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Inviting Border Transit Agencies into the Capacity, QoS Conversation

April 5, 2022

by David Galicia

Transit agencies across the nation reference the Transit Capacity and Quality-of-Service Manual (TCQSM). Now in its third edition, the TCQSM gives guidance on transit capacity and quality-of-service (QoS) issues, as well as techniques for measuring operational characteristics.

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Filed Under: Blog, News Tagged With: border crossing, border queue, commuter, economic, operations, planning, transit, transit capacity, transit planning, transit quality of service, transit services

Piloting LiDAR Sensors to Enhance Border Traffic Information

April 1, 2022

by Jason Wu

The El Paso/Ciudad Juárez region is one of the world’s largest binational border metropolises. Multiple border crossings with heavy traffic (like this region has) can cause logistical challenges for transportation agencies. Secure, efficient technology solutions — including those that leverage the benefits of intelligent transportation systems — can help agencies while helping to guide traffic safely through the border.

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Filed Under: Blog, News Tagged With: border, border crossing, border logistics, border traffic, crossing, infrastructure, land port of entry, LiDAR, technology, traffic, traffic management

Applying AI, Drones and Satellites to Improve Border Transportation

March 14, 2022

by Alejandro Berlanga Alzaga and Valeria Martinez

When you think of drones, you may think of a package getting delivered to your doorstep. Many companies conduct flight missions of drones for delivering goods, but other applications for drones can benefit the public (and commercial vehicle drivers) in another way — travel across the border.

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Filed Under: Blog, News Tagged With: artificial intelligence, border, border crossing, border traffic, data, drones, economy, pattern, strategy, technology, travel, wait time

New Report: Exploration of Cross-Border Trip Characteristics Using Crowdsourced Data

November 4, 2021

This report explores cross-border trip characteristics using crowdsourced data, primarily focusing on INRIX data. The research team identified several cross-border travel patterns at El Paso–Ciudad Juárez land ports of entry and noted trends related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Filed Under: Featured News, News Tagged With: border, border crossing, Center for International Intelligent Transportation Research, CIITR, Ciudad Juarez, COVID-19, cross-border, crowdsourced data, data, El Paso, land ports of entry, pattern, travel

Contact Tracing to Minimize Infection, Maximize Mobility at the U.S.-Mexico Border

July 30, 2021

by Okan Gurbuz

With the recent introduction of the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus, opening the world back up to regular commerce and human interaction has once again become problematic. Although global vaccine distribution continues at a healthy pace, how quickly mask mandates are lifted and businesses are open continue to be regulated at the local level in the United States. This lack of a central controlling authority — and the reliable regulation of interactions such direction would facilitate — further complicate getting the COVID-19 pandemic under control.

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Filed Under: Blog, News Tagged With: border, border crossing, city, community, contact tracing, COVID-19, international, outbreak, pandemic, strategies, technology, travel, virus

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

July 20, 2020

This report looks at using passively collected data as an economical means for agencies to accurately estimate traffic volume data. Researchers examined the accuracy of probe-based annual average daily traffic (AADT) estimates in two study areas: (a) at Texas-Mexico border crossings, and (b) on counted Texas roadways that are in proximity to the Mexican borders.

Filed Under: Featured News, News Tagged With: AADT, annual average daily traffic, border crossing, data collection, economical, passive, traffic volume, U.S.-Mexico Border

Collection of Private and Commercial Data at the Border

January 11, 2019

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TTI Associate Research Engineer Alfredo Sanchez.

Associate Research Engineer Alfredo Sanchez with TTI’s Center for International Intelligent Transportation Research talks about the value of collecting private and commercial data at the border to better estimate border wait times. Knowing how long it takes people and goods to cross the border can impact tourism and how much consumers pay in stores. | View the Video

Filed Under: Featured News, News Tagged With: border, border crossing, CBP, commercial vehicle, Customs and Border Patrol, data, distribution, radio frequency identification, RFID, sensor, shipping, tourism, wait time

Taking Border Performance to the Next Level

February 7, 2018

by Sushant Sharma

In the transportation research business, we use the term “performance measurement” when we measure how a certain aspect of our transportation system is operating. For example, through crash reporting we can tell you with certainty how safe a road is operating, or, through commute times, how well traffic is flowing. Safety and mobility of a roadway are fairly easy to determine. [Read more…] about Taking Border Performance to the Next Level

Filed Under: Blog, Featured News Tagged With: border, border crossing, congestion, El Paso, extreme event, freight, land port of entry, LPOE, performance measure, shipper, traffic, traffic flow, trend

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