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Members

Serge Dedina, Chair Mayor, City of Imperial Beach (Representing South County)

Ronn Hall, Vice Chair Councilmember, City of Santee (Representing East County)

Vivian Moreno Councilmember, City of San Diego

Greg Cox Vice Chair, County of San Diego

Ellie Haviland Deputy Mayor, City of Del Mar (Representing North County Coastal)

Paul McNamara Mayor, City of Escondido (Representing North County Inland)

Jesus Eduardo Escobar Supervisor (Representing Imperial County)

Alternates

Bill Sandke Councilmember, City of Coronado (Representing South County)

Jerry Jones Councilmember, City of Lemon Grove (Representing East County)

Mark Kersey Councilmember, City of San Diego

Dianne Jacob Chair, County of San Diego

Christopher Rodriguez Councilmember, City of Oceanside (Representing North County Coastal)

Olga Diaz Councilmember, City of Escondido (Representing North County Inland)

Luis Plancarte Supervisor (Representing Imperial County)

Advisory Members

Gustavo Dallarda / Ann Fox Caltrans District 11

Carlos González Gutiérrez / Mario Figueroa / Natalia Figueroa Mexico

Jim Ferryman / Jim Dahl (Representing Orange County)

Crystal Ruiz / Yxstian Gutiérrez (Representing Riverside County COGs)

Elsa Saxod / Gary Croucher San Diego County Water Authority

Edwin “Thorpe“ Romero / Cody Martinez Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association

Naresh Amatya / David C. Salgado Southern California Association of Governments

Hasan Ikhrata Executive Director, SANDAG

Borders Committee

Agenda Friday, October 25, 2019

12:30 to 2:30 p.m. SANDAG Board Room 401 B Street, 7th Floor

San Diego

Agenda Highlights

• 2020 Census Complete Count

• Progress Report on the San Ysidro Land Port of Entry Reconfiguration and Expansion Project and the Modernization of the Otay Mesa Port of Entry

• State Route 11/Otay Mesa East Port of Entry Update

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Borders Committee Friday, October 25, 2019

Item No. Action

+1. Approval of Meeting Minutes Approve

+1A. Borders Committee Meeting Minutes – May 24, 2019

+1B. Borders Committee Meeting Minutes – June 28, 2019

2. Public Comments/Communications/Member Comments

Members of the public shall have the opportunity to address the Borders Committee on any issue within the jurisdiction of SANDAG that is not on this agenda. Anyone desiring to speak shall reserve time by completing a Request to Comment form and giving it to the Clerk prior to speaking. Public speakers should notify the Clerk if they have a handout for distribution to Borders Committee members. Public speakers are limited to three minutes or less per person. Borders Committee members also may provide information and announcements under this agenda item.

3. Executive Director’s Report Hasan Ikhrata, SANDAG

Discussion

An update on key programs, projects, and agency initiatives, including San Diego Forward: The 2021 Regional Plan and the Airport Connectivity Subcommittee, will be provided.

Consent

+4. 2019 State and Local Elections in Baja California Héctor Vanegas, SANDAG

Information

An overview of the 2019 State of Baja California, Mexico, and local municipalities election results will be presented.

Chair’s Report

5. State Route 11 Final Segment and Connectors Project Groundbreaking

Information

An overview on the groundbreaking celebration of the final segment of State Route 11 and State Routes 125/11/905 Southbound Connectors project will be presented.

Reports

6. Report from the Consul General of Mexico Hon. Mario Figueroa, Deputy Consul General of Mexico

Information

An overview on binational activities within the purview of the Borders Committee will be presented.

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+7. 2020 Census Complete Count Rachel Cortes, SANDAG

Information

An overview of activities related to the 2020 Census Complete Count will be presented.

+8. 2018 San Diego–Baja California Border Crossing and Trade Statistics Highlights Zach Hernandez, SANDAG

Information

Highlights from annual border crossing and trade statistics relevant to the San Diego–Baja California land ports of entry will be presented.

9. Progress Report on the San Ysidro Land Port of Entry Reconfiguration and Expansion Project and the Modernization of the Otay Mesa Port of Entry Anthony Kleppe, U.S. General Services Administration

Information

An update on the San Ysidro Land Port of Entry Reconfiguration and Expansion project and an overview of the Otay Mesa Port of Entry Modernization project will be presented.

+10. State Route 11/Otay Mesa East Port of Entry Update Mario Orso, Caltrans District 11

Information

An update on the State Route 11/Otay Mesa East Port of Entry project will be presented.

11. Continued Public Comments

If the five-speaker limit for public comments was exceeded at the beginning of this agenda, other public comments will be taken at this time. Subjects of previous agenda items may not again be addressed under public comment.

12. Upcoming Meetings Information

The next Borders Committee meeting is scheduled for Friday, November 22, 2019, at 12:30 p.m.

13. Adjournment

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Borders Committee Item: 1A October 25, 2019

May 24, 2019, Meeting Minutes

Chair Serge Dedina (South County) called the meeting of the Borders Committee to order at 12:31 p.m.

1. Approval of Meeting Minutes (Approve)

Action: Upon a motion by Vice Chair Ron Hall (East County) and a second by Supervisor Greg Cox (County of San Diego), the Borders Committee approved the minutes from its March 22, 2019, and April 26, 2019, meetings. Yes: Chair Dedina, Vice Chair Hall, Councilmember Vivian Moreno (City of San Diego), Supervisor Cox, Supervisor Jesus Escobar (Imperial County), Mayor Ellie Haviland (North County Coastal), and Mayor Paul McNamara (North County Inland). No: None. Abstain: None. Absent: None.


There were no public comments.

Chair’s Reports

3. San Diego Forward: The 2021 Regional Plan (Information)

Charles “Muggs” Stoll, Director of Land Use and Transportation Planning, presented an update on San Diego Forward: The 2021 Regional Plan.

Action: Information only.

4. Update on Airport Connectivity Subcommittee (Information)

Mr. Stoll presented an update on the Airport Connectivity Subcommittee.


5. 2019 Annual Joint Borders Committee – Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association Tribal Symposium (Information)

Chair Dedina provided an update on the draft program for the first annual Borders Committee and Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association Symposium to be held on Friday, June 28, 2019.

Jane Clough, Senior Regional Planner, provided a few comments on Highway Safety Tribal funding.


Reports

6. San Diego and Western Riverside Interregional Park & Ride Strategy (Information)

April Petonak, Associate Regional Planner, and Brian Cunanan, Riverside County Transportation Commission, provided an update on the San Diego and Western Riverside Interregional Park & Ride Strategy, including an interactive mapping tool and strategies that can be applied to potential Park & Ride lot locations.


Action: Approve

The Borders Committee is asked to approve the minutes from its May 24, 2019, meeting.

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7. Border to Bayshore Bikeway (Information)

Chris Carterette, Senior Regional Planner, presented an update on the Border to Bayshore Bikeway project.


8. Border Air Quality Monitoring (Information)

David Flores, Casa Familiar, and Penelope (Jenny) Quintana, San Diego State University, presented an update on the 2016 San Ysidro Air Quality Study, which focuses on understanding air quality in California communities along the U.S.–Mexico border.


9. Continued Public Comments

Chair Dedina welcomed and introduced City of Escondido Councilmember Olga Diaz to the Borders Committee.

10. Upcoming Meetings (Information)

The next Borders Committee meeting is the first annual Symposium to be held jointly with the Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association on Friday, June 28, 2019, at 12:30 p.m. Please note that a reception will be held at 11:30 a.m. in Conference Room 7 before the Symposium.

11. Adjournment

Chair Dedina adjourned the meeting at 1:50 p.m.

Meeting Start Time: 12:31 p.m. Meeting Adjourned Time: 1:50 p.m.

