Click here to return to the list of BPRI publications and focus areas.
Publications from 2024
The 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup Games: Implications for cross-border travel in Cascadia, Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University
Publications from 2023
Jay Treaty and Indigenous Student Mobility Across the Canada-U.S. Border: A Focus on the Cascadia Region, Michael O'Shea
Learning from the Past: Governing Transboundary Nooksack River Flooding, Regina Jefferies and Kit Hager
Publications from 2022
Is there a Future for ArriveCAN at the Land Border?, Andrzej Jakubowski and Laurie D. Trautman
The Impact of Cross-Border Environmental Media and Advocacy at the Skagit River Headwaters, Derek Moscato
The Impact of COVID-19 Test Requirements on Cross-Border Travel: A Case Study of Blaine, WA, Laurie D. Trautman
Publications from 2021
Emerging from the Pandemic: Understanding the Canada-US land border requirements, Border Policy Research Institute, Western Washington University
News Narratives and Civic Communication During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Cross-Border Case of Point Roberts, Derek Moscato
Publications from 2020
A Border Policy Framework for Safe Travel Between Canada and the U.S., Border Policy Research Institute, Western Washington University
COVID-19 and the US-Canada Border Report 3: Impacts on the Tourism Industry in Whatcom County, Border Policy Research Institute, Western Washington University
COVID-19 and the US-Canada Border Report 2: Canadians and Taxable Retail Sales within Whatcom County, Border Policy Research Institute, Western Washington University
COVID-19 and the US-Canada Border Report 1: COVID-19 and the US-Canada Border: Retail Shopping Destinations for Canadians in Whatcom County, Border Policy Research Institute, Western Washington University
The Changing Landscape of Border Crossing Documents, Border Policy Research Institute, Western Washington University
Publications from 2019
The Cascadia Innovation Corridor: Advancing a Cross-Border Economy, Laurie Trautman, Francesco Cappellano, and Border Policy Research Institute
The Effect of the Canada-U.S. Border on the Vancouver, BC, and Seattle, WA, Music Network, Nabil Kamel, Lindsey Nordby, Henry Haro, and Claire Swearingen
Passenger Flows through the Cascade Gateway: Changes from 2013 to 2018, Border Policy Research Institute
Publications from 2018
Regional Cross-Border Collaboration Between the U.S. & Canada, Border Policy Research Institute
Canadian and U.S. Efforts to Combat Human Trafficking, Border Policy Research Institute
Cannabis in Cascadia: Impacts of Legalization in the Region, Border Policy Research Institute
Publications from 2017
Canada—U.S. Trade and Travel Patterns in the Post-Recession Period, Border Policy Research Institute
Changes in Canadian Shopping Visits to Northwest Washington, 2013-2016, Border Policy Research Institute
Modernizing the Columbia River Treaty, Border Policy Research Institute
Publications from 2016
Exchange Rates, Border Crossings, and Retail Sales in the Cascade Gateway, Border Policy Research Institute
Land-Based Freight Flows Between the US and its NAFTA Neighbors, Border Policy Research Institute
Passenger Preclearance in the Pacific Northwest, Border Policy Research Institute
Publications from 2015
Exchange Rates and Border Crossings in the Cascade Gateway, Border Policy Research Institute
Improving the Process of Adjudicating TN Status, Border Policy Research Institute
Monetizing Some Benefits of Participation in NEXUS, Christopher Dingman and Daniel Edgel
The Pacific Northwest as an Emerging Arctic Region, Heather Exner-Pirot and Joel Plouffe
Publications from 2014
Implications of Trade Trends Upon Canada-US Border Infrastructure, Border Policy Research Institute
Pilot Project: Using RFID to Reduce Border Queues, David L. (David Lindsay) Davidson
The Columbia River Treaty Review: A Synopsis, David L. (David Lindsay) Davidson and Jaymes McClain
Comparing US and Canadian Foreign Worker Policies, Laurie Trautman
Publications from 2013
Canadians Shopping in Northwest Washington, Border Policy Research Institute
The Pre-Inspection Pilot Test at Blaine: Field Data, Border Policy Research Institute
The Wait-Time System at the Cascade Gateway, Border Policy Research Institute
Washington Connecting to Canada: Flow of Goods, David L. (David Lindsay) Davidson and Ian Faulds
Publications from 2012
Federal Initiatives Can Be at Odds with Regional Ones, Border Policy Research Institute
Is RFID the Answer to Resurgent Border Traffic?, Border Policy Research Institute
Metrics of Policy Effects at the Canada-US Border: The National Export Initiative and the Effort to 'Green the Border', David L. (David Lindsay) Davidson, Ian Faulds, and Stephanie Messa
US Dependence Upon Canadian Fossil Fuels, David L. (David Lindsay) Davidson and Austin Rose
Publications from 2011
Scholars' Views on Improving Border Policy, Donald K. Alper
Advancing Program Symmetry for US-Canada Investment in Cross-Border Transportation, Hugh Conroy
Testing a Reconfiguration of FAST at the Blaine POE, David L. (David Lindsay) Davidson
Cross-Border Freight Flows at the Two Land Borders, David L. (David Lindsay) Davidson and Austin Rose
Publications from 2010
How DHS Might Address the Mission of Trade Facilitation, Border Policy Research Institute
WHTI, the Recession, and Cross-Border Travel, Border Policy Research Institute
Atlas of the Land Entry Ports on the Canada-US Border, David L. (David Lindsay) Davidson, Bryant Hammond, and Kathlleen Mintz
Atlas of Land Entry Ports on the US-Mexico Border, Austin Rose and David L. (David Lindsay) Davidson
Publications from 2009
Issues with Efficacy of FAST at the Cascade Gateway, Border Policy Research Institute
Special Report: Trade and Travel Patterns at the Canada-US Border: Policy Implications, Border Policy Research Institute
The Year-over-Year Decline in Southbound Freight at the Canada-US Border, Border Policy Research Institute
Additional Powers of Search and Seizure at and near the Border, David L. (David Lindsay) Davidson and Gina Kim
Publications from 2008
Adapting the Border to Regional Realities: Observations on Exports at Buffalo and Blaine, Border Policy Research Institute
A New Annex to the Canada-US Air Quality Agreement, Border Policy Research Institute
The Economic Impact of WHTI in Washington State (Revisited), Border Policy Research Institute
Initiating an Investigation of the Border's Performance, David L. (David Lindsay) Davidson, Stacia Dreyer, and Bryant Hammond
Cross-Border Travel Through the Cascade Gateway, David L. (David Lindsay) Davidson, Justin Kaiser, and Riley Jones
An Atlas of Land Entry Ports on the Canada-US Border, Riley Jones and David L. (David Lindsay) Davidson
Publications from 2007
Canada-US Information Sharing and the Case of Maher Arar, Bidisha Biswas
Border-Crossing Documentation, Border Policy Research Institute
Diversity of the Ports-of-Entry Along the 49th Parallel, Border Policy Research Institute
Management of the Shared Lower Fraser Valley Airshed, Border Policy Research Institute
Sustainability and the Border, Border Policy Research Institute
Local Stakeholders Governing Water Across the 49th Parallel, Emma S. Norman and Karen J. Bakker
Publications from 2006
2010 Olympics Spillover into Washington, Border Policy Research Institute
Canadian Natural Gas & Washington State, Border Policy Research Institute
Governance of Canadian and American Ports, Border Policy Research Institute
Immigration Near the Washington-BC Border, Border Policy Research Institute
Overview of the Perimeter Clearance Paradigm, Border Policy Research Institute
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, Border Policy Research Institute