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The 25% Challenge An Innovative Public-Private Partnership in Detroit / Windsor Gateway

The 25% Challenge An Innovative Public-Private Partnership in Detroit / Windsor Gateway. December 17, 2004 – Secretary Ridge and Deputy Prime Minister McLellan met with bridge, tunnel and ferry operators in Detroit, Michigan

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The 25% Challenge An Innovative Public-Private Partnership in Detroit / Windsor Gateway

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  1. The 25% ChallengeAn Innovative Public-Private Partnership in Detroit / Windsor Gateway

  2. December 17, 2004 – Secretary Ridge and Deputy Prime Minister McLellan met with bridge, tunnel and ferry operators in Detroit, Michigan Goal - decrease congestion across the entire Detroit / Windsor Gateway (including the Blue Water Bridge connecting Port Huron, Michigan / Sarnia, Ontario) A commitment was made to reduce “transit “ times by an additional 25% over the next year at the Detroit / Windsor Gateway 25% Challenge

  3. Objective - leverage resources and leadership of the bridge, tunnel and ferry owners to accomplish this goal. Initiative must not prejudice the Bi-national Environmental Review Process. 25% Challenge

  4. DHS / PCO formed a working group of US and Canadian officials US Department of Homeland Security US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Border Transportation Security Directorate (BTS) Private Sector Office US General Services Administration (GSA) US Federal Highway Administration PCO Canada Border Services Agency Transport Canada Timeline of events

  5. Ambassador Bridge Blue Water Bridge Detroit-Windsor Tunnel Detroit-Windsor Truck Ferry Crossings

  6. February 22, 2005- 25% Challenge group met in Ottawa March 9, 2005 - Al Martinez-Fonts, DHS, and Barbara Hebert, CBSA, briefed bi-national Shared Border Accord Consultative Committee March 11, 2005 – working group conference call – 3 Subgroups were formed April 15, 2005– meeting held in Detroit w / government officials and bridge and tunnel and ferry owners/operators May 17, 2005 – Metrics Forum in Detroit Timeline of events

  7. Metrics Co chaired by Roger Petzold, FHWA, Liz Schmelzinger, DHS-BTS, and Stuart MacPherson, CBSA Infrastructure Co chaired by David Hood, GSA and Claude Béland, CBSA Operations Co chaired by Kevin Weeks, CBP and Pete Diponio, CBSA Sub-working Groups

  8. Infrastructure improvements ITS measures Train truck drivers to be better prepared. Expand FAST & NEXUS participation Some Specific Ideas

  9. Resource implications – staffing, technology, funding Constricted sites on both sides of border Short time frame to implement solutions – Dec 2005 Means to measure success Constraints

  10. Metrics Sub Working Group Members from CBP, DHS / BTS, FHWA, GSA, CBSA, Transport Canada, MTO, MDOT General recognition that work of Operations and Infrastructure groups could not significantly proceed further without decision on metric used to measure achievement of 25% Challenge Initial Metrics Meeting held in Windsor on April 14, 2005 Metrics

  11. Transit Time Discussion paper prepared by CBSA and Transport Canada Identify requirements of a metric for all interested parties to include the government and private sector Articulate requirements and establish criteria to examine new and improved metrics systems Begin dialogue to build a new, dynamic, metric that will fulfill requirements Examine alternatives and develop a way forward Metrics

  12. Transit Time: The period of time taken, using a gross measure that covers a distance starting before any traffic delays relating to congestion or other incidents to the crossing, to a designated spot upon clearing the international border crossing plaza.  Border Wait Time: Defined as the time from the end of the queue to the start of Primary processing. Metrics

  13. Identification of timeframe for measurement – January 2004 through December 2004 (baseline) to be compared to January 2005 through December 2005 Border Wait Times – currently collected by CBSA and CBP Collect data and volumes from bridge/tunnel operators Metrics

  14. Forum held on May 17,2005 in Detroit with crossing operators and representatives of transportation, importer and exporter communities Agreement That Border Wait Times as collected by CBP and CBSA will be utilized to establish benchmark That each crossing operator and stakeholders identify transit zones for crossings with suggestions to measure times accurately within zones That Focus group participants will define key terms for future metrics and measurements Forum to be reconvened in Detroit on June 13, 2005 Metrics

  15. Sub Working groups will coordinate with each other and work with stakeholders to review proposal Next meeting of Working Group will take place in Washington, DC on June 9. Working groups will report on progress made between now and then and present actionable items. 25% Challenge update to be provided to Shared Border Accord Consultative Committee in Toronto on June 15, 2005 Goal is to finish business this summer and implement ideas this fall. Next Steps

  16. 25% Challenge is an ambitious goal that can be met. Focus is on short-term fixes. Must keep these separate from long-term projects. Private sector owners and operators will provide resources as appropriate. Better way of doing business: there is new energy and a much better working relationship. Summary

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