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Confirmed Attendance at SANDAG Borders Committee Meeting

May 24, 2019

Jurisdiction Name Member/ Alternate

Attended

South County Serge Dedina, Chair Member Yes

Bill Sandke Alternate Yes

East County Ronn Hall, Vice Chair Member Yes

Jerry Jones Alternate No

City of San Diego Vivian Moreno Member Yes

Mark Kersey Alternate No

County of San Diego Greg Cox Member Yes

Dianne Jacob Alternate No

Imperial County Jesus Eduardo Escobar Member Yes

Luis Plancarte Alternate No

North County Coastal Ellie Haviland Member Yes

Christopher Rodriguez Alternate No

North County Inland Paul McNamara Member Yes

Olga Diaz Alternate Yes

Advisory Members

Riverside County Crystal Ruiz Member Yes

Yxstian Gutierrez Alternate No

Republic of Mexico Marcela Celorio Member No

Gaspar Orozco Alternate No

Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association

Edwin “Thorpe” Romero Member Yes

Cody Martinez Alternate No

Caltrans Cory Binns Member No

Ann Fox Alternate Yes

San Diego County Water Authority Elsa Saxod Member Yes

Gary Croucher Alternate No

Southern California Association of Governments

Naresh Amatya Member No

David C. Salgado Alternate No

Orange County Jim Ferryman Member No

Jim Dahl Alternate Yes

Borders Committee Item: 1B October 25, 2019

June 28, 2019, Meeting Minutes Vice Chair Ronn Hall (East County) called the 2019 Joint Borders Committee – Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association (SCTCA) Tribal Symposium to order at 12:35 p.m.

1. Opening Remarks

Vice Chair Hall and Chairman Edwin “Thorpe” Romero, Barona Band of Mission Indians and SCTCA, welcomed and introduced the Borders Committee members and guests.

2. Birdsinging

Chairman Romero introduced the Kumeyaay Birdsingers Blue Eagle Vigil, Viejas Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, and Jamie LaBrake, Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, who performed for the members.

3. Sovereignty and Tribal Nations in the San Diego Region

Chairman Robert Smith, Pala Band of Mission Indians, presented this item and shared a video that provided background on sovereignty.

4. Keynote

Chairwoman Erica Pinto, Jamul Indian Village of California, introduced Christina Snider, Tribal Advisor, Office of the Governor.

Ms. Snider provided the keynote address.

Consent

5. Tribal Nations, Consultation, and Regional Planning (Information)

This report provided an overview of tribal nations in the San Diego region, the tribal consultation process, and policy issues of mutual interest.


Reports

6. Tribal Transportation Strategy Update and Discussion (Discussion)

Charles “Muggs” Stoll, Director of Land Use and Transportation Planning, and Chairwoman Pinto introduced the panelists.

Panelists from Caltrans District 11, the County of San Diego, and SANDAG discussed opportunities for moving forward in collaboration with tribal nations.

Action: Discussion only.

Action: Approve

The Borders Committee is asked to approve the minutes from the June 28, 2019, Joint Borders Committee – Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association Tribal Symposium.

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7. San Diego Forward: The 2021 Regional Plan: Policy Areas of Opportunity and Collaboration (Discussion)

Shasta Gaughen, Pala Tribal Government; Mike Connolly Miskwish, SCTCA; and Brandon Linton, Kumeyaay Historic Preservation Committee, Mesa Grande Band of Mission Indians; provided a review of collaborative policy areas for inclusion in San Diego Forward: The 2021 Regional Plan, including an update on progress made toward the development of procedural guidelines on tribal cultural resources to assist in compliance with Assembly Bill 52 (Gatto, 2016).

Action: Discussion only.


There were no continued public comments.

9. Closing Remarks

Chairman Romero and Vice Chair Hall thanked everyone for attending the meeting and made closing remarks.

10. Adjournment

Vice Chair Hall adjourned the meeting at 2:44 p.m.

Meeting Start Time: 12:35 p.m. Meeting Adjourned Time: 2:44 p.m.

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Confirmed Attendance at 2019 Joint SANDAG Borders Committee – Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association Tribal Symposium

June 28, 2019

Jurisdiction Name Member/ Alternate

Attended

South County Serge Dedina, Chair Member No

Bill Sandke Alternate Yes

East County Ronn Hall, Vice Chair Member Yes

Jerry Jones Alternate No

City of San Diego Vivian Moreno Member Yes

Mark Kersey Alternate No

County of San Diego Greg Cox Member Yes

Dianne Jacob Alternate No

Imperial County Jesus Eduardo Escobar Member Yes

Luis Plancarte Alternate No

North County Coastal Ellie Haviland Member Yes

Christopher Rodriguez Alternate No

North County Inland Paul McNamara Member Yes

Olga Diaz Alternate Yes

Advisory Members

Riverside County Crystal Ruiz Member Yes

Yxstian Gutierrez Alternate No

Republic of Mexico Marcela Celorio Member No

Gaspar Orozco Alternate No

Southern California Tribal Chairmen’s Association

Edwin “Thorpe” Romero Member Yes

Cody Martinez Alternate No

Caltrans Cory Binns Member No

Ann Fox Alternate Yes

San Diego County Water Authority Elsa Saxod Member Yes

Gary Croucher Alternate No

Southern California Association of Governments

Naresh Amatya Member No

David C. Salgado Alternate Yes

Orange County Jim Ferryman Member Yes

Jim Dahl Alternate No

Borders Committee Item: 4 October 25, 2019

2019 State and Local Elections in Baja California

Overview

On June 2, 2019, the State of Baja California held elections for the offices of the Governor, 5 municipalities or Mayors, and 17 of the 25 Local Representatives or Diputados. The new State Congress was sworn in on August 1, 2019; the new municipal administrations were sworn in on September 30, 2019; and the new Governor of Baja California will be sworn in on November 1, 2019.

Description

The State of Baja California, which extends along the peninsula south of the international border with the State of California, has a surface of 70,113 km2 (27,071 mi2) and is divided into five municipalities: Ensenada, Mexicali (State Capital), Playas de Rosarito, Tecate, and Tijuana. According to the latest data from the National Statistics Institute (Instituto Nacional de Estadística Geografía e Informática or INEGI in Spanish), the estimated population of Baja California in 2017 was 3,584,605.

The Mexican Constitution of 1917 prohibits consecutive reelections for state governors. Since 2014, municipal administration and state congress members may serve up to 12 consecutive years. During regular elections, state governors are elected for six-year terms while state congress and municipal representatives are elected for three-year terms. The 2019 election in the State of Baja California was a special election based on recent legislation that adjusted state terms to align with the federal process. To date, the process to define the terms for this election has been undecided by the electoral authorities.

In Baja California, the elections are organized by the Electoral and Public Participation Institute (Instituto Electoral y de Participación Ciudadana de Baja California), an autonomous public organization that is independent in its decision-making and administration and that, among other responsibilities, includes managing electoral results and providing official evidence for election outcomes.

For this year’s elections, nine political parties registered candidates for the gubernatorial race, including one coalition, Juntos Haremos Historia. The coalition was formed by four parties, led by Movimiento Regeneración Nacional (MORENA) along with Partido Verde Ecologista Mexicano (PVEM), Partido del Trabajo, and Transformemos. The other five parties with registered candidates were Partido Acción Nacional (PAN), Partido de la Revolución Democrática (PRD), Movimiento Ciudadano (MC), Partido de la Revolución Institucional (PRI), and Partido de Baja California (PBC). The coalition received 50.61% of votes for its candidate for governor, a majority vote. The coalition also won five municipalities and the 17 diputados for State Congress.

The following are the elected officials for the offices of the Governor and the municipalities:

Jaime Bonilla – Governor of the State of Baja California

Armando Ayala Robles – Mayor of Ensenada

Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda – Mayor of Mexicali

Aracely Brown – Mayor of Playas de Rosarito

Zulema Adams – Mayor of Tecate

Arturo González Cruz – Mayor of Tijuana

Fiscal Impact:

None.

