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bajachris
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Travel across the boarder should be getting easier
http://www.gsa.gov/portal/category/105703
Found this article about the border crossing heading north increasing to 62 lanes by 2018.
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elgatoloco
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From the Fact Sheet:
"Once all three phases are complete, the new port will boast 62 northbound vehicle primary inspection booths, one dedicated bus lane and inspection
booth spread over 34 lanes"
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Booths are 'double stacked in 31 lanes = 62 booths. 
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woody with a view
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theory is just a guess..... let's hope it stays miserable so that the masses won't descend on your point breaks until 2039..... SAVVY?
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tjsue
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It won't matter. The more lanes that are open, the more people will cross, so it'll just stay the same.
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dasubergeek
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That assumes that the 5 will be rerouted to Virginia Street. Don't see funding for that yet.
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Why would anyone want to go North?
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"Facts" from the linked article show how the government works so hard to make a palatable press release;
"To accommodate that growth and to better meet the changing needs of the tenant agencies and the traveling public" And with most of the new
lanes finished but not manned, the car traffic has decreased from many hours to only a few hour idling to reach a new and improved booth. The "tenant
agencies"? Yes, those would be the CBP. Yes, period.
"In designing the new San Ysidro LPOE, GSA is committed to build the “Port of the Future”." Yes, port of the future. I guess they will start
building that one when the current construction is finished that will easily accommodate the traffic we had in the 1990's.
"With the innovative applications of energy production projects, as well as sustainable energy and water-saving features, the San Ysidro LPOE aspires
to receive the LEED® Platinum certification and Net Zero energy status. "Yes, Zero energy status" This is evident when you arrive at a
booth and the officer is sitting on a stool and doesn't waste energy by greeting you.
"Energy and Sustainability Goals
Energy Solar photovoltaic system
Solar thermal hot water system
Geothermal heat exchange system
Water Ultra-low flow fixtures
Rainwater retention and reuse system
Onsite waste water treatment system
Xeriscape landscaping (drought tolerant plants)"
Yes, because the CBP patrol strives to keep many people in hot water, even those who carry 6 crumpled aluminum cans in his car. And the hundreds of
thousands of dollars spent on the "Xeriscape" because the port is so lush, and tropical when you water down some concrete. The "ultra low-flow
fixtures work great because they are not accessible to the public who just spent 1 to 8 hours in their car to get to the port.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajalearner
"Facts" from the linked article show how the government works so hard to make a palatable press release;
"To accommodate that growth and to better meet the changing needs of the tenant agencies and the traveling public" And with most of the new
lanes finished but not manned, the car traffic has decreased from many hours to only a few hour idling to reach a new and improved booth. The "tenant
agencies"? Yes, those would be the CBP. Yes, period.
"In designing the new San Ysidro LPOE, GSA is committed to build the “Port of the Future”." Yes, port of the future. I guess they will start
building that one when the current construction is finished that will easily accommodate the traffic we had in the 1990's.
"With the innovative applications of energy production projects, as well as sustainable energy and water-saving features, the San Ysidro LPOE aspires
to receive the LEED® Platinum certification and Net Zero energy status. "Yes, Zero energy status" This is evident when you arrive at a
booth and the officer is sitting on a stool and doesn't waste energy by greeting you.
"Energy and Sustainability Goals
Energy Solar photovoltaic system
Solar thermal hot water system
Geothermal heat exchange system
Water Ultra-low flow fixtures
Rainwater retention and reuse system
Onsite waste water treatment system
Xeriscape landscaping (drought tolerant plants)"
Yes, because the CBP patrol strives to keep many people in hot water, even those who carry 6 crumpled aluminum cans in his car. And the hundreds of
thousands of dollars spent on the "Xeriscape" because the port is so lush, and tropical when you water down some concrete. The "ultra low-flow
fixtures work great because they are not accessible to the public who just spent 1 to 8 hours in their car to get to the port.
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I hope they spend as much effort on manning all the booths that they do installing low-flow fixtures. Won't matter how many booths they have if
they aren't all open, which seems to often be the case.
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mtgoat666
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the capital improvement budget is different from the operations (labor) budget.
just because they built inspection booths does not mean they have budget to staff booths with inspectors. come on, we are talking about govt here!
you expect too much from them!
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by chuckie
Why would anyone want to go North? |
To do the work Americans don't want to do. 
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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chuckie
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Oh yeah, that....
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This is, and always has been a corporate welfare program stemming from the 9/11 thing.
Since they clamped down on the border, can anyone cite any sort of major find? Obviously, Osama Bin Laden was not found in a tourists trunk. Illegal
crossings happen elsewhere. And if anyone thinks it is wise to build a huge fortified fence along the entire border, they are only contributing to the
disgrace we will face in the international community.
Expanding the crossing is a make work project. Work for the contractors and work for new hires.
Finally, it seems to happen on this forum way too often. A boarder is someone who pays you for a room. A border is a demarcation between nations.
Geez.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Since they clamped down on the border, can anyone cite any sort of major find? |
It's all smoke'n mirrors to show the world, including US citizens, that we take our border seriously when twenty miles east, you could drive a column
of tanks across and no one would know...or care.
"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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I wonder if the contractors are hiring illegal Mexicans to do the heavy lifting.
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Bajahowodd
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Since they clamped down on the border, can anyone cite any sort of major find? |
It's all smoke'n mirrors to show the world, including US citizens, that we take our border seriously when twenty miles east, you could drive a column
of tanks across and no one would know...or care. |
The sad fact, and I really mean sad fact, is that our border with Mexico is between two friendly nations. Outside of a few historic war zones, such as
in Korea. and some of the current Middle East borders, our border fortification stands alone. It's an atrocity.
It's especially galling since many major corporations profit from the labor of the illegals, yet they are not willing to support immigration reform.
They are OK with poor folks risking their lives to come here, so they can profit from them. A shame.
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Proposed fortified US/ Canadian LPOE of the future
..same as for the last 200 years.
Bob Durrell
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Bajahowodd
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Exactly! But they speak English!
There are a ton of illegals from Canada, just because they look like Americans and speak English.
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SFandH
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Exactly! But they speak English!
There are a ton of illegals from Canada, just because they look like Americans and speak English. |
I have a good old friend that's Canadian. During the 70s he was on vacation in Florida from his Toronto, Ontario home, walked into a social security
office and somehow got a number. He moved to San Diego the next year and has been here ever since.
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durrelllrobert
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| Quote: | Originally posted by SFandH
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Exactly! But they speak English!
There are a ton of illegals from Canada, just because they look like Americans and speak English. |
I have a good old friend that's Canadian. During the 70s he was on vacation in Florida from his Toronto, Ontario home, walked into a social security
office and somehow got a number. He moved to San Diego the next year and has been here ever since. |
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nowadays it's even much harder for a Canadian to get a US Resident card than it is for a Mexican because of different quotas for every foreign
country. For my Canadian wife it took over 2 years and 2 trips to Juarez for interviews
Bob Durrell
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| Quote: | Originally posted by durrelllrobert
But nowadays it's even much harder for a Canadian to get a US Resident card than it is for a Mexican because of different quotas for every foreign
country. For my Canadian wife it took over 2 years and 2 trips to Juarez for interviews |
Think that's tough? I know a lot of Mexicans who have been in the system over ten years and still waiting to get their residency. We tell them to get
in line and get into the country legally like the rest but the reality is the system is a complete mess. Whatever your idea on immigration, the system
needs a major and complete reform...
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