vancouver’s dominance of trade & travel through the cascade gateway
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Vancouver’s Dominance of Trade & Travel Through the Cascade Gateway. David Davidson Border Policy Research Institute November 8, 2012. Cascade Gateway, BC-WA. Cascade Gateway. BPRI Intercept Surveys. Trip Purposes at the Cascade Gateway, by Residence of Traveler, 2007. 61% of traffic = - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Vancouver’s Dominance of Trade & Travel Through the
Cascade Gateway
David DavidsonBorder Policy Research Institute
November 8, 2012
Cascade Gateway, BC-WA
Cascade Gateway
BPRI Intercept Surveys
Recreation/Vacation 44.1% 56.9%Shopping 33.4% 4.7%Family Visit 8.4% 17.4%Mail 3.0% 0.2%Airport 2.6% 2.9%Church 0.6% 2.1%Doctor/dentist 0.3% 1.2%School 0.2% 1.4%
Subtotal: Discretionary 92.7% 86.8%Work commute 3.1% 4.4%Business 4.2% 8.8%
Subtotal: Work-related 7.3% 13.2%100.0% 100.0%
Trip Purposes at theCascade Gateway, by Residence of Traveler,
2007
61% of traffic =
39% of traffic =
Source: BPRI interviewsof ~15,000 drivers in July2007 and February 2008.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics and Statistics Canada.
Southbound Traffic vs. Exchange Rate
Southbound Traffic vs. Exchange Rate
Asian Indians per 10,000 Persons2000 & 2001 Census Data
Trade viaTruck + Rail
ThroughBlaine
Grouped by 2-digit HTS code,
2009, USBTSUS E
xpor
ts
US Impo
rts
Source: http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/washington/
Washington State Trade with Canada
US Exports
Trade via Truck + Rail Through BlaineState of Origin/Destination, 2009, USBTS data
US Imports
Proportion of goods stream associated with given state:
BPRI 2009 Field Data: O & D Patterns of Trucks
BPRI 2009 Field Data: TrucksSouthbound Pacific Highway
Total Loaded EmptyTotal 1,433 100% 749 100% 684 100%
100% 52% 48%
Non-FAST 1,109 77% 661 88% 448 65%100% 60% 40%
FAST 324 23% 88 12% 236 35%
100% 27% 73%
BPRI 2009 Field Data: TrucksNorthbound Pacific Highway
Total Loaded EmptyTotal 1,367 100% 1,109 100% 258 100%
100% 81% 19%
Non-FAST 1,345 77% 1,096 88% 249 65%100% 81% 19%
FAST 22 23% 13 12% 9 35%
100% 59% 41%
More evidence of the “gorilla”…
• Bellingham Costco has milk sales higher than any other
• Gasoline sales at Bellingham Costco are among the top 5 in the U.S.
• 70+ percent of boardings at Bellingham airport are Canadians