Schedule/Scope Impact:

None.

Action: Information

An overview of the 2019 State of Baja California, Mexico, and local municipalities election results will be provided.

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The following are the elected State Congress of Local Representatives or diputados:

Movimiento Regeneración Nacional (MORENA) – 13 Elected Representatives

Partido del Trabajo (PT) – 2 Elected Representatives

Partido Verde Ecologista Mexicano (PVEM) – 1 Elected Representative

Transformemos – 1 Elected Representative

Partido Acción Nacional (PAN) – 4 assigned by proportional representation

Partido de la Revolución Democrática (PRD) – 1 assigned by proportional representation

Partido de la Revolución Institucional (PRI) – 1 assigned by proportional representation

Movimiento Ciudadano (MC) – 1 assigned by proportional representation

Partido de Baja California (PBC) – 1 assigned by proportional representation

Victoria Stackwick, Principal Government Relations Analyst

Key Staff Contact: Héctor Vanegas, (619) 699-1972, [email protected]


2020 Census Complete Count

Overview

For more than 200 years, the U.S. Census Bureau has counted every resident in the nation to determine the number of seats each state has in the U.S. House of Representatives and to distribute federal funding to local communities (e.g., public transportation, road rehabilitation and construction, Head Start programs).

On March 22, 2019, the Board of Directors approved a resolution for SANDAG to enter into an agreement with the California Complete Count – 2020 Census Office to coordinate outreach efforts throughout the San Diego region in collaboration with the United Way. Local efforts and coordination are currently underway to ensure that every person is counted once, only once, and in the right place.

Key Considerations

The work is fast-paced, with Census 2020 less than a year away. The U.S Census Bureau will mail postcards in March 2020 providing an option to respond online, by mail, or over the phone, with data collection continuing through April 2020. Before that time, the outreach effort will raise awareness to encourage residents to respond to the postcards and letters when they arrive, particularly in hard-to-count communities. Examples of these communities include people without broadband internet access (because the census will be completed online for the first time), children under the age of 5 (who are historically undercounted), and individuals with limited English proficiency.

There are four primary organizations actively working in the San Diego region to support and encourage a complete count of every resident. The U.S. Census Bureau conducts the count by administering the survey. The California Complete Count – 2020 Census Office provides funding as appropriated by the State legislature for outreach ($187 million statewide). SANDAG serves as the fiscal agent for $1.56 million from the State and provides data and mapping resources to support identification of hard-to-count communities. The 2020 Census Complete Count Stakeholder Working Group is the oversight body for local outreach efforts. The United Way (the Administrative Community-Based Organization) administers $1.66 million from the State for grassroots outreach by convening Count Me 2020, a coalition comprising more than 100 community-based organizations and civic groups. The Strategic Plan has been approved, and applications for funding have been received from local jurisdictions.

Next Steps

Educational outreach is underway and will continue after the first of the year to motivate and activate participation in the 2020 Census, culminating with a final report to the State in September 2020.

Ray Major, Director of Data, Analytics, and Modeling

Key Staff Contact: Darlanne Hoctor Mulmat, (619) 699-7326, [email protected] Attachment: 1. How the 2020 Census will invite everyone to respond

Action: Information

An overview of activities related to the 2020 Census Complete Count will be presented.

Fiscal Impact:

SANDAG is receiving $1.56 million from the 2020 Census California Complete Count Office to coordinate Census 2020 outreach services in the San Diego region.


Coordination of 2020 Census outreach activities for the San Diego region are currently underway and will conclude by September 2020.

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How the 2020 Census will invite everyone to respond •

Every household will have the option of responding

online, by mail, or by phone.

Nearly every household will receive an invitation to participate in the 2020 Census from either a postal worker or a census worker.

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How the 2020 Census will invite everyone to respond •

What to Expect in the Mail

When it's time to respond, most households will receive an invitation in the mail.

Every household will have the option of responding online, by mail, or by phone.

Depending on how likely your area is to respond online, you'll receive either an invitation

encouraging you to respond online or an invitation along with a paper questionnaire.

Letter Invitation

• Most areas of the country are likely to respond

online, so most households will receive a

letter asking you to go online to complete the

census questionnaire.

• We plan on working with the U.S. Postal

Service to stagger the delivery of these

invitations over several days. This way we can

spread out the number of users responding

online, and we'll be able to serve you better if

you need help over the phone.

WHAT WE WILL SEND IN THE MAIL

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April 8-16 A reminder letter and

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April 20-27 A final reminder postcard

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Letter Invitation and Paper Questionnaire

• Areas that are less likely to respond online

will receive a paper questionnaire along with

their invitation. The invitation will also include

information about how to respond online or

by phone.

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letter in the mail.

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responded will receive reminders and will

eventually receive a paper questionnaire.

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you get or how you get it-we will follow

up in person with all households that don't

respond.

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2018 San Diego–Baja California Border Crossing and Trade Statistics Highlights

Introduction

Crossborder travel and trade statistics are important components of the SANDAG modeling and planning efforts. The consideration of border crossing activity in terms of both personal trips and commercial trade is crucial to understanding the interaction with our local transportation system and economy.

Discussion

General trends show that total crossings through the San Diego–Baja California land ports of entry (POEs) saw a long period of decline from the mid-2000s to the early 2010s, but have since been growing and are nearing the peak volumes recorded in the early 2000s.1 Crossborder trade continues to grow at a steady pace after fluctuating briefly between 2008 and 2009 during the economic recession.

Below are some notable highlights of vehicle, people, and trade crossing data at the regional level, combining crossings through all POEs from the last two decades of annual border crossing figures. Attachment 1 provides data tables and highlighted analysis on annual border crossing and trade statistics for each San Diego–Baja California land POE from 1998 to 2018.

Regional Highlights

• Over the past decade, total individual border crossings (either as occupants in privately owned vehicles [POVs], buses, or as pedestrians) have increased 20.6%. While total crossings made as POV passengers have increased just 14% since 2008, pedestrian crossings have increased by 56% over the same period to a record high of 14.9 million in 2018. The number of pedestrian crossings northbound through the region’s POEs was nearly double the estimated 7.5 million visitors to the Taj Mahal in 2018.2

• In terms of total vehicle crossings (POVs, buses, and trucks), the region saw a 20% increase over the past decade. An approximate bidirectional crossing total can be estimated by doubling the northbound crossing volumes, which results in an estimated 48.8 million bidirectional vehicle crossings through the region in 2018. That is almost 20% more than the total vehicles that traveled over the Golden Gate Bridge in the same year.3 Truck crossings through the region’s commercial POEs at Otay Mesa and Tecate broke a new record in 2018, processing more than 1 million northbound trucks in a single year.

1 There are numerous factors that may be influencing the dynamics of crossing behavior, including increased security

standards after September 11, 2001; the implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative; economic impacts of the 2008 global recession; growth in trusted traveler programs like the Secure Electronic Network for Travelers Rapid Inspection, or SENTRI; the use of technologies like radio frequency identification designed to expedite processing (e.g., Ready Lanes and Free and Secure Trade, or FAST); and numerous capital investments made to expand border infrastructure in recent years.

2 Official Website of the Taj Mahal – Department of Tourism, Government of Uttar Pradesh, India

3 Golden Gate Bridge Highway & Transportation District – Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (FY 2018), Page 11

Fiscal Impact:

None.


None.

Action: Information

Highlights from annual border crossing and trade statistics relevant to the San Diego–Baja California land ports of entry will be presented.

https://www.tajmahal.gov.in/

http://goldengate.org/organization/documents/cafr-fy2018.pdf

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• In 2018, the Otay Mesa and Tecate POEs processed a combined $47.5 billion in total bilateral trade via trucks – a new record high that reflects a 45% increase over the decade and is more than three times the dollar amount processed two decades ago in 1998.4 California, with the highest gross domestic product of any U.S. state, relies heavily on trade with Mexico, its largest export market in 2018 by a margin of 73% over its second-largest export market—Canada.5 The Otay Mesa POE is a critical commercial gateway for the state, facilitating about 73% of the total trade moving through the California–Mexico border.

