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Transportation Affirmatives

Transportation Affirmatives. Getting the Most Out of Camp 2.0. Ask questions We don’t judge Others likely have the same question Questions help us do a better job teaching you Questions from the practice round… ?. Active Transportation. Expand existing project grants

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Transportation Affirmatives

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  1. Transportation Affirmatives

  2. Getting the Most Out of Camp 2.0 • Ask questions • We don’t judge • Others likely have the same question • Questions help us do a better job teaching you • Questions from the practice round… ?

  3. Active Transportation • Expand existing project grants • Recreational Trails program • Safe Routes to School • Surface transportation enhancements • Bike integration into transit • Sidewalks • Advantages • Economy • Health • Oil/environment

  4. Air Transportation Mechs • Air traffic control/NextGen • Terminal/field expansion • Major air hubs • Rural areas • Security • Cargo • Passenger

  5. Air Transportation Advs • Aerospace industry • Air pollution & climate • Economy • Competitiveness • Direct employment • Security • Leadership • Terrorism

  6. Freight Transportation Mechs • NAFTA Superhighway!!!!! • Rail • Project funding • Tax credits • Security(toxic trains) • Trucks—see highway affs

  7. Freight Transportation Advs • Economy • Competitiveness • Congestion • Industry-specific arguments • Nuclear waste • Oil/Environment

  8. Mass Transit Mechs • BRT • Buses instead of LRT • Capacity expansion • Federal funding of operations • Lower local/state matching fund requirements • Passenger rail • Vanilla (slow speed) • High-speed rail • Reform federal funding priorities (transit>highways)

  9. Mass Transit Advs • Economy • Equity • Oil/Environment

  10. Highways/Cars Mechs • Alt fuels infrastructure • Hydrogen cars • PHEVs: public, home charging infrastructure • Congestion pricing • Road expansion • Major highways • Rural areas

  11. Highways/Cars Advs • Economy • Oil/Environment

  12. Pipelines/Energy Transport • Natural gas pipelines (Keystone XL) • Oil pipelines • Energy by ship—oil tankers, LNG vessels

  13. Water Transportation Mechs • Coast Guard training • Container inspections • Dredging/HMT allocations • Port capital expansion funding [big ships] • Port inspections • Vessel monitoring

  14. Water Transportation Advs • Economy • Competitiveness • Direct employment • Ties to specific industries • Security • Trade

  15. Space Affirmatives • Launch facilities • Space elevator

  16. Other Affirmatives • Differently abled transit • Military Affirmatives • Alternative vehicles • Military airfieldmanagement • National Infrastructure Bank • Native lands • Rural transit

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