REDEVELOPMENT OF THE PEACE BRIDGE PLAZA AND BORDER CROSSING AT FORT ERIE, CANADA

This paper outlines the design and construction of improvements to the Peace Bridge Border Crossing at Fort Erie, Ontario. The paper briefly describes the evolution of the Border Crossing from its inception in 1927 to the present, and describes the various components of the Border Crossing, their relationship to each other and how the design of the Plaza is affected by the operation of these components. The paper outlines the concept of Shared Border Management and how this concept will affect the design of Border Crossings in the future.