Effective transportation planning for the 1,230-mile (1,980-km) long Texas-Mexico border must take into account not only the unique characteristics of a binational environment, but also the possible impacts of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Accordingly, the study developed two complementary concepts useful in such binational transportation planning: sector analysis and super-crossing. Sector analysis - a concept based on major traffic diversion areas - provides aggregated revenue and/or demand estimates that address regional (as against site-specific) transportation planning issues. The super-crossing concept, developed to address post-NAFTA commercial traffic, is based on Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA) guidelines intended to foster multi- and intermodal facilities. Both concepts are fully described in this report.


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    Title :

    Overview of the Texas-Mexico Border: Assessment of Traffic Flow Patterns


    Contributors:
    A. J. Weissmann (author) / M. Martello (author) / M. Shamieh (author) / J. Hanania (author) / C. Said (author)

    Publication date :

    1994


    Size :

    202 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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