Metros Aff 1
***Transit 1AC, OB. 1*** 2
***1AC PLAN*** 3
***1AC OB 2. SOLVENCY*** 4
***1AC OB.3 ADVS*** 10
***Topicality*** 25
Block Grants = T 26
***STATUS QUO GENERALLY UNCOOL*** 27
SQ Programs Fail 28
No Reform Now 29
No Funds Now 30
SQ = Weak Transit 33
Weak Transit Many Impacts 34
SQ Won’t Solve: Accountability 35
SQ Matching Funds Biased 36
State Program Authority Blocks Reform 37
States/Cities Crushing Transit Now 39
Block Grant Policy Biased Against Transit 40
Metro Govts Failing 41
Congestion Up 42
***SOLVENCY MECHS*** 43
AT: Alt Causes to Impacts 44
Strong Oversight Key to Block Grants 45
Transit Reform Solves Travel Behavior 46
Devolving to MPOs Key 47
Regulatory QPQs Solve Robust Reform 48
Devolving to MPOs Requires QPQs 49
MPOs Devolution Transit Reform 50
MPO Key, Own Transit Systems 52
Plan = Model of Poverty Reform 53
Plan could be Buses 54
Federal Action Key 55
International Modelling 56
***METHODS INSULATORS *** 57
AT: Studies Flawed 58
Methods Boosters/Indicts—Land Use 59
Bailey (sole author) Methods FYI 60
***FUEL CONSUMPTION*** 61
Transit Reform Solves Oil Consumption 62
***POVERTY*** 64
Lack of Transit Poverty 65
Spatial Mismatch 67
Transit Reform Saves Poor $ 70
Transit Solves Poverty 71
Transit is Poverty Issue 72
State/Local Govt Excluding Poor 74
Current Transit Discriminates Against Poor 75
Transit Reform Jobs for Poor 76
Suburban Poverty 78
Transit Key to QOL 81
***LAND USE PATTERNS*** 82
Transit Reform Solves Land Use 83
Plan Land Use Reform Solves Oil Dep. 84
Plan Land Use, Boosts Employment 85
Plan Land Use Reform, Solves Consump. 86
MPO Devolution Solves Land Use Patterns 87
***ECONOMY/COMP*** 88
Pump Priming Good 89
AT: Pump Priming Bad 90
US Econ Down- Jobs 91
AT: Biz Con DA 92
AT: Consumer Confidence DA 93
No Transit = Econ. Collapse, Infrastructure 94
MPO Devolution Key to Competitiveness 95
Robust Transit Key to Competitiveness 96
Plan Solves Housing Crisis 97
Plan Solves Jobs 98
Jobs k to Economy 99
Metro k to Economy 103
Transit k to Economy- AT: Alt Causes 105
Transit k to Economy- Biz Costs 106
Transit k to Economy- Green Jobs 107
AT: Highway Job Tradeoff DA 108
***RAIL*** 109
Rail Capacity Crisis Now 110
Rail Capacity Crisis Now 111
Food Prices Mod 112
Economy Mod 113
Trade Mod 114
Altering Grants Key to Rail 115
QPQs Solve Rail 116
MPO Devolution Solves Competitiveness/Rail 117
***Racism Adv*** 118
Public Transit System Racist Now 119
Public Transit Reform Solves Racism 120
AT: Biopower Link/Racism DA 121
***CLIMATE*** 122
Transit Reform Solves GHG Emissions 123
Transit Reform Solves Future Climate Costs 124
Modelling I/L 126
AT: CAP/TRADE or CAFÉ SOLVES 127
AT: Transit Doesn’t Solve Emissions 128
Plan = Prereq to Solve Climate 129
Climate Extinction: NAC 130
AT: Warming Doesn’t War 131
***OIL DEPENDENCE*** 132
Oil Dependence Inherency 133
Transit Solves Oil Dependence 134
AT: No Oil Dependence 135
Supply Shocks 136
Supply Shocks – Saudi Arabia 139
AT: Domestic Drilling Solves 141
Peak Oil 142
Oil Impact—China War 144
Oil Impact—Economy 147
Oil Impact—Iran War 148
Iran Impacts 150
Oil Impact— Readiness 152
Oil Impact—Caspian/Russia War 154
Oil Impact—Caspian 155
Oil Impact—Russia War 157
Russia Impacts 158
Oil Impact: Saudi Invasion 161
Oil Impact—Terrorism 162
Oil Shocks Impact—War 163
Oil Shocks Impact— Economy 165
War Makes Alt Fuel Transition Impossible 167
US Not Key to Oil Prices 168
Plan Doesn’t Decrease Prices 169
Oil Price Link Turn 170
***HIGHWAYS*** 172
Public Transit Solves Congestion 173
Congestion Impact Wall 174
Congestion = Air Pollution 176
Public Transportation k to Solve Air Pollution 177
Congestion kills econ 178
Health Care Mod 179
Acid Rain Mod 180
***TERRORISM*** 181
Transit Vulnerable to Terror Strike 182
Transit Reform Solves Terrorism 183
***AT-DAS*** 184
Plan Solves Federalism 185
Spending Turns 186
Solves Your DA (Spending, Econ, Climate Costs) 187
AT Auto Industry DA 188
AT: Politics/Economics 191
Plan Popular 192
AT Highways DA 193
***AT-STATES*** 195
Mass Transit Progams Broke 196
States Can’t Solve—Accountability 197
States Can’t Solve: Patchwork 198
States Can’t Solve—Incompetent 199
States Won’t Enforce Plan 200
States Can’t Solve: Jurisdiction 202
States Won’t Spoil Plan 203
States: Political Capital Links 204
States Roll Back 205
States Don’t Solve: MPO Localism 206
States Can’t Solve Alone--Broke 207
***AT-METRO CP*** 208
MPOs/Cities Can’t Solve 209
Should Restore 80/20 210
State Police Solve Terrorism 211
***AT: Privatization*** 212
Privatization fails 213
Privatization Links to Politics 214
***AT: K*** 215
Transit k Movement Intersection 216
**AT Nuke Power CP** 217
Nuclear Power Bad: List 218
***AT Nuclear Power: Prolif Mod*** 219
Nuclear Power Proliferation 220
***AT Nuclear Power: Terror Mod*** 221
Nuclear Power Links to Oil DA 222
Nuclear Power Doesn’t Lin to Oil DA 223
Nuclear Takes A Long Time 224