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Regional Perspective on the Border. Niagara International Transportation Technology Coalition. Introduction. NITTEC Regional Cross Border Perspective Border Management Role Border Conditions. NITTEC . Multi-Agency Transportation Operations Coalition - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Regional Perspective on the Border
Niagara International Transportation Technology Coalition
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Introduction
NITTEC Regional Cross Border
Perspective Border Management
Role Border Conditions
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NITTEC Multi-Agency Transportation
Operations Coalition14 Member Agencies with
15 Affiliate Members in Canada & U.S.
Established in 1995 through Memorandum of Understanding
Council and Committee governance with agency leadership
Centralized 24/7 operations and traffic management services for bi-national region
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Regional Collaboration – Traffic Management
Information Clearinghouse
Standardized Operations
Multi-Agency Event Planning and Operations
Multi-Agency ITS Deployment
Regional Messaging Standards
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Border Crossing Region
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Regional Cross Border Perspective Bi-national Gateway
Key economic port for Canada-US trade
World renowned destination for tourists
Key Component of Regional Transportation Network
Single Border Crossing Concept View border crossing as
regional corridor Balancing traffic and
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Coalition’s Border Management Role
Regional Collaboration and Leadership Border Crossing Collaboration Border Crossing Operations Traffic and Incident
Management Technology Deployment Public Information and
Education Traveler Information
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Border Crossing Collaboration
Border Crossing Committee
Participation by Transportation agencies, bridge operators and enforcement agencies
Standardized border wait times
Standardized DMS Messaging
Joint Press Releases and public information campaigns
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Border Crossing Operations
Coalition TMC acts as information clearinghouse for all border related traveler and traffic information
Border enforcement resource management
Event planning and review Construction planning
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Border Related Traffic and Incident Management
Ontario and WNY Incident Management Committees
Coordination with border enforcement, local police and public safety agencies
Border Crossing Traffic Management Plans
Staging areas and truck management
Queue end management
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Technology Deployment TRANSMIT E-ZPass
transponder based system deployed in US and Canada
CCTV Coverage Detector based queue
end warning systems Bluetooth reader
technology Pilot Project for travel time
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Public Information and Education
Promote Single Border Crossing Concept Border Crossing Maps – Combat the
Google Phenomena Live Traffic Display for real-time
traffic data
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Traveler Information NITTEC, NFBC, CPB and CBSA websites Mobile device access to CCTV images of crossings
and approach facilities
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Traveler Information
Dynamic Message Signs in US and Canada
Highway Advisory Radio
1-800 Bridge Conditions Phone Service
511NY MYNITTEC Subscriber
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Border Conditions Over 96% of the time at
least one crossing is available without delay for passenger and commercial vehicles to the U.S and Canada
84% of the time there are no delays at any of the crossings
Holidays and weekends account for 52% of the delays
Traffic redistribution is effective for reducing delays
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92 0 0 0 0 0
5 717
48
7182 83
6457 54
4742
35 3830
2312
Total Hours of Reported Delay By Hour
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May 20, 2011 and September 5, 2011
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Contact Information:Athena Hutchins
www.nittec.org - www.nittec.ca