PubLICATIONS

Explore CIITR-sponsored and externally funded reports featuring research on cross-border transportation, mobility, infrastructure planning and air quality across the U.S.–Mexico border region.

CIITR-Sponsored Reports

Title

Report Number

Author(s)

Date

Pilot for Lane-Based POV Wait Time Measurement Technologies

185924-00010

Rafael Aldrete, Swapnil Samant, Erik Vargas, Alfredo Guzmán Bonifacio, Alejandro Berlanga, Roberto Macias

February 2025

Environmental Cost of Delay at Border Crossings

185924-00014

Bumsik Kim, Okan Gurbuz, Tao Li, Erik Vargas, Madhusudhan Venugopal

June 2024

Framework to Analyze and Optimize Traffic Flow at Commercial Ports of Entry

185923-00007

Jeff Shelton, Swapnil Samant, Rafael Aldrete and Danielle Madrid

February 2024

Potential Benefits of Co-Locating Texas/Mexico Border Safety Inspections: A Study Directed by the Texas Legislature

185922-00014

Rafael M. Aldrete, Swapnil Samant, Okan Gurbuz, Kirbie Ferrell, Erik Vargas, Alejandro Berlanda

December 2022

Exploring Crowdsourced Big Data to Estimate Border Crossing Times

185921-00011

Xiao Li, Michael Martin, Bahar Dadashova, David Salgado, and Swapnil Samant

December 2022

Evaluating Crowdsourced Data Sources for Cross-Border Travel

TTI-2022-3

Ipek N. Sener, Erik Vargas, Okan Gurbuz, and Rafael M. Aldrete

November 2022

The Potential Role and Application of Emerging Data in a Border-Crossing Context

185922-00010

Okan Gurbuz, Erik Vargas, Ipek N. Sener, and Rafael M. Aldrete

October 2022

Exploration of Cross-Border Trip Characteristics Using Crowdsourced Data

185921-00016

Erik Vargas, Ipek N. Sener, Okan Gurbuz, David Salgado, and Rafael M. Aldrete

November 2021

Contact Tracing to Maintain Mobility at the Border during a Pandemic

185921-00008

Okan Gurbuz, Rafael M. Aldrete, David Salgado, and Mario Vazquez

September 2021

Free and Secure Trade with Enhanced Reliability (FASTER)

185920-00012

David Salgado Manzano, Swapnil Samant, Rafael Aldrete, Mario VazquezOstos

December 2020

Evaluation of Ambulance Cross Border Operations

TTI-2020-10

David Salgado, Rafael M. Aldrete, Gustavo J. Rodriguez, Lorenzo E. Cornejo, Dusan Jolovic, and Ihtesham Qureshi

October 2020

Cross-Border Transportation as a Disease Vector in COVID-19

185920-00015

Okan Gurbuz, Rafael M. Aldrete, Erik Vargas

October 2020

Potential Implications of USMCA on Energy and Transportation Sectors: Phase I

185919-00015

Bahar Dadashova, Jim Cline, Xiao Li, Alfredo Sanchez, Okan Gurbuz, and Rafael Aldrete

September 2020

Border Park, Cross, and Ride

185919-00014

Okan Gurbuz

September 2020

Accuracy of Probe-Based Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) Estimates in Border Regions

TTI-2020-1

Ioannis Tsapakis, Lorenzo Cornejo, Alfredo Sánchez

January 2020

Forecasting Model for U.S.-Mexico Border Freight Traffic Trends Report

185918-00007

David Salgado, Bahar Dadashova, and Rafael M. Aldrete

September 2019

Expansion of Commercial Truck Counts at the Border

185917-00017

Dan Middleton, Swpanil Samant, and Lorenzo Cornejo

February 2019

Estimating Economic Impact of Commercial Vehicle Border Delays in Real Time

185917-00019

Rafael M. Aldrete, David Salgado, Swapnil Samant, and Mario Vazquez Ostos

September 2018

Developing Adaptive Border Crossing Mobility Measures and Short-term Travel Time Prediction Model Using Multiple Data Sets

185917-00015

Sushant Sharma, Dong Hun Kang, Abhisek Mudgal, Jose Rivera Montes de Oca, Swapnil Samant, and Gabriel A. Valdez

August 2018

2017 CIITR Research Brief — U.S.-Mexico Border Freight Traffic Trends

TTI-2018-3

Geza Pesti and Rafael M. Aldrete

March 2018

Considerations for a Plan to Manage Empty Trailers Along the United States/Mexico Border

TTI-2017-12

Nick Norboge, Alfredo Sanchez and Brenda Manak

October 2017

El Paso Regional Transportation Data Warehouse and Traffic Monitoring

185917-00014

S.S. Samant, D. Salgado

September 2017

Remotely Determine Lane Status at Border Land Ports of Entry

185917-00010

D.R. Middleton, L.E. Cornejo, S.S. Samant

September 2017

Get Active, El Paso!

