLICIES AND BARRIERS Washington State Freight Advisory Committee SeaTac, June 17, 2013 Gordon Rogers, Deputy Director Whatcom Council of Governments ~DRAFT~

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~ DRAFT ~. Border Freight Background, Trends, Policies and Barriers. Washington State Freight Advisory Committee SeaTac, June 17, 2013 Gordon Rogers, Deputy Director Whatcom Council of Governments. $14 Billion Crosses Here Annually. 70% Passes thru Whatcom & Skagit. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Border Freight  Background, Trends, Policies and Barriers

BORDER FREIGHT BACKGROUND, TRENDS, POLICIES AND BARRIERS

Washington State Freight Advisory CommitteeSeaTac, June 17, 2013

Gordon Rogers, Deputy DirectorWhatcom Council of Governments

~DRAFT~

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$14 Billion Crosses Here Annually

70% Passes thru Whatcom & Skagit

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Cascade Gateway Truck Volumes

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Border Data Warehouse

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Pacific Highway Commercial Crossing

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Array of past & present improvements for freight

SR 543 - “D” Street

OverpassPre-entry Truck Parking Lot

New CBP Commercial

Facilities

More Efficient Routing

Regionally Sensitive

CBP Policies

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Border trends

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Queue-organizing

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Preclearance pilot geometry

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As part of U.S. – Canada Beyond the Border initiative, pre-inspection pilot operational at Pac Hwy

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Retail Sales – An Indicator Of Freight Movement

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Exchange rates are a factor, but…

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City of Sumas

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Barriers and conflicts