As trade and travel increase, questions about how they affect the U.S. transportation system have become prominent (e.g., are facilities at land border crossings, seaports, airports, and intermodal terminals and connectors able to meet passenger and freight demand). Like other transportation demands, increased trade and travel can affect competition for network space, scheduling, capacity needs, congestion, safety and security, and the environment. Increases in trucks and personal-use vehicles crossing the borders and changes in modal shares could result in bottlenecks at the dominant border crossing points and operational inefficiencies in the movement of people and freight. In addition, heightened security requirements will also affect the flow of goods and people across U.S. borders. This report examines recent trends in U.S. international trade and passenger travel with Canada and Mexico. It also reviews modal shares of NAFTA-partner trade and travel, examines the geography of the trade and travel flows, and identifies key influencing factors.
North American Trade and Travel Trends
2001
42 pages
Report
No indication
English
International Commerce, Marketing, & Economics , Transportation , International trade , Travel , North America , United States , Mexico , Canada , Economic growth , Transportation systems , Commerce , Intermodal transportation systems , Commodities , Border crossings , Traffic flow , Traffic congestion , Trends , Populations , Gross domestic product , North American Free Trade Agreement(NAFTA)
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