Next Steps

As San Diego Forward: The 2021 Regional Plan is developed, this information will help provide context and background for discussions related to crossborder travel on the region’s transportation system and the role that crossborder trade plays in the region’s economy.

4 Nominal figures not adjusted to Consumer Price Index

5 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis – GDP by state

Coleen Clementson, Acting Director of Land Use and Transportation Planning

Key Staff Contact: Zach Hernandez, (619) 699-1912, [email protected] Attachment: 1. 2018 San Diego–Baja California Border Crossing and Trade Statistics

https://apps.bea.gov/itable/iTable.cfm?ReqID=70&step=1#reqid=70&step=1&isuri=1

Attachment 1

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2018 San Diego–Baja California Border Crossing and Trade Statistics

Overview

This report presents a summary of border crossings and trade statistics at the San Diego–Baja California land ports of entry (POEs) from 1998 to 2018. In general, this data is gathered from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (U.S. DOT’s) Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), which collects source data from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Additional data is sourced from other publicly available resources and cited throughout the text.

Border crossing data is presented in two main categories:

• Vehicles – privately owned vehicles (POVs), buses, and trucks

• Individuals – pedestrians, passengers in personal vehicles, and passengers in buses

Trade statistics are reported for the two modes:

• Trade carried by truck

• Trade carried by rail

The San Diego–Baja California region has four land POEs along the international boundary, which include:

• San Ysidro–Puerta México/Ped West–El Chaparral: one of the world’s busiest international land border crossings and the most traveled between the United States and Mexico.

• Otay Mesa–Mesa de Otay: main commercial gateway for international trade between California and Mexico, ranking third in trade value among the southern border land ports.

• Tecate–Tecate: the smallest land POE in the region located in the eastern portion of San Diego County.

• Cross Border Xpress (CBX): a privately funded hybrid crossing facility that serves as an airport access terminal for ticketed users of the Tijuana International Airport (TIJ). CBX opened in December 2015 and is the world’s only airport terminal access facility located directly on an international boundary.

When opened, the future Otay Mesa East–Mesa de Otay II POE will be the fifth port of entry in the region. The first segment of State Route 11 (SR 11), the access road to the future POE, is now open to passenger and commercial traffic. The second segment is funded and is currently beginning construction.

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Figure 1 displays a map of the existing and planned land POEs in the region.

Figure 1

SANDAG (April, 2019)

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Section 1: Trend Analysis and Tabular Data (1998-2018)

1.1 – Annual Vehicle and Individual Crossings by Port of Entry

San Ysidro–Puerta México/Ped West–El Chaparral Port of Entry

Infrastructure on both sides of the border at the San Ysidro–Puerta México/Ped West–El Chaparral POE has been under construction since 2010. The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) estimates that the final elements of the modernization and expansion project will be completed in October, 2019.1 Border crossers have been subject to diverse conditions related to the construction activity. At various stages, entry points were temporarily moved, downsized, closed, and reopened. The data reflects some fluctuations for both pedestrian and POV crossings which, in addition to a variety of other macroeconomic factors, may have been influenced by the changing physical environment related to construction activity and new processing capacity.

Table 1 shows the total vehicles (POVs and buses) that crossed northbound through the San Ysidro POE. This POE processed 14.5 million POVs in calendar year 2018. For comparison, this figure is comparable to the California Department of Motor Vehicles’ 2018 estimate of 14.5 million registered automobiles in the counties of San Diego, Imperial, Orange, Riverside, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Ventura combined.2 In essence, the San Ysidro POE processed nearly the same number of POVs as all the registered automobiles in Southern California.

Table 1 San Ysidro Port of Entry – Northbound Vehicle Crossings

Veh

icle

Sta

tist

ics

Year Total Vehicles

(Private Vehicles and Buses) Private Vehicles Buses

Value % Change Value % Change Value % Change 1998 14,582,249 - 14,474,686 - 107,563 - 1999 15,377,586 5.5% 15,269,561 5.5% 108,025 0.4% 2000 15,338,672 -0.3% 15,237,428 -0.2% 101,244 -6.3% 2001 15,104,243 -1.5% 15,001,616 -1.5% 102,627 1.4% 2002 16,538,808 9.5% 16,441,766 9.6% 97,042 -5.4% 2003 17,519,301 5.9% 17,408,481 5.9% 110,820 14.2% 2004 17,730,976 1.2% 17,621,030 1.2% 109,946 -0.8% 2005 17,314,036 -2.4% 17,208,106 -2.3% 105,930 -3.7% 2006 17,235,795 -0.5% 17,135,163 -0.4% 100,632 -5.0% 2007 15,793,988 -8.4% 15,696,262 -8.4% 97,726 -2.9% 2008 13,760,116 -12.9% 13,672,329 -12.9% 87,787 -10.2% 2009 13,427,337 -2.4% 13,354,887 -2.3% 72,450 -17.5% 2010 13,418,912 -0.1% 13,348,364 0.0% 70,548 -2.6% 2011 12,433,956 -7.3% 12,373,011 -7.3% 60,945 -13.6% 2012 11,550,145 -7.1% 11,481,951 -7.2% 68,194 11.9% 2013 11,407,139 -1.2% 11,346,966 -1.2% 60,173 -11.8% 2014 12,003,231 5.2% 11,946,060 5.3% 57,171 -5.0% 2015 14,486,945 20.7% 14,435,252 20.8% 51,693 -9.6% 2016 13,738,182 -5.2% 13,701,967 -5.1% 36,215 -29.9% 2017 13,811,357 0.5% 13,777,990 0.6% 33,367 -7.9% 2018 14,537,364 5.3% 14,505,306 5.3% 32,058 -3.9%

Source: U.S. DOT, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, BTS, Border Crossing/Entry Data, based on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, CBP.

1 gsa.gov/about-us/regions/welcome-to-the-pacific-rim-region-9/land-ports-of-entry/san-ysidro-land-port-of-entry

2 Department of Motor Vehicles Estimated Vehicles Registered by County (2018)

https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/regions/welcome-to-the-pacific-rim-region-9/land-ports-of-entry/san-ysidro-land-port-of-entry

https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/regions/welcome-to-the-pacific-rim-region-9/land-ports-of-entry/san-ysidro-land-port-of-entry

https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/wcm/connect/add5eb07-c676-40b4-98b5-8011b059260a/est_fees_pd_by_county.pdf?MOD=AJPERES

https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/wcm/connect/add5eb07-c676-40b4-98b5-8011b059260a/est_fees_pd_by_county.pdf?MOD=AJPERES

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Table 2 shows the total number of individuals traveling as either as passengers in POVs, as bus passengers, or as pedestrians crossing northbound at San Ysidro. In 2018, there were nearly 34.7 million total individual crossings northbound into San Diego – a 7.8% increase from 2017. Notably, pedestrian crossings last year increased a significant 14% over 2017 and recorded the third-busiest year for pedestrian crossings in the last two decades at this POE.

