InternationalMobilityandTradeCorridor(IMTC)asamodel.ppt

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Greening the Border continued… Solution: -Implement Traffic Signal -Signal holds traffic allowing them to shut off engine -Save GHG emissions and fuel with the same wait time Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS) Problem – Congestion and unknown wait times, SB and NB Solution – WA state build reader board and loops (ATIS) for NB Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS) continued…. Additional Problem – ATIS not built for SB traffic IMTC Solution – Develop a similar system SB, by funding from U.S. and Canada Transportation Border Congestion Relief (TBCR) Problem: Border Crossing times – congestion for trucking Federal Solution: FAST Lane – based on Detroit –Windsor auto industry – preclearance protocol Transportation Border Congestion Relief (TBCR) continued… Local Problem – under utilized, $50mill invest use 1% or less Local solution – current suggestion “Peer Exchange” regarding FAST Lane utilization Local solution not federal Summary Social Capital Building – Bridging Linking Governance not government Problem Solving Local Ad hoc Episodic Movement towards parallelism not integration Synapsis critical mechanism Need for a secretariat – WCOG for IMTC IMTC Deals with local problems in an ad hoc and episodic fashion Has a flexible scale institutionally geographically Encourages parallelism Serves as a secretariat creating an environment conducive to sysnapsis Study Background IMTC Core Universe: 55 organizations listing 95 representatives Responses: 21 for 22% response rate Nationality 10 Americans10 Canadians1 Dual National Organization Type 2 Private Sector 17 Public Sector 3 Other (Academic) Study Background… Years of Experience Bimodal distribution with largest group 1 – 4 years, second largest 10 or more years Note – there was no question identifying possible transfers or terms of appointment as a representative. Role of I