TTI-2016-22

I.N. Sener

September 2016

Employing Big Data Analytics to Monitor Transportation Impacts in El Paso during Pope’s Visit to the City of Juarez

185046-00013

S. Sharma, L.D. Galicia Cabrera, G.A. Valdez Ceniceros, J. Susen, L.E. Cornejo, J.A. Shelton, A. Sanchez, S.S. Samant, J.M. Rivera Montes De Oca

August 2016

A Report on El Paso Resident Behaviors and Attitudes Toward Active Travel

TTI-2016-21

I.N. Sener, J.C. Pourteau

August 2016

Effectiveness of the Reimbursable Fee Agreement Between the City of El Paso and U.S. Customs and Border Protection

185046

N.D. Norboge, B.K. Manak, R.S. Trotter, A. Sanchez, K.C. Culver, A. Bujanda

July 2016

Alternative Transportation Modes and Technology Applications for Multimodal Transportation Planning in the El Paso Region

TTI-2016-15

R. Aldrete, T.B. Carlson, L.D. Galicia, T.S. Geiselbrecht, B.L. Ettelman, M.V. Braughton, A. Sanchez, I.N. Sener, S. Chandra, C. Simek, R.J. Lee

June 2016

2014 CIITR Research Brief – U.S.-Mexico Border Freight Traffic Trends

TTI-2016-17

G. Pesti, R.M. Aldrete

2016

Long-Term Border Traffic Counts

186045-00009

D.R. Middleton, S. Samant, H.A. Charara, L.E. Cornejo

October 2015

Develop a Plan to Deploy an ITS Solution to Measure Volume and Crossing Times of Passenger Vehicles at the Bridge of the Americas

1860054-1

D.R. Middleton, L. Ruback, R. Rajbhandari

October 2014

Active Transportation and Demand Management Texas Test Bed

161408-1

J.A. Shelton, G.A. Valdez, J.T. Williams, B.T. Kuhn, S.G. Bricka, M.M. Moran

October 2014

Investigation of Detectors for Border Traffic Counts

186054-00008

D.R. Middleton, H.A. Charara, L.E. Cornejo, S.S. Samant

September 2014

Time Savings Benefits Assessment for Secure Border Trade Program — Phase II

186054-00002

R. Macias

September 2014

Creation of a 2012 Multi-Purpose Master Network for the Paso del Norte Region: Ciudad Juarez (Mexico), El Paso (Texas), and Las Cruces (New Mexico)

TTI-2014-13

L.D. Galicia, J.S. Williams, I. Ibarra

August 2014

Design of an Express Carpooling System for the Border Region

TTI-2014-2

G.A. Valdez, L.E. Cornejo, L.D. Galicia, A. Bujanda, D. Salgado Manzano, M. Borrego, K.G. Jurado Duarte

August 2014

Assessment of Commuting Crossing Cost at El Paso-Ciudad Juarez International Bridge of the Americas

TTI-2014-18

L.D. Galicia Cabrera, G.A. Valdez, D. Salgado Manzano, I. Ibarra, E.A. Varela

April 2014

Assessment of Public Private Partnership (PPP) Opportunities in El Paso-Juarez

186054-00010

B.K. Manak, R.S. Trotter

March 2014

Addressing Environmental Justice Concerns when Developing Tolling Policies for the Border Region

TTI-2013-13

J.A. Shelton, G.A. Valdez, L. Comejo

October 2013

Economic Costs of Critical Infrastructure Failure in the El Paso-Ciudad Juarez Region

TTI-2013-31

Jeff Shelton, Sharada Vadali, Shailesh Chandra, Gabriel A. Valdez, and Arturo Bujanda

October 2013

Time Savings Benefits Assessment for Secure Border Trade Program — Phase I

TTI-2013-28

R. Macias

September 2013

Assessment of Multiple Layers of Security Screening of Trucks by Customs Border Protection in El Paso, Texas

