Supporting the economic development of both Ciudad Juárez and El Paso, the Paso del Norte (PDN) Bridge is one of the busiest border pedestrian crossings between Texas and Mexico. Over the last several years, pedestrian traffic has decreased significantly, partially due to long wait times at border crossings. Understanding changes in pedestrian traffic trends is critical for retailers to efficiently conduct business and can help authorities meet the mobility, safety, security, personal and public health, and socio-economic needs of citizens. Read More…
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Addressing Environmental Justice Concerns When Developing Tolling Policies for the Border Region
Required security inspections and increased truck traffic at U.S.-Mexico border crossings create delays that are disruptive and costly to manufacturers, shippers and, ultimately, consumers. For shippers, time is money, so being able to monitor and quantify even small variations in delay at the border can have a measurable impact on a company’s bottom line. With sufficient accurate information, shippers can build in buffer time for some shipments or take other steps to adjust for the delays. Read More…
El Paso Socio-Economic-Health Data Assessment
While transportation can benefit local communities—facilitating evacuations during disasters, for example—it can also present hazards. Learning more about the people in a region can help agencies better determine how to mitigate risks to (and better serve) local communities. Local agencies can better understand and address a population’s risk of being adversely affected by environmental circumstances by leveraging readily available social, economic, and health data about their communities. Read More…