As southbound border crossing counts are not regularly made publicly available, it is estimated that a similar number of crossings occur southbound into Mexico each year, resulting in an estimated 69.4 million combined northbound and southbound crossings at this POE in 2018. For reference, if this facility were an airport, it would have been the third-busiest airport in the United States in 2018, comparable to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, which accommodated 69.1 million passengers.3

Table 2 San Ysidro Port of Entry – Northbound Individual Crossings

Ind

ivid

ual

Sta

tist

ics

Year

Total Individual Crossings

(Total Passengers and Pedestrians)

Total Passengers (Private Vehicles)

Total Passengers (Buses)

Pedestrians

Value % Change Value %

Change Value %

Change Value %

Change 1998 39,644,307 - 31,844,311 - 890,614 - 6,909,382 - 1999 42,005,306 6.0% 33,593,034 5.5% 854,098 -4.1% 7,558,174 9.4% 2000 39,351,555 -6.3% 31,025,343 -7.6% 783,762 -8.2% 7,542,450 -0.2% 2001 45,336,547 15.2% 33,003,554 6.4% 897,047 14.5% 11,435,946 51.6% 2002 45,274,997 -0.1% 36,171,884 9.6% 1,199,630 33.7% 7,903,483 -30.9% 2003 48,727,602 7.6% 39,180,519 8.3% 1,244,973 3.8% 8,302,110 5.0% 2004 43,872,934 -10.0% 33,382,991 -14.8% 1,032,343 -17.1% 9,457,600 13.9% 2005 41,417,164 -5.6% 32,265,477 -3.3% 995,337 -3.6% 8,156,350 -13.8% 2006 40,740,621 -1.6% 31,868,563 -1.2% 1,060,444 6.5% 7,811,614 -4.2% 2007 37,022,194 -9.1% 28,390,175 -10.9% 875,450 -17.4% 7,756,569 -0.7% 2008 33,310,098 -10.0% 25,319,449 -10.8% 700,787 -20.0% 7,289,862 -6.0% 2009 30,576,138 -8.2% 23,934,882 -5.5% 453,130 -35.3% 6,188,126 -15.1% 2010 30,590,858 0.0% 23,600,605 -1.4% 550,301 21.4% 6,439,952 4.1% 2011 30,444,678 -0.5% 21,522,906 -8.8% 467,381 -15.1% 8,454,391 31.3% 2012 28,662,981 -5.9% 19,944,913 -7.3% 583,589 24.9% 8,134,479 -3.8% 2013 28,136,014 -1.8% 19,887,054 -0.3% 507,750 -13.0% 7,741,210 -4.8% 2014 29,532,518 5.0% 21,116,089 6.2% 491,058 -3.3% 7,925,371 2.4% 2015 33,142,128 12.2% 25,646,073 21.5% 440,033 -10.4% 7,056,022 -11.0% 2016 31,638,430 -4.5% 24,014,192 -6.4% 241,875 -45.0% 7,382,363 4.6% 2017 32,172,213 1.7% 23,831,138 -0.8% 61,822 -74.4% 8,279,253 12.1% 2018 34,671,379 7.8% 25,182,134 5.7% 53,634 -13.2% 9,435,611 14.0%


3 aci.aero/news/2019/03/13/preliminary-world-airport-traffic-rankings-released/

https://aci.aero/news/2019/03/13/preliminary-world-airport-traffic-rankings-released/

https://aci.aero/news/2019/03/13/preliminary-world-airport-traffic-rankings-released/

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Otay Mesa–Mesa de Otay Port of Entry

The Otay Mesa–Mesa de Otay POE also has experienced changes in recent years. The Mexican commercial processing facilities were recently reconfigured and modernized. Customs agencies on both sides of the border have been implementing programs such as the Proyecto de Integración Tecnológica Aduanera, implemented by Mexico’s Aduanas, and the Unified Cargo Processing program to expedite commercial crossings.4,5 GSA also has plans for improvements on the United States side of the POE as part of an effort to reconfigure and modernize the facility to improve commercial and pedestrian flows.6

Table 3 provides the annual volumes of commercial trucks, private vehicles, and buses crossing through the Otay Mesa POE. This facllity continues to be the main gateway for commercial trucks moving across the California–Mexico border as well as the second busiest in terms commercial truck movements along the entire U.S.–Mexico border. In 2018, northbound truck crossings through Otay Mesa totaled 962,577 – its highest level on record and a 24% increase over the same figure a decade prior. The upward trend provides evidence of the growing interconnectedness of businesses in crossborder industries. Discussion on the value of trade moving through this POE is provided later in the report.

In terms of POV crossings this facility saw a decrease of 7.2% from 2017 to 2018. Despite the year-over-year decrease, the 7.7 million POV crossings last year represent a 62% increase over the decade and a 78% increase over a two-decade period.

Table 3 Otay Mesa Port of Entry – Northbound Vehicle Crossings

Veh

icle

Sta

tist

ics

Year

Total Vehicles (Trucks, Private Vehicles

and Buses) Private Vehicles Buses Trucks

Value % Change Value % Change Value % Change Value % Change

1998 4,960,148 - 4,326,786 - 26,978 - 606,384 - 1999 5,172,755 4.3% 4,480,026 3.5% 46,142 71.0% 646,587 6.6% 2000 5,581,371 7.9% 4,845,348 8.2% 47,683 3.3% 688,340 6.5% 2001 4,723,242 -15.4% 3,956,842 -18.3% 57,954 21.5% 708,446 2.9% 2002 4,937,375 4.5% 4,140,610 4.6% 65,474 13.0% 731,291 3.2% 2003 5,682,800 15.1% 4,912,899 18.7% 72,749 11.1% 697,152 -4.7% 2004 6,960,764 22.5% 6,193,568 26.1% 41,032 -43.6% 726,164 4.2% 2005 7,442,450 6.9% 6,672,994 7.7% 39,203 -4.5% 730,253 0.6% 2006 6,456,059 -13.3% 5,661,794 -15.2% 44,793 14.3% 749,472 2.6% 2007 5,402,331 -16.3% 4,616,308 -18.5% 47,258 5.5% 738,765 -1.4% 2008 5,575,413 3.2% 4,750,683 2.9% 47,758 1.1% 776,972 5.2% 2009 4,825,296 -13.5% 4,106,276 -13.6% 34,595 -27.6% 684,425 -11.9% 2010 4,697,271 -2.7% 3,933,036 -4.2% 34,630 0.1% 729,605 6.6% 2011 4,993,236 6.3% 4,213,804 7.1% 34,503 -0.4% 744,929 2.1% 2012 6,162,938 23.4% 5,346,210 26.9% 37,799 9.6% 778,929 4.6% 2013 7,047,331 14.4% 6,235,300 16.6% 42,145 11.5% 769,886 -1.2% 2014 7,761,634 10.1% 6,910,219 10.8% 41,222 -2.2% 810,193 5.2% 2015 7,801,356 0.5% 6,933,472 0.3% 38,303 -7.1% 829,581 2.4% 2016 8,654,477 10.9% 7,722,264 11.4% 32,877 -14.2% 899,336 8.4% 2017 9,270,557 7.1% 8,309,476 7.6% 31,467 -4.3% 929,614 3.4% 2018 8,700,324 -6.2% 7,708,214 -7.2% 29,533 -6.1% 962,577 3.5%


4 omawww.sat.gob.mx/PITA/Paginas/default.htm

5 cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/cbp-announces-unified-cargo-inspection-pilot-program-otay-mesa-cargo 6 gsa.gov/cdnstatic/Otay%20Mesa%20Fact%20Sheet%20April%202018.pdf

http://omawww.sat.gob.mx/PITA/Paginas/default.htm

http://omawww.sat.gob.mx/PITA/Paginas/default.htm

https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/cbp-announces-unified-cargo-inspection-pilot-program-otay-mesa-cargo

https://www.cbp.gov/newsroom/local-media-release/cbp-announces-unified-cargo-inspection-pilot-program-otay-mesa-cargo

https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/Otay%20Mesa%20Fact%20Sheet%20April%202018.pdf

https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/Otay%20Mesa%20Fact%20Sheet%20April%202018.pdf

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Table 4 shows the annual individual crossings through the Otay Mesa POE. Total individual crossings decreased marginally from 2017 to 2018 by 1.5%. Over the last two decades, pedestrian crossings have increased the most notably. The nearly 3.4 million pedestrians in 2018 represent almost double the 2008 figure and more than five times the 1998 figure.

