October 21, 2014

Ontario Ministry of TransportationRob Tardif

Ontario Update on Border Traffic for FHWA Planning Initiative

TBWG - Trade and Traffic Data Session

FHWA partnership with Ontario to develop passenger and commercial vehicle O-D databases to support infrastructure planning

Ontario Ministry of Transportation products under development (2013 to 2015):

Commercial and Passenger intercept surveys at Ontario’s 14 border crossings with NY, MI, MN

Document time series travel trends (2000, 2006, 2013/2015)

Prepare “User Guide” to effectively maximize OD survey results

Prepare “How To Guide” to replicate best practices for U.S. deployment of OD survey

Provide case studies to demonstrate the range of analysis potential and support model development

Project Scope

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Commercial Vehicle Survey Workshop Spring 2015, location TBD Additional workshop dates and locations TBD

Model Development, base year OD Trip Tables & Traffic Assignment

Undertake final round of passenger vehicle surveys in Summer 2015 New York/Ontario St. Lawrence (3 crossings)

Massena, Ogdensburg, Alexandria Bay Michigan/Ontario (Detroit and Port Huron, 3 crossings) Integrate with border surveys conducted in Niagara and Northern

Ontario

Passenger Survey Workshops, Spring 2016

Next Steps

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2011

2012/13

2015

2015

Border Passenger Surveys

• Completed 42,000 passenger vehicle intercept surveys from 8 crossings

• In 2014, anticipate 30,000 from 6 crossings

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