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El Paso

2018 Report: Estimating Economic Impact of Commercial Vehicle Border Delays in Real Time

December 3, 2021

A research team developed an implementation plan for a web-based economic impact estimation dashboard. The dashboard uses real-time data on economic costs of border delays in the El Paso–Ciudad Juárez region. This study updates work conducted in 2009 and 2010 on this topic.

Filed Under: Featured News, News Tagged With: border, border delay, Center for International Intelligent Transportation Research, CIITR, Ciudad Juarez, cost, cost-effectiveness, dashboard, data, economic, El Paso, planning, real-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

Balancing COVID Concerns with Economic Need: Reduced Mobility, Vaccination Are Key to Halting the (or Any) Pandemic

August 11, 2021

by Okan Gurbuz

Restricting travel has proven vital to stemming the tide of the COVID-19 pandemic, especially early on. Less human contact in tight spaces means less exposure to the virus—that’s a given. But reduced contact also means reduced commerce, at least for businesses depending on in-person customers.

[Read more…] about Balancing COVID Concerns with Economic Need: Reduced Mobility, Vaccination Are Key to Halting the (or Any) Pandemic

Filed Under: Blog, News Tagged With: border, Ciudad Juarez, COVID-19, El Paso, infection rate, intervention, Mexico, mobility, pandemic, U.S.-Mexico Border, United States, vaccination

Return on Investment: Transportation Projects Can More than Pay for Themselves in Benefits

February 23, 2021

by Brianne Glover

Roads, bridges, bike lanes and other transportation infrastructure are not free. Even so, enhancing our transportation system with projects like these can save significant dollars in the long run. As a transportation economist, calculating the cost benefits of a proposed project is one of the most rewarding aspects of my job.

[Read more…] about Return on Investment: Transportation Projects Can More than Pay for Themselves in Benefits

Filed Under: Blog, News Tagged With: 20 years, analysis, BCA, benefit, benefit-cost analysis, cost, El Paso, environmental factor, improvement, infrastructure, project, safety enhancement, savings, vehicle operation

CIITR Applies Technology to Help Sun Metro, Businesses Better Understand Customer Mobility

May 15, 2019

by David Galicia

For years, employees with El Paso’s transit system, Sun Metro, could only wonder how many of their riders use the Paso del Norte point of entry bridge connecting El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. Individuals are first admitted through the customs process, and then they walk the few blocks to Sun Metro’s main transit station (called the Downtown Transfer Center) and connect with a bus destined for another part of the city. Until now, Sun Metro could only guess how many of their riders came from Mexico.

[Read more…] about CIITR Applies Technology to Help Sun Metro, Businesses Better Understand Customer Mobility

Filed Under: Blog, Featured News, News Tagged With: Bluetooth, bus, destination, El Paso, MAC, Media Access Control, O-D, operations, origin, pattern, Sun Metro, technology, travel, Wi-Fi

El Paso County Regional Transit Institutional Options Feasibility Study

April 5, 2019

TTI Assistant Research Scientist David Galicia.

TTI Research Scientist Michael Walk.

Assistant Research Scientist David Galicia with TTI’s Center for International Intelligent Transportation Research and TTI Research Scientist Michael Walk discuss the feasibility study TTI conducted for El Paso to help regional authorities better meet the challenges of connecting local and county transit services to better meet the needs of residents who rely on those services for their everyday mobility. | View the Video

Filed Under: Featured News, News Tagged With: connectivity, El Paso, El Paso Region, mobility, rural transit, transit

Wireless Technology Approach to Estimate Transit Origin-Destination Information

February 27, 2019

TTI Assistant Research Scientist David Galicia.

Assistant Research Scientist David Galicia with TTI’s Center for International Intelligent Transportation Research talks about using wireless technologies to help the city of El Paso determine how its citizens use the local transit services provided by Sun Metro. Better data will help the city apply transit resources efficiently when planning routes to ensure citizens receive the most benefit possible. | View the Video

Filed Under: Featured News, News Tagged With: destination, El Paso, origin, origin-destination, ridership, route planning, Sun Metro, transit, transit services

A New, Web-Based Platform to Alleviate Cross-Border Traffic Congestion

June 14, 2018

by Swapnil Samant

If you’ve ever visited the Texas-Mexico border during peak crossing times, you know a lot of time is spent waiting to cross. And, as the old saying goes, time is money. That’s particularly true for shippers moving goods and manufacturing materials from point A in Mexico to point B in the United States. [Read more…] about A New, Web-Based Platform to Alleviate Cross-Border Traffic Congestion

Filed Under: Blog, Featured News, News Tagged With: border, commuter, congestion, El Paso, freight fluidity, Juarez, Mexico, mobility, online, pollution, portal, realiable travel time, shipping, tourism, traffic volume, U.S., U.S. Customs and Border Protection, United States, vehicle count, wait time

CIITR Team Leverages Technology to Improve Bus Service Operations

April 13, 2018

by David Galicia

Just about everyone these days is connected to the world at large—thanks to technology. It’s because of that technology that our smartphones have the ability to help El Paso’s Sun Metro (the city’s public transportation service) and city planners make the best choices about new routes, additional stops, and other transit decisions that could improve system efficiency in the most cost-effective way possible. That helps cities like El Paso stretch finite resources and public tax dollars to achieve the greatest return on investment for their constituents. [Read more…] about CIITR Team Leverages Technology to Improve Bus Service Operations

Filed Under: Blog, Featured News Tagged With: Bluetooth, bus, El Paso, MAC, Media Access Control, OD, operations, origin-destination, pattern, Sun Metro, technology, travel, Wi-Fi

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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