Also noteworthy is that, similar to the trends seen across the region, volumes of bus passenger crossings have been decreasing, reaching a new low in 2018. Various market factors and fluctuations in the local tourism economy have in part contributed to the decline in the number of private bus companies that service the San Diego–Tijuana area.

Table 4 Otay Mesa Port of Entry – Northbound Individual Crossings

Ind

ivid

ual

Sta

tist

ics

Year





Pedestrians

Value % Change Value %

Change Value % Change Value % Change

1998 10,373,371 - 9,518,925 - 235,288 - 619,158 - 1999 10,852,444 4.6% 9,856,055 3.5% 312,342 32.7% 684,047 10.5% 2000 12,154,029 12.0% 10,659,498 8.2% 845,775 170.8% 648,756 -5.2% 2001 9,865,998 -15.6% 8,405,047 -21.1% 457,980 -45.9% 1,002,971 54.6% 2002 11,339,951 14.9% 9,109,341 8.4% 546,493 19.3% 1,684,117 67.9% 2003 12,790,033 12.8% 11,019,106 21.0% 303,756 -44.4% 1,467,171 -12.9% 2004 13,611,857 6.4% 11,840,769 7.5% 251,461 -17.2% 1,519,627 3.6% 2005 14,143,415 3.9% 12,395,605 4.7% 251,614 0.1% 1,496,196 -1.5% 2006 12,541,581 -11.3% 10,843,585 -12.5% 312,862 24.3% 1,385,134 -7.4% 2007 10,364,123 -17.4% 8,656,559 -20.2% 296,637 -5.2% 1,410,927 1.9% 2008 10,454,205 0.9% 8,473,725 -2.1% 240,026 -19.1% 1,740,454 23.4% 2009 10,212,849 -2.3% 8,085,681 -4.6% 147,186 -38.7% 1,979,982 13.8% 2010 9,449,719 -7.5% 7,051,569 -12.8% 147,129 0.0% 2,251,021 13.7% 2011 10,147,742 7.4% 7,502,114 6.4% 167,219 13.7% 2,478,409 10.1% 2012 12,667,065 24.8% 9,297,601 23.9% 163,672 -2.1% 3,205,792 29.3% 2013 14,357,197 13.3% 10,884,910 17.1% 182,509 11.5% 3,289,778 2.6% 2014 15,643,173 9.0% 12,040,318 10.6% 186,898 2.4% 3,415,957 3.8% 2015 15,775,485 0.8% 12,225,410 1.5% 138,590 -25.8% 3,411,485 -0.1% 2016 17,145,186 8.7% 13,583,328 11.1% 57,058 -58.8% 3,504,800 2.7% 2017 17,008,665 -0.8% 13,600,059 0.12% 47,117 -17.4% 3,361,489 -4.1% 2018 16,751,765 -1.5% 13,318,027 -2.1% 42,389 -10.0% 3,391,349 0.9%


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Tecate-Tecate Port of Entry

Table 5 provides the annual vehicle crossing totals through the Tecate POE. Total crossings have rebounded at this facility to levels comparable to peak years in the early 2000s, mainly driven by the increases in POV crossing volumes over the last five consecutive years. Over the past decade, truck crossings have declined by 18%, but have been increasing gradually over the last three years.

With no substantial changes to the overall port capacity and a greater distance to the denser urban areas of Tijuana and San Diego, crossing demand at the Tecate POE has remained generally stable over the last two decades.

Table 5 Tecate Port of Entry – Northbound Vehicle Crossings

Veh

icle

Sta

tist

ics

Year

Total Vehicles (Trucks, Private Vehicles

and Buses) Private Vehicles Buses Trucks

Value % Change Value % Change Value % Change Value % Change

1998 1,051,884 - 1,000,699 - 380 - 50,805 - 1999 1,275,170 21.2% 1,214,949 21.4% 615 61.8% 59,606 17.3% 2000 1,226,957 -3.8% 1,163,471 -4.2% 608 -1.1% 62,878 5.5% 2001 1,205,225 -1.8% 1,143,827 -1.7% 511 -16.0% 60,887 -3.2% 2002 1,263,569 4.8% 1,205,430 5.4% 484 -5.3% 57,655 -5.3% 2003 1,344,206 6.4% 1,284,525 6.6% 318 -34.3% 59,363 3.0% 2004 1,253,159 -6.8% 1,183,222 -7.9% 267 -16.0% 69,670 17.4% 2005 1,098,791 -12.3% 1,028,854 -13.0% 351 31.5% 69,586 -0.1% 2006 1,021,819 -7.0% 948,060 -7.9% 318 -9.4% 73,441 5.5% 2007 950,480 -7.0% 872,943 -7.9% 217 -31.8% 77,320 5.3% 2008 969,192 2.0% 893,308 2.3% 289 33.2% 75,595 -2.2% 2009 898,276 -7.3% 833,040 -6.7% 197 -31.8% 65,039 -14.0% 2010 865,891 -3.6% 810,453 -2.7% 230 16.8% 55,208 -15.1% 2011 876,719 1.3% 824,507 1.7% 282 22.6% 51,930 -5.9% 2012 817,002 -6.8% 773,647 -6.2% 110 -61.0% 43,245 -16.7% 2013 793,414 -2.9% 745,541 -3.6% 111 0.9% 47,762 10.4% 2014 865,016 9.0% 812,540 9.0% 237 113.5% 52,239 9.4% 2015 960,748 11.1% 908,482 11.8% 176 -25.7% 52,090 -0.3% 2016 1,027,556 7.0% 971,193 6.9% 94 -46.6% 56,269 8.0% 2017 1,102,356 7.3% 1,043,225 7.4% 3 -96.8% 59,128 5.1% 2018 1,153,870 4.7% 1,092,092 4.7% 0 -100.0% 61,778 4.5%


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Table 6 shows the annual individual crossings through the Tecate POE. The total annual individual crossings through Tecate have decreased only twice in the last decade (in 2009 and 2010) and have posted eight consecutive years of increase since then – processing 2.9 million in 2018. Pedestrian crossings reached a new record high of 837,643, which represents 28% of this facilities total individual crossings in 2018.

Table 6

Tecate Port of Entry – Northbound Individual Crossings

Ind

ivid

ual

Sta

tist

ics

Year





Pedestrians

Value % Change Value % Change Value % Change Value % Change 1998 3,226,908 - 2,969,038 - 6,642 - 251,228 - 1999 3,302,561 2.3% 3,004,472 1.2% 10,593 59.5% 287,496 14.4% 2000 3,680,416 11.4% 3,380,697 12.5% 11,563 9.2% 288,156 0.2% 2001 2,530,194 -31.3% 2,161,911 -36.1% 9,118 -21.1% 359,165 24.6% 2002 2,806,133 10.9% 2,357,883 9.1% 8,730 -4.3% 439,520 22.4% 2003 3,232,509 15.2% 2,780,878 17.9% 6,707 -23.2% 444,924 1.2% 2004 2,964,291 -8.3% 2,535,024 -8.8% 5,910 -11.9% 423,357 -4.8% 2005 2,534,347 -14.5% 2,056,234 -18.9% 7,067 19.6% 471,046 11.3% 2006 2,386,375 -5.8% 1,829,678 -11.0% 6,713 -5.0% 549,984 16.8% 2007 2,383,017 -0.1% 1,830,661 0.1% 5,066 -24.5% 547,290 -0.5% 2008 2,390,584 0.3% 1,876,615 2.5% 5,933 17.1% 508,036 -7.2% 2009 2,153,310 -9.9% 1,649,796 -12.1% 3,805 -35.9% 499,709 -1.6% 2010 2,051,126 -4.7% 1,538,999 -6.7% 4,187 10.0% 507,940 1.6% 2011 2,100,913 2.4% 1,571,780 2.1% 3,821 -8.7% 525,312 3.4% 2012 2,217,293 5.5% 1,512,828 -3.8% 1,723 -54.9% 702,742 33.8% 2013 2,222,060 0.2% 1,469,451 -2.9% 2,224 29.1% 750,385 6.8% 2014 2,347,794 5.7% 1,598,672 8.8% 5,456 145.3% 743,666 -0.9% 2015 2,389,613 1.8% 1,776,948 11.2% 4,306 -21.1% 608,359 -18.2% 2016 2,584,086 8.1% 1,908,413 7.4% 2,068 -52.0% 673,605 10.7% 2017 2,811,309 8.8% 2,039,817 6.9% 39 -98.1% 771,453 14.5% 2018 2,967,788 5.6% 2,130,145 4.4% 0 -100.0% 837,643 8.6%