186043-00005

R.S. Trotter, B.K. Manak

August 2013

El Paso Socio-Economic-Health Data Assessment

TTI-2013-23

D.H. Bierling, W. Li

August 2013

Mobility Investment Priorities Project: Long-Term Central Texas IH 35 Improvement Scenarios Executive Summary

TTI-2013-17

J.A. Shelton, K.M. Lorenzini, G.A. Valdez, T.A. Williams

August 2013

Mobility Investment Priorities Project: Long-Term Central Texas IH 35 Improvement Scenarios

TTI-2013-18

J.A. Shelton, K.M. Lorenzini, G.A. Valdez, T.A. Williams

August 2013

Cross-Border Hazardous Materials Transportation Study: El Paso, Texas

186052-00003-1

D.H. Bierling, J.C. Villa, D.L. Jasek, A. Bujanda, E.A. Varela, E.L. Cowsar, A.L. Garcia

March 2013

Toward Understanding the Pedestrian Travel on the Paso Del Norte Bridge: Phase I – Development of a Conceptual Data Inventory Framework

186042-00009

I.N. Sener, K.M. Lorenzini, L.D. Galicia, R.M. Aldrete

November 2012

Dynamic Travel Demand Management for Non-Recurring Extreme Events

186042-00003

Jeff Shelton, Geza Pesti, Gabriel A. Valdez

August 2012

Exploring the Applicability of Commercially Available Speed and Travel Time Data around Border Crossings

186051-00001

R. Rajbhandari

June 2012

Sustainability Performance Measures for Transit Corridors

TTI-2012-15

CIITR Staff

February 2012

Freight Shuttle System: Cross-Border Movement of Goods

477770-00001

S.S. Roop, R.M. Aldrete, A. Bujanda, K.P. Fierro, J.E. Warner, J.S. Williams

August 2011

Application of an Integrated Land Use and Transport Model to the El Paso and Ciudad Juarez Binational Area

TTI-2011-11

A. Bujanda, R.M. Aldrete, U.R. Navarro Hernandez, J.S. Williams, L.D. Galicia, K.P. Fierro

March 2011

Development of Ciudad Juarez Traffic Simulation Model in Paramics

TTI-2010-16

J.O. Vidana Bencomo, R. Rajbhandari

December 2010

Development of a Data Repository and Web Interface for Air Quality Studies in Border Areas – Project Summary and User Guide

TTI-2010-21

R.U. Cardenas Casas, N.H. Fluker, D.A. Myerly, P.D. Portillo, T.L. Ramani, S.S. Samant, C.A. Seigel

October 2010

Regional Impact of Roadway Construction on Traffic and Border Crossing Operations in the El Paso Region

TTI-2010-12

G. Pesti, C. Chu, K.A. Balke, X. Zeng, J.A. Shelton, N.A. Chaudhary

October 2010

2010 CIITR Research Brief – Northbound Freight Traffic Trends at the U.S.-Mexico Border

TTI-2010-15

R.A. Sanchez

August 2009

CIITR Research Brief Series 2009: Northbound Freight Traffic Trends at the U.S.-Mexico Border

TTI-2009-8

R.M. Aldrete

August 2009

Modeling for Flexibility and Consistency: An Integration Capability for Mesoscopic DTA and Microscopic Traffic Simulation Models

TTI-2009-7

J.A. Shelton, Y. Chiu, S. Samant

August 2009

Short Haul Heavy Duty Vehicles — Examination of Fleet Activity and Emissions in the El Paso Region

TTI-2009-9

L.E. Olson, D.H. Bierling, M. Farzaneh, J. Zietsman, T.L. Ramani

August 2009

Field Experiment to Identify Potentials of Applying Bluetooth Technology to Collect Passenger Vehicle Crossing Times at the U.S.-Mexico Border

TTI-2009-6

R. Rajbhandari

July 2009

Regional Transportation Data Warehouse – Phase I, II, III

TTI-2008-9

R. Rajbhandari

August 2008

Reports Funded by Other Sponsors

Title

Report Number

Author(s)

Date

Border Delay Costs and Texas-Mexico Trade Competitiveness: A Comparative Analysis

TTI-2023-5

R.M. Aldrete, S. Samant, O. Gurbuz, K. Ferrell, E. Vargas, A. Berlanga, M. Vazquez

