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U.S.-Mexico Border

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.

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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

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

Making Pedestrians, Bicyclists a Priority at the Border

November 18, 2016

by Alfredo Sanchez

Like motorists, pedestrians crossing the border at all four El Paso international bridges are experiencing longer crossing times. For example, 550,000 people crossed the border by foot just in the first quarter of 2014.
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Filed Under: Blog, Featured News, News Tagged With: app, bicyclist, border, CBP, El Paso, Mexico, pedestrian, security, smartphone, traveler information, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S.-Mexico Border, United States, wait time

Tracking Freight Traffic Trends at the U.S.-Mexico Border

November 18, 2013

Since 2009, TTI’s Center for International Intelligent Transportation Research (CIITR) has studied freight activities of U.S.-Mexico POEs in Texas, California, Arizona, and New Mexico. Using data from the Trans-Border Surface Freight Database of the U.S. Bureau of Transportation, CIITR researchers have identified trends and quantified variations in freight movement across the border. (Read the Featured Project Page)

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