Cross Border Xpress

Table 7 shows the annual individual crossings through the CBX facility. In its first three full years of operation, this crossing has seen significant growth as the facility gains more popularity with those seeking convenient access to air travel via TIJ. The growth in the number of users indicates that CBX is becoming a more attractive option for travelers looking to access many inter-Mexico and several international airline routes. To further facilitate access to and from TIJ, CBX also operates shuttles between the facility and various pick-up and drop-off locations throughout San Diego and Los Angeles.7

Table 7 Cross Border Xpress – Individual Crossings

Ind

ivid

ual

St

atis

tics

Year Total Individual Crossings Total Northbound Crossers Total Southbound Crossers

Value % Change Value % Change Value % Change

2016 1,359,455 - 751,565 - 607,890 - 2017 1,922,010 41.4% 1,066,628 41.9% 855,382 40.7% 2018 2,261,536 17.7% 1,249,411 17.1% 1,012,125 18.3%

Note: CBX officially opened in December 2015. The table compares the three full years of operations.

Source: CBX Staff, “RE: Total Crossings in 2018 through CBX” Message to Zach Hernandez, SANDAG (April 3, 2019). Email.

7 crossborderxpress.com/en/services

https://www.crossborderxpress.com/en/services

https://www.crossborderxpress.com/en/services

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1.2 – Annual Trade Value by POE

Overview

The majority of binational trade in the region occurs via commercial trucks that cross the border through the Otay Mesa–Mesa de Otay POE. The Tecate POE, which also processes commercial trucks, accommodated less than 2% of the total value of trade that moved through the region’s land POEs in 2018. The U.S. DOT also reports commercial rail trade figures for the San Ysidro POE, which now operates solely as an export facility.

As noted earlier, operational improvements to make commercial processing more efficient and improvements to existing infrastructure have been identified at the Otay Mesa POE by the GSA.8 Other potential improvements and expansions of commercial processing infrastructure include a possible rehabilitation of the San Diego & Arizona Eastern Railway (promoted primarily by private entities) as well as the SR 11/Otay Mesa East POE project led by Caltrans and SANDAG. The lead agencies on the SR 11/Otay Mesa East POE project have invested about $482 million to date and obtained a new presidential permit from the U.S. Department of State on February 11, 2019, authorizing the agencies to construct a new POE to the east of the existing POE in Otay Mesa.9

Otay Mesa–Mesa de Otay Port of Entry:

The Otay Mesa POE continues to rank third among all U.S–Mexico border crossings in terms of the dollar value of trade moved via commercial trucks and ranked second in total truck crossing volume in 2018. The Laredo–Nuevo Laredo POE in Texas, which operates a system of multiple tolled bridge lanes dedicated to commercial trucks and rail movements, and the El Paso–Ciudad Juárez POE in Texas, which also operates separated bridge structures for commercial trucks, together move more than 58% of all trade via truck through the nation’s southern border.

Otay Mesa is also crucially important for the California economy. Among the California–Mexico border POEs, Otay Mesa remains the busiest commercial border crossing. In 2018, it moved 73% of all trade via truck between California and Mexico. Mexico is the state’s largest export market by a margin of 73% over its second-largest export market – Canada.

Table 8 shows the annual value of trade that moves through the Otay Mesa POE and is presented in nominal figures. 2018 was another record year for the POE, processing over $46.7 billion in total bilateral trade. This represents a 9.2% increase over 2017 and is driven by record years for both exports and imports. This new high represents a 47% increase over the 2008 total trade figure and is more than three times larger than the 1998 figure.

8 gsa.gov/about-us/regions/welcome-to-the-pacific-rim-region-9/land-ports-of-entry/otay-mesa-land-port-of-entry

9 federalregister.gov/documents/2019/02/11/2019-01828/issuance-of-presidential-permit-to-the-general services-

administration-to-construct-operate-and

https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/regions/welcome-to-the-pacific-rim-region-9/land-ports-of-entry/otay-mesa-land-port-of-entry

https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/regions/welcome-to-the-pacific-rim-region-9/land-ports-of-entry/otay-mesa-land-port-of-entry

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/02/11/2019-01828/issuance-of-presidential-permit-to-the-general-services-administration-to-construct-operate-and




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Table 8 Otay Mesa Port of Entry – Trade by Truck

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Exports by Truck Imports by Truck

Value % Change Value % Change Value % Change 1998 $14,645,671,987 - $5,927,772,131 - $8,717,899,856 - 1999 $15,583,562,817 6.4% $6,134,728,067 3.5% $9,448,834,750 8.4% 2000 $18,759,879,210 20.4% $8,110,052,031 32.2% $10,649,827,179 12.7% 2001 $19,384,772,659 3.3% $8,225,985,115 1.4% $11,158,787,544 4.8% 2002 $20,367,624,663 5.1% $8,549,456,838 3.9% $11,818,167,825 5.9% 2003 $19,660,723,948 -3.5% $8,260,389,400 -3.4% $11,400,334,548 -3.5% 2004 $22,171,883,070 12.8% $8,917,456,915 8.0% $13,254,426,155 16.3% 2005 $24,400,618,960 10.1% $9,269,520,520 3.9% $15,131,098,440 14.2% 2006 $28,597,443,478 17.2% $9,937,653,489 7.2% $18,659,789,989 23.3% 2007 $30,696,517,719 7.3% $9,939,099,890 0.0% $20,757,417,829 11.2% 2008 $31,723,564,193 3.3% $10,499,853,431 5.6% $21,223,710,762 2.2% 2009 $28,212,893,515 -11.1% $9,040,450,491 -13.9% $19,172,443,024 -9.7% 2010 $30,745,984,194 9.0% $10,062,454,134 11.3% $20,683,530,060 7.9% 2011 $32,809,817,775 6.7% $11,126,257,314 10.6% $21,683,560,461 4.8% 2012 $34,505,059,942 5.2% $12,081,681,516 8.6% $22,423,378,426 3.4% 2013 $35,749,964,810 3.6% $12,815,561,018 6.1% $22,934,403,792 2.3% 2014 $38,839,226,951 8.6% $13,948,839,299 8.8% $24,890,387,652 8.5% 2015 $42,337,010,215 9.0% $14,209,637,521 1.9% $28,127,372,694 13.0% 2016 $41,776,831,078 -1.3% $14,824,100,596 4.3% $26,952,730,482 -4.2% 2017 $42,761,463,784 2.4% $15,286,452,731 3.1% $27,475,011,053 1.9% 2018 $46,703,191,591 9.2% $17,237,613,258 12.8% $29,465,578,333 7.2%

Note: These figures are nominal and have not been adjusted for inflation.

Source: U.S. DOT, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, BTS, TransBorder Freight Data

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Tecate–Tecate Port of Entry:

The Tecate POE accommodates trade transported by truck, and although there has been commercial rail trade processed at this facility, no rail activity has been reported at this POE since 2008. As shown in Table 9, the total trade via truck has decreased by 31% over the last decade and by 13% from the 1998 figure. Over the last four years, however, trade through Tecate has been increasing – the POE processed $774.7 million in bilateral trade in 2018.

