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
Cascade Gateway, by Residence of Traveler, 2007 Trip Purposes at the Cascade Gateway, by Residence of Traveler, 2007 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 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% 61% of traffic = 39% of traffic = Source: BPRI interviews of ~15,000 drivers in July 2007 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 Persons 2000 & 2001 Census Data
Trade via Truck + Rail Through Blaine Grouped by 2-digit HTS code, 2009, USBTS US Exports US Imports
Washington State Trade with Canada Source: http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/washington/
Trade via Truck + Rail Through Blaine State of Origin/Destination, 2009, USBTS data US Exports US Imports Proportion of goods stream associated with given state:
BPRI 2009 Field Data: O & D Patterns of Trucks
BPRI 2009 Field Data: Trucks Southbound Pacific Highway Total Loaded Empty 1,433 100% 749 684 52% 48% Non-FAST 1,109 77% 661 88% 448 65% 60% 40% FAST 324 23% 88 12% 236 35% 27% 73%
BPRI 2009 Field Data: Trucks Northbound Pacific Highway Total Loaded Empty 1,367 100% 1,109 258 81% 19% Non-FAST 1,345 77% 1,096 88% 249 65% FAST 22 23% 13 12% 9 35% 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
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