C&M possesses strong expertise in transportation planning, multimodal transportation and freight movement. C&M offers transportation planning services in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California.
The firm posses staff with expert knowledge in the areas of transportation planning; policy analysis; border crossing; transportation performance measures; rail freight forecasting; trucking; border crossing; public and stakeholder outreach; alternatives analysis and program implementation.
C&M’s transportation planning experience includes important studies for the Mexican Communication and Transportation Ministry as well as for Mexico’s National Railroad System. Through this experience, C&M has become thoroughly knowledgeable about current freight flows and major truck and rail corridors in Mexico. No other firm can match C&M’s transportation planning and analysis experiences in Mexico.
Integration of traffic flows between Mexico and the United States. Analysis of North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and non-NAFTA traffic flows (i.e. Asian imports) and their integration to the United States East-West flows.
Analysis of Mexican port alternatives for Asian commerce flows. Congestion at United States’ west coast ports has fueled interest in the development of alternatives along the pacific from Vancouver, Canada to Lazaro Cardenas, Mexico. C&M’s talent pool includes consultants that have been at the forefront of Mexico’s port planning efforts.
Projection of NAFTA and CAFTA traffic flows. Commerce along the United States – Mexico border has resulted in economic, legal and development opportunities and challenges for both countries. With its presence in the United States, Mexico and Central America and its experience in travel demand forecasting in the region positions C&M well to address regional forecasting needs.
Understanding of Maquiladora traffic. The development of corridors between the United States and Mexico are both a response to and a motor for the dynamic maquiladora landscape along the border and in the Mexican heartland. C&M’s experience in the analysis of how traffic flows are influenced by economic factors, including maquiladoras, can be an important asset to any border planning efforts.
Evaluation of Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects. C&M’s experience with Mexican PPP projects on behalf of the Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT) or private developers includes the definition of tender documents and the overall PPP economic and legal framework, assistance in the development or evaluation of bids and the development of traffic and revenue forecast to serve as a basis for financing.