April 2023

Transportation Reinvestment Zones: Texas Legislative History and Implementation – Final Report

PRC 15-36 F

R.M. Aldrete, S.R. Vadali, D. Salgado Manzano, S. Chandra, L.E. Cornejo, A. Bujanda

February 2016

Dynamic Ride Sharing, Car-Sharing, Bike-Sharing and State-level Mobility

0-6818-S

T.S. Geiselbrecht, K.M. Miller, S.G. Bricka, M.M. Moran, T.B. Carlson, G.A. Valdez, M.W. Burris, G. Stoeltje, J.G. Hudson, G.P. Griffin, S. Johnson, D.L. Spillane, A.Y. Chacon

2016

Evaluation of Costs to Process and Manage Utility and Driveway Permits

0-6756-1

C.A. Quiroga, S. Sharma, M.E. Meyland

October 2014

Determine the Cost for TxDOT to Process/Review/Approve Utility and Driveway Permits

0-6756-S

C.A. Quiroga, S. Sharma, M.E. Meyland

2014

Border Delays and Economic Impact to the Freight Sector: An Exploration of the El Paso Ports of Entry

186041-00005

S.R. Vadali, D. Kang, K.P. Fierro

July 2011

TxDOT Administration Research: Tasks Completed FY2011

0-6581-TI-3

S. Anderson, C.P. Beaty, L. Ding, D.R. Ellis, J.A. Epps, C.K. Estakhri, B.A. Glover, M.L. Hoelscher, N.D. Norboge, R. Rajbhandari, T.L. Ramani, T. Scullion, J.A. Shelton, C. Shon, W.R. Stockton, S.R. Vadali, S.P. Venglar, J. Zietsman

April 2012

Prototype Design for a Predictive Model to Improve Evacuation Operations

0-6121-S

R.H. Henk, P. Songchitruksa, S.P. Venglar, S.S. Samant, G. Lim

2011

Valuing Public Sector Risk Exposure in Transportation Public-Private Partnerships

UTCM 08-41-01

R.M. Aldrete, A. Bujanda, G.A. Valdez

October 2010

Multi-Resolution Model Integration

186040-00006

G. Pesti

August 2010

Integrating the Transportation System with a University Transportation Master Plan: Best Practices and Lessons Learned

0-6608-3

R.M. Aldrete-Sanchez, J.A. Shelton, R. Cheu

May 2010

Integrating the Transportation System with a University Campus Transportation Master Plan: A Case Study

0-6608-2

R.M. Aldrete-Sanchez, J.A. Shelton, R.L. Cheu

April 2010

Integrating the Transportation System with a University Transportation Master Plan

0-6608-P2

R.A. Sanchez, J.A. Shelton

February 2010

Integrating the Transportation System with a University Campus Transportation Master Plan

0-6608-S

R.M. Aldrete-Sanchez, J.A. Shelton, A. Bujanda, E. Li, M. Farzaneh, S.M. Turner, K. Fitzpatrick, L.K. Cherrington, K. Cheu, C. Chang, I. Ibarra

2010

Traffic Control Strategies for Congested Freeways and Work Zones

0-5326-2

G. Pesti, P.B. Wiles, R. Cheu, P. Songchitruksa, J.A. Shelton, S.A. Cooner

October 2008

Managed Lane Strategies Feasible for Freeway Ramp Applications

0-5284-2

B.T. Kuhn, K.N. Balke, N.A. Chaudhary, D.L. Jasek, G.J. Karkee, K.O. Obeng-Boampong, J.A. Shelton, S.P. Venglar

January 2008

Guidelines for Applying Managed Lane Strategies to Ramps

0-5284-P1

B.T. Kuhn, K.N. Balke, N.A. Chaudhary, D.L. Jasek, G.J. Karkee, K.O. Obeng-Boampong, J.A. Shelton, S.P. Venglar

December 2007

Feasibility and Guidelines for Applying Managed Lane Strategies to Ramps

0-5284-S

B.T. Kuhn, K.N. Balke, N.A. Chaudhary, D.L. Jasek, G.J. Karkee, K.O. Obeng-Boampong, J.A. Shelton, S.P. Venglar, R. Cheu

November 2007

Improved Techniques for Traffic Control for Freeways and Work Zones

0-5326-S

G. Pesti, P.B. Wiles, P. Songchitruksa, S.A. Cooner, R. Cheu, J.A. Shelton

August 2007