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UTB-CBIRD Report: “At The Crossroads” Economic Development 119 Given the importance of the transportation industry to Cameron County’s economy, the transportation infrastructure of highways and bridges is crucial to economic success. Traffic flow becomes indicative of economic success, and increased congestion reflects more than a matter of inconvenience: It epitomizes decreased trade and a loss of income to the region. As the border becomes more transparent and as congestions inefficiencies are eliminated or scaled back, Cameron County/Matamoros will lose workforce advantages that it gains from current international border inefficiencies. As more goods become pre-cleared and do not need to be off-loaded at border checkpoints and as trucks are able to pass freely between Mexico and the United States, there will be no need to operate storage and related facilities in the border region, particularly not in any but the main trade gateways such as Laredo. Currently, Laredo receives the majority of border traffic to the extent that its congestion has provided overflow traffic to Cameron County and other locations along the border. As Laredo’s cross-border transportation inefficiencies are lessened, its shorter route will once again gain traffic. This can be expected to lower traffic (and thereby business) at other border crossings such as the ones located in Cameron County. The extension of Interstate 69 through Cameron County brings the region a “window” of opportunity. The Port of Brownsville International Commercial Bridge and highway extension will also provide a number of benefits: ⇒ Allow the direct flow of goods between the Port and Mexico ⇒ Allow more efficient flow of vehicle traffic on existing Cameron County international bridges and streets ⇒ Enhance industrial competitiveness and development of the region ⇒ Generate additional jobs Creating a Binational Transportation and Logistic Research Center (BTLRC) This report advocates the creation of a Binational Transportation and Logistics Research Center (BTLRC) in Cameron County designed to capitalize on existing transportation and logistic infrastructure challenges and opportunities. The BTLRC would promote global, ethical, seamless intermodal transportation and logistics systems through educational programs, research projects, and outreach activities and serve as a “think and do tank” in partnership with industry, professional services, government, and the community. BTLRC programs could be designed to provide educational, employment, and business opportunities in a wide range of areas including: ⇒ 2+2 transportation and logistics programs ⇒ Port of entry security technologies, procurements, and management ⇒ Customs laws, trade regulations, international transactions and negotiations ⇒ Intelligent transportation procurement, operations, and management ⇒ Transportation marketing and advertising ⇒ Shipping and warehousing logistics and management ⇒ Data systems integration and management ⇒ Cargo surveillance systems ⇒ Automated commercial systems ⇒ Supply chain management ⇒ Public/private partnerships One Region -- One Future There would seem to be no better place than Cameron County, to locate a research center for transportation and logistics… no better place to research home security measures. The fact that this would also drop a needed economic keystone into a struggling region would seem to add further weight to this choice. What better place could there be – for the region, and for the benefit of the nation?
UTB-CBIRD Report: “At The Crossroads” Economic Development 120 The development of a Binational Transportation and Logistics Research Center would provide a huge advantage against other border regions including Laredo… Laredo is extremely strong because the customs brokers, the chamber of commerce, and the municipalities work together as one, on both sides of the border. That is something we do not have here in the Cameron County/Matamoros region. The region has to develop binational public and private sector committees to create strategic alliances with strong leadership. The way to attract more customers is to improve time and cost. Manuel Gomez, President National Trucking Companies Association (CANACAR) in Mexico Cameron County’s transportation infrastructure allows for intermodal connectivity to a “five modal transportation network” linking truck, rail, air, ship, and barge. Taken together the regions’ geography, alternative international ports of entry, established transportation infrastructure, and available intermodal connectivity create a unique multidimensional experiential “living laboratory” in which to observe the functionality of an international transportation and logistic operations system. Figure 5.15. Binational Transportation and Logistics Research Center (BTLRC) Business Development Binational Transportation & Logistics Research Center Magnet for Talent Government Support Global Opportunities Research & Education Knowledge Sharing Source: IC² Institute BTLRC programs would help establish the Cameron County/Matamoros region as a leader in logistics and distribution industry research and development, technical training, and management. BTLRC would increase workforce skills, improve employment opportunities, and promote business development through multilateral public and private sector partnerships that would provide regional economic competitive advantages in the global marketplace, Figure 5.15. The BTLRC could be a model for developing, implementing, and testing the knowledge infrastructures in the transportation industry to enhance business productivity as it facilitates the exchange of knowledge, opportunities and talent among businesses, universities, and other public and private institutions regionally, nationally, and globally. Una Region -- Un Futuro
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Duca, John V. and Mine K. Yucel.
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Rylander, Carol Keeton. Texas Regio
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