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Trends in Border Crossing Volumes 1994-2005 Steven Beningo – USDOT/RITA/BTS Presentation to the Transportation Border Working Group Niagara Falls, Ontario October 23, 2006 Overview RITA/BTS Border Crossing and Transborder Freight Data programs Changes in border traffic from 1994 to 2005 at: The Niagara River Crossings New York State Border Crossings The entire U.S. – Canada Border Border Crossing Data Counts of inbound crossings to the United States from Canada and Mexico Available monthly from October 1993 onward On-line data from January 1995 onward Data on: Vehicles Passengers Containers Pedestrians Border Crossing Data Improvements Now available in an online searchable database: /itt Users can search and download all historical data by: State Port Mode Year Month Transborder Freight Data Transportation data for U.S. freight trade with Canada and Mexico by ALL modes of transportation Detailed subset of official U.S. Trade Statistics Available monthly from April 1994 onwards: /itt Data on NAFTA trade by: Value Weight Mode Commodity (two-digit HS) Port of entry/exit State/Province of origin and destination Transborder Freight Data Improvements Air and Vessel mode data added in 2004 Critical gaps filled beginning with 2007 statistics New data structure linking port and commodity detail Weight data on exports to Mexico for all modes Searchable database modernization underway(Target completion – Spring 2007) Multi-dimensional search tool will offer improved functionality over current searchable database Niagara River Crossings Peace Bridge Rainbow Bridge Whirlpool Bridge (NEXUS only) Lewiston-Queenston Bridge Niagara River Crossings – Personal Vehicles2005 personal vehicle crossings were down 19% over 1994 Niagara River Crossings –Trucks 2005 truck crossings were up 29% over 1994 Port of Buffalo-Niagara Falls – Value of Imports by Truck 2005 value of imports by truck were up 37% over 1995 Port of Buffalo-Niagara Falls – Tonnage of Imports by Truck 2