TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 7 1.1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................8 1.2 COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT .........................................................................................................9 1.3 EXISTING CONDITIONS ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT .................................................................................... 11 1.4 PLANNED IMPROVEMENTS AND FUTURE CONDITIONS ................................................................................... 12 1.5 TRAVEL BEHAVIOR SURVEY RESULTS .............................................................................................................. 12 1.6 RECOMMENDED PROJECTS AND POLICIES ....................................................................................................... 13 1.7 FUNDING AND IMPLEMENTATION OPPORTUNITIES ........................................................................................ 14 1.8 NEXT STEPS ..................................................................................................................................................... 14 1.9 CONDENSED PROJECT LIST ............................................................................................................................. 15 2.0 INTRODUCTION 42 2.1 DESCRIPTION OF BORDER FUNCTION ............................................................................................................. 43 2.2 DEMOGRAPHIC DATA ...................................................................................................................................... 47 2.3 CROSSING AND WAIT TIME SUMMARIES ......................................................................................................... 49 2.4 ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH, AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF BORDER ACCESS ................................................ 50 3.0 COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT 53 3.1 PROJECT KICKOFF ............................................................................................................................................ 54 3.2 OUTREACH EVENTS ......................................................................................................................................... 55 3.3 FINDINGS .......................................................................................................................................................... 56 4.0 EXISTING CONDITIONS ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENTS 58 4.1 ANALYSIS METHODOLOGY .............................................................................................................................. 58 4.2 EXISTING CONDITIONS ASSESSMENT ............................................................................................................. 62 5.0 PLANNED IMPROVEMENTS AND FUTURE CONDITIONS 88 5.1 SAN YSIDRO/PUERTA MÉXICO-EL CHAPARRAL .............................................................................................. 89 5.2 OTAY MESA/MESA DE OTAY ............................................................................................................................ 95 5.3 TECATE/TECATE .............................................................................................................................................. 99 5.4 CALEXICO WEST/MEXICALI I ........................................................................................................................ 100 5.5 CALEXICO EAST/MEXICALI II ........................................................................................................................ 104 5.6 ANDRADE/LOS ALGODONES .......................................................................................................................... 105 5.7 NEW POES AND CROSS-BORDER FACILITY .................................................................................................. 106 TABLE OF CONTENTS | i 6.0 TRAVEL BEHAVIOR SURVEY RESULTS 108 6.1 EXISTING STUDIES ......................................................................................................................................... 108 6.2 TRANSPORTATION MODE .............................................................................................................................. 109 6.3 TRIP FREQUENCY ........................................................................................................................................... 111 6.4 TRIP PURPOSE ................................................................................................................................................ 112 7.0 RECOMMENDED PROJECTS AND POLICIES 114 7.1 SAN YSIDRO/PUERTA MÉXICO-EL CHAPARRAL ............................................................................................ 116 7.2 OTAY MESA/MESA DE OTAY .......................................................................................................................... 122 7.3 TECATE/TECATE ............................................................................................................................................ 128 7.4 CALEXICO WEST/MEXICALI I ........................................................................................................................ 133 7.5 CALEXICO EAST/MEXICALI II ........................................................................................................................ 139 7.6 ANDRADE/LOS ALGODONES .......................................................................................................................... 144 7.7 POLICIES ......................................................................................................................................................... 148 8.0 FUNDING AND IMPLEMENTATION OPPORTUNITIES 149 8.2 FEDERAL FUNDING PROGRAMS – U.S. ........................................................................................................... 150 8.3 FEDERAL FUNDING PROGRAMS – MEXICO .................................................................................................... 154 8.4 STATE FUNDING PROGRAMS – U.S................................................................................................................ 157 8.5 LOCAL FUNDING PROGRAMS – U.S. .............................................................................................................. 161 8.6 PRIVATE INVESTMENTS – BINATIONAL.......................................................................................................... 162 8.7 TRIBAL FUNDING PROGRAMS ........................................................................................................................ 163 9.0 NEXT STEPS 164 9.1 VISION AND STRATEGY .................................................................................................................................. 164 9.2 PROJECT PRIORITIZATION ............................................................................................................................. 165 9.3 CONCLUDING THE STUDY ............................................................................................................................. 165 TABLE OF CONTENTS | ii FIGURES FIGURE 1.1 SAN YSIDRO/PUERTA MÉXICO-EL CHAPARRAL PEDESTRIAN, TRANSIT, AND VEHICLE PROJECTS ....................... 18 FIGURE 1.2 SAN YSIDRO/PUERTA MÉXICO-EL CHAPARRAL BICYCLE PROJECTS ................................................................................... 19 FIGURE 1.3 OTAY MESA/MESA DE OTAY PEDESTRIAN, TRANSIT, AND VEHICLE PROJECTS ............................................................. 23 FIGURE 1.4 OTAY MESA/MESA DE OTAY BICYCLE PROJECTS ......................................................................................................................... 24 FIGURE 1.5 TECATE/TECATE PEDESTRIAN, TRANSIT, AND VEHICLE PROJECTS ..................................................................................... 27 FIGURE 1.6 TECATE/TECATE BICYCLE PROJECTS ................................................................................................................................................. 28 FIGURE 1.7 CALEXICO WEST/MEXICALI I PEDESTRIAN, TRANSIT, AND VEHICLE PROJECTS............................................................ 31 FIGURE 1.8 CALEXICO WEST/MEXICALI I BICYCLE PROJECTS ........................................................................................................................ 32 FIGURE 1.9 CALEXICO EAST/MEXICALI II PEDESTRIAN, TRANSIT, AND VEHICLE PROJECTS ............................................................ 35 FIGURE 1.10 CALEXICO EAST/MEXICALI II BICYCLE PROJECTS ...................................................................................................................... 36 FIGURE 1.11 ANDRADE/LOS ALGODONES PEDESTRIAN, TRANSIT, AND VEHICLE PROJECTS ........................................................ 39 FIGURE 1.12 ANDRADE/LOS ALGODONES BICYCLE PROJECTS ..................................................................................................................... 40 FIGURE 2.1 CALIFORNIA/BAJA CALIFORNIA PORTS OF ENTRY ..................................................................................................................... 43 FIGURE 4.1 SAN YSIDRO/PUERTA MÉXICO-EL CHAPARRAL POE REGIONAL MAP ................................................................................ 63 FIGURE 4.2 SAN YSIDRO/PUERTA MÉXICO-EL CHAPARRAL POE MAP .......................................................................................................