Table 9 Tecate Port of Entry – Trade by Truck

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Exports by Truck Imports by Truck

Value % Change Value % Change Value % Change 1998 $886,485,462 - $413,826,332 - $472,659,130 - 1999 $984,718,335 11.1% $468,007,379 13.1% $516,710,956 9.3% 2000 $920,176,520 -6.6% $432,768,494 -7.5% $487,408,026 -5.7% 2001 $850,093,767 -7.6% $385,793,569 -10.9% $464,300,198 -4.7% 2002 $950,062,252 11.8% $461,317,587 19.6% $488,744,665 5.3% 2003 $897,933,362 -5.5% $410,793,578 -11.0% $487,139,784 -0.3% 2004 $1,003,823,069 11.8% $465,119,844 13.2% $538,703,225 10.6% 2005 $1,152,246,335 14.8% $532,658,355 14.5% $619,587,980 15.0% 2006 $1,191,948,673 3.4% $571,135,015 7.2% $620,813,658 0.2% 2007 $1,194,532,553 0.2% $595,403,763 4.2% $599,128,790 -3.5% 2008 $1,115,736,675 -6.6% $546,484,361 -8.2% $569,252,314 -5.0% 2009 $917,489,394 -17.8% $412,209,272 -24.6% $505,280,122 -11.2% 2010 $942,505,700 2.7% $431,292,772 4.6% $511,212,928 1.2% 2011 $752,430,102 -20.2% $306,458,194 -28.9% $445,971,908 -12.8% 2012 $606,709,871 -19.4% $263,210,526 -14.1% $343,499,345 -23.0% 2013 $673,739,012 11.0% $302,255,076 14.8% $371,483,936 8.1% 2014 $655,943,111 -2.6% $280,428,243 -7.2% $375,514,868 1.1% 2015 $680,247,882 3.7% $270,844,464 -3.4% $409,403,418 9.0% 2016 $701,259,349 3.1% $269,559,080 -0.5% $431,700,269 5.4% 2017 $748,962,080 6.8% $304,315,751 12.9% $444,646,329 3.0% 2018 $774,725,283 3.4% $303,959,631 -0.1% $470,765,652 5.9%



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San Ysidro–Puerta México Port of Entry

The San Ysidro POE currently accommodates trade transported solely by rail after commercial truck operations were transferred to the Otay Mesa POE in 1995. As shown in Table 10, total trade via rail has decreased by nearly 64% from the 2008 total. The peak year for trade by rail at this POE was in 2012, when it processed nearly $264.2 million.

Table 10 San Ysidro Port of Entry – Trade by Rail

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Value % Change Value % Change Value % Change 1998 $43,398,623 - $43,096,821 - $301,802 - 1999 $61,628,528 8.4% $60,450,466 40.3% $1,178,062 290.3% 2000 $65,980,901 7.1% $64,941,077 7.4% $1,039,824 -11.7% 2001 $71,551,437 8.4% $71,335,135 9.8% $216,302 -79.2% 2002 $65,541,805 -8.4% $65,299,988 -8.5% $241,817 11.8% 2003 $68,407,265 4.4% $68,033,554 4.2% $373,711 54.5% 2004 $135,859,906 98.6% $135,705,761 99.5% $154,145 -58.8% 2005 $162,978,657 20.0% $161,339,532 18.9% $1,639,125 963.4% 2006 $175,858,450 7.9% $175,489,616 8.8% $368,834 -77.5% 2007 $217,230,963 23.5% $216,869,666 23.6% $361,297 -2.0% 2008 $249,879,073 15.0% $249,484,628 15.0% $394,445 9.2% 2009 $146,346,117 -41.4% $146,314,768 -41.4% $31,349 -92.1% 2010 $189,099,275 29.2% $189,041,649 29.2% $57,626 83.8% 2011 $161,039,009 -14.8% $161,039,009 -14.8% $0 -100.0% 2012 $264,169,368 64.0% $264,155,868 64.0% $13,500 100% 2013 $200,358,764 -24.2% $200,354,878 -24.2% $3,886 -71.2% 2014 $150,509,445 -24.9% $150,375,217 -24.9% $134,228 3354.1% 2015 $88,337,029 -41.3% $88,337,029 -41.3% $0 -100.0% 2016 $150,644,223 70.5% $150,644,223 70.5% $0 0% 2017 $101,974,861 -32.3% $101,974,861 -32.3% $0 0% 2018 $91,194,158 -10.6% $91,194,158 -10.6% $0 0%



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Section 2: Charted Border Crossing and Trade Data (1998–2018)

2.1 – Annual Vehicle and Individual Crossings Charted by Mode

2.1.1 – Regional Total (All POEs): Vehicle Crossings

Figure 2 Northbound POV Crossings

Figure 3 Northbound POV Crossings: Percent Share by POE

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Figure 4 Northbound Truck Crossings

Figure 5 Northbound Truck Crossings: Percent Share by POE

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2.1.2 – Regional Total (All POEs): Individual Crossings

Figure 6 Northbound POV Passenger Crossings

Figure 7 Northbound POV Passenger Crossings: Percent Share by POE

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Figure 8 Northbound Pedestrian Crossings

Figure 9 Northbound Pedestrian Crossings: Percent Share by POE

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2.1.3 – Vehicles Crossings by POE (Includes POVs and trucks where applicable)

Figure 10 San Ysidro–Puerta México/El Chaparral POE

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Otay Mesa–Mesa de Otay POE (Northbound POV Crossings)

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Figure 13 Otay Mesa–Mesa de Otay POE

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Figure 14 Tecate–Tecate POE

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Figure 19 Otay Mesa–Mesa de Otay POE (Northbound Pedestrian Crossings)


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Figure 21 Cross Border Xpress

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2.2 – Total Trade Value: Exports and Imports by Mode


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State Route 11/Otay Mesa East Port of Entry Update

Overview

The State Route 11/Otay Mesa East Port of Entry (SR 11/OME POE) project offers an historic opportunity to design, build, and finance border infrastructure that will serve as a model for the rest of the nation. The project will feature a four-lane tolled road connecting directly to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection compound for processing both personal and commercial vehicles, a California Highway Patrol commercial vehicle enforcement facility, and a future POE.

Key Considerations

On July 31, 2019, local elected and government officials from the United States and Mexico joined SANDAG and Caltrans to commemorate the start of construction on the final segment of SR 11, an important milestone for the SR 11/OME POE project. With the completion of this final segment, the entire SR 11 highway will be complete, facilitating movement on the local roadway network. The SR 11 construction project is progressing on schedule with minimal impacts to the public. Night closures were scheduled to install falsework for bridge construction and other roadway work. For more information and updates on construction activities, please refer to keepsandiegomoving.com.

In conjunction with this project, an Innovation Analysis Study (Study) is being conducted and includes an updated Traffic and Revenue Analysis; the Study is scheduled for completion by the end of 2019. The Study builds upon previous traffic and revenue studies by developing a preferred size and design for the new POE, including innovations such as interchangeable lanes as well as revenue and cost estimates. The recommendations from the Study will be incorporated into the upcoming Investment Grade Traffic and Revenue Study (IGT&R), which will determine the bonding capacity and financial package for construction of the OME POE. SANDAG and Caltrans will collaborate with federal, state, and local partners in the development of the IGT&R.

Next Steps

The Borders Committee and stakeholders will be briefed on the results of the Innovation Analysis Study in early 2020 and will be regularly advised on progress, emerging challenges, and opportunities on the SR 11/OME POE project.

Jim Linthicum, Chief of Capital Programs and Regional Services

Key Staff Contact: Mario Orso, Caltrans Trade Corridor Director, (619) 688-2561, [email protected]

Fiscal Impact:

Approximately $482 million has been invested in the State Route 11/Otay Mesa East Port of Entry project.


The Otay Mesa East Port of Entry is scheduled to begin construction in 2021/2022.

Action: Information

An update on the State Route 11/Otay Mesa East Port of Entry project will be presented.

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