Policy Debate - Transportation Infrastructure

Roadmap. Inherency/ Solvency, Advantage 1, T 1st off I'll go over the cost of this system. Inherency/ Solvency ___a__RFID system costs $12 billion. RFID Journal 12 (RFID journal.com, written March 3rd, 2012, http://www.rfidjournal.com..., accessed September 13, 2012, AL) The cost of middleware varies from vendor to vendor and is usually based on the number of locations where it will be installed, the complexity of the application and many other factors. Forrester Research put the cost of middleware at $183,000 for a $12 billion manufacturer looking to meet the RFID tagging requirements of a major retailer _b__Funding will come through the TIFIA Nado 12 (Emmanuel Nado, NADO administer, written August 2nd, 2012, http://www.nado.org..., accessed September 17th, 2012, AL) On July 27, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced the availability of up to $17 billion in Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loans for critical infrastructure projects across the country. These funds were made available through the recently passed surface transportation reauthorization bill, MAP-21 (P. L. 112-141), which provided $1.7 billion in capital over two years for the TIFIA credit assistance program. Each dollar of federal funds can provide roughly $10 in TIFIA credit assistance, bringing the total to $17 billion. USDOT encourages states and cities across the country to begin submitting letters of interest for the TIFIA program which will provide direct loans, loan guarantees, and standby lines of credit to major infrastructure projects with the potential to create jobs and spur economic development and growth. __c__The consequences of delay are catastrophic"terrorists plotting massive devastation Calvan 12"Boston Globe Writer [Bobby Caina, "US to Miss Target for Tighter Port Security: Cargo Screening Put Off to 2014," Web, 6/12/12, Boston Globe, Proquest, 6/20/12] Critics say the consequences of delay could be catastrophic. Terrorists have long sought to obtain uranium or plutonium to construct a nuclear bomb, global security analysts say. Government officials, including President Obama and his predecessor, George W. Bush, have worried that terrorist cells could be plotting further devastation in the United States, perhaps through radioactive explosives called "dirty bombs." T A. Interpertation My opponet states what investment is and as my cards state this round that I am clearly investing, and for infranstructure. Transportation infrastructure investment includes public transit, travel programs, road projects, programs that reduce environmental impacts, and disaster resilience projects Arup, 2/9/9, multidisciplinary organization, independent firm of designers, planners, engineers, consultants and technical specialists, "New Arup paper says "transformational" infrastructure a key to economic turnaround," http://www.arup.com... Arup"s choices for transportation infrastructure projects that would meet the transformational criteria include: " Public transit projects that are properly located and have adequately funded operations, that offer convenience, that support urban revitalization, and reduce per-capita carbon emissions. " Projects providing for walking and bicycle use that support compact development and non-polluting travel modes. " Roadway projects that increase "location efficiency", an emerging concept that recognizes the benefits of better connecting people and goods to their destinations. " Sustainable project components and operational practices that reduce adverse impacts to air quality, water quality, and provide ecological value and energy savings. " Corridor efficiencies that convert single-use facilities to multi-use corridors for transporting people, goods, services, utilities and waste. " Disaster resilience projects that would harden our transportation systems against threats of all kinds. Enhancement is topical DeLauro 11 (U.S. Representative, Legislation to Create a National Infrastructure Development Bank, H.R. 402, 1-24, http://www2.apwa.net...) (25) TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT."The term ""transportation infrastructure project"" means any project for the construction, maintenance, or enhancement of highways, roads, bridges, transit and intermodal systems, inland waterways, commercial ports, airports, high speed rail and freight rail systems. 2. Standards- You should refur my definition over his, because mine is from the government vs. his that is from people with Ph.Ds. 3. Fairness- I've given the Neg. plenty of room to play with this, as a matter of fact he even had cards on it, so he knows it's topical. As a matter of fact it's even topical when it comes to the debate coaches. http://www.debatecoaches.org... Voters- This isn't hurting our education, because the Neg. was ready to debate me on this issue. Not only that but the Affirmative team claims RVI (reverse voting issue), it's when the negative team runs and loses T so in result the Aff. automaticly wins and if Topicality is so important then why didn't he bring it up first. Advantage 1  1.Radioactive materials going missing now Goodspeed, March 24, 2012,(Peter Goodspeed, reporter for National Post, "Peter Goodspeed: Ongoing nuclear threat looms over Seoul summit", National Post, http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com...) "In the United States, a radioactive source is lost, stolen or missing about once a day," said Charles Ferguson, current president of the Federation of American Scientists. Khammar Mrabit, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency"s Office of Nuclear Security, said he investigates roughly 200 incidents of improperly secured nuclear material each year. "The threat of malicious radiological attack is quite real, quite serious and deserves a vigorous response," Mr. Kelly warned 10 years ago in the aftermath of Sept. 11. "We must face the brutal reality that no technological remedies can provide complete confidence that we are safe," he said. "Determined malicious groups might still find a way to use radiological weapons when their only goal is killing innocent people." Terrorists want to attack our ports and will continue to in the future Niyazi Onur Bakir, postdoctoral research associate at University of Southern California Center for Homeland Security, 1-1-2007, "A Brief Analysis of Threats and Vulnerabilities in the Maritime Domain" CREATE Research Archive, http://research.create.usc.edu... //eR Besides Al-Qaeda, some other organizations are believed to harbor intentions to launch seaborne attacks that target United States and its allies. In Southeast Asia, where piracy is rampant, Jemaah Islamiya (JI), Lashkar Jundullah (LJ), and Kampulan Mujahidin Malaysia (KMM) are among the active terrorist organizations that could potentially direct their attention to maritime terrorism. Elsewhere, as mentioned in the previous section, Al-