1. Border Barometer II: Status, Challenges and New Frontiers for a Northern Border Research Agenda David Davidson Dr. Kathryn Bryk Friedman CN Forum Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan February 10, 2010

4. DETROIT BUFFALO

5. MOST DESIRABLE LEAST DESIRABLE

9. Policy Analysis: WHTI’s Impact? Globe and Mail, August 19, 2009: – “Cross-Border Travel Hits Record Low” “The number of same-day car trips from the U.S. was down 26 percent in June from May, while the overall number of U.S. tourists plummeted to about half of what it was five years ago…”

10. Cascade Gateway monthly traffic 2005

11. Cascade Gateway traffic (cont.) 2005 2008

12. 2005 2009 Cascade Gateway traffic (cont.) WHTI

13. Detroit monthly traffic 2005

14. Detroit traffic (cont.) 2008 2005 2009 WHTI

15. 9/11 WHTI passed WHTI implementation Recession Detroit traffic (cont.)

17. NORTHERN BORDER RESEARCH AGENDA WHAT QUESTIONS? WHAT PARTNERSHIPS? WHAT DISSEMINATION TOOLS? WHAT FUNDING?

18. Border Barometer II: Status, Challenges and New Frontiers for a Northern Border Research Agenda David Davidson Dr. Kathryn Bryk Friedman CN Forum Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan February 10, 2010