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Partnerships and dialogue with private parties are key to the Bering bridge
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Partnerships and dialogue with private parties are key to the Bering bridgeThomas G. Walsh, Secretary General of the Interreligious and International Federation for World Peace, 6-5-06, [“T. Walsh: The Bering Strait Project ,” Universal Peace Foundation, http://upf.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=376&catid=193&Itemid=94] E. Liu It is in the light of our mission for global peacebuilding that UPF advocates the construction of a Bering Strait crossing, what we call the Bering Strait Peace King Tunnel. First articulated last year by Dr. Moon, this project, once complete, would physically interconnect humankind, facilitating the free flow of people and products, from Santiago, Chile, across Eurasia, to London, Paris or Rome. This project is significant in two ways:¶ 1. It has high moral, social and symbolic value for peace, in particular by linking the former enemy nations of the US and Russia; and bridging two continents, and¶ 2. It has immense practical value by greatly facilitating the global transport and exchange of goods; certainly the increased interaction and engagement of the world’s peoples will be very positive for world peace.¶ Although a vision of a Bering Strait tunnel has existed for well over 100 years, now, in the early 21st century, the time is ripe to bring about its realization. We are at a significant juncture in human history, where the world is ready to break down old barriers and create new linkages. Today, with the advent of the Internet and that age of globalization, no nation can survive through isolation from its neighbors.¶ The Bering Strait Peace King Tunnel will have the most immediate impact upon the regions to be interconnected, that is, Alaska and eastern Siberia, two regions which have enormous untapped reserves of natural resources, such as oil, gas, coal, or timber. These resources can be utilized for the benefit of humankind. Western Canada will also be a huge beneficiary, and China should surely play an important role in this project.¶ Dr. Moon has previously advocated other giant infrastructure projects to connect humankind and build world peace. In 1981, in Seoul, Korea he proposed an undersea tunnel to connect, by rail and road, Japan with the Korean Peninsula, as part of an International Highway system. He supported ongoing exploratory and feasibility studies for that tunnel, and today, construction of that tunnel is closer to reality. Last year, 32 Asian nations became formal members of the Asian Highway Network, comprising 55 Asian routes. A Japan-Korea tunnel should be a linchpin for that system. UPF, an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the UN's Economic and Social Council, also notes the important efforts by the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific to promote a Trans-Asian Railway, that would come to include not only a Japan-Korea rail link, but surely a Bering Strait rail link as well.¶ UPF appreciates the pioneering work of both the Interhemispheric Bering Strait Tunnel and Railroad Group in North America, led by Mr. George Koumal, and the Center for Regional Transportation Projects in Moscow, Russia. We also recognize that important political and educational groundwork is being done on related development initiatives in the U.S. and Canada by numerous groups such as the Pacific Northwest Economic Region, a public-private partnership in Seattle, Washington.¶ And I want to announce that a new organization, PK International, has been established in Seoul to intensively focus on development and feasibility studies for the Bering Strait Peace King Tunnel. The Peace Federation realizes that completion of a rail link between Alaska and the lower 48 states through western Canada is a necessary first step to realizing the dream of connecting the continents across the Bering Strait.¶ I especially want to thank Mr. Robert Corbisier, from Governor Frank Murkowski's office, for coming all the way to Washington to explain Alaska’s interest in connecting its railroad to the lower 48 states.¶ Once the U.S. and Canada come to agreement and begin construction on this rail link, the dream of a Bering Strait crossing will be that much closer to reality. I encourage a vigorous dialogue among government, civil society, and the business and philanthropic sectors on practical steps that can be done to advance the goals of economic development the well-being of all people on the frontiers of Russia and North America, and building a greater basis for world peace. Thank you very much. 1NC Privatization CP – Bikes CP Text: The United States federal government should initiate public private partnerships for the development of _____________________. Financial support of PPPs is key to bike-sharing – That spurs broader bike-usagePeter MIdgley, Urban Transport Theme Champion with the global ¶ Transport Knowledge Partnership (gTKP), a partnership of global organisations, ¶ policy-makers, experts and interested users working to make effective ¶ use of international transport knowledge. He is responsible for reviewing, ¶ disseminating and publishing examples of best practices in urban transport. ¶ Mr Midgley has over 40 years of experience in urban transport. He was a staff ¶ member of the World Bank for 25 years, 5-09, [“The Role of Smart Bike-sharing ¶ Systems in Urban Mobility,” Issue 2, LTA Academy¶ Land Transport Authority,¶ ltaacademy.lta.gov.sg/doc/LTA%20JOURNEYS_IS02.pdf] E. Liu Sharing Urban Transport Solutions¶ Most bike-sharing schemes need to be ¶ financially backed by a large transport ¶ operator or by public resources, either through ¶ direct funding or indirectly through Public ¶ Private Partnerships (PPPs). In most cases, a ¶ PPP between a billboard company and a local ¶ authority is established. The billboard company ¶ receives the right to use specific public spaces ¶ for advertisements and in return implements ¶ and operates a bike-sharing scheme (e.g. ¶ Clear Channel Outdoor and JCDecaux). The ¶ Barcelona system operated by Clear Channel ¶ Outdoor is financed by revenues from on-¶ street parking. ¶ Conclusion¶ Bike-sharing programs have expanded rapidly ¶ throughout Europe in recent years as cities ¶ search for ways to increase bike usage, ¶ meet increasing mobility demands and ¶ reduce adverse environmental impacts. The ¶ introduction of smart technology has resolved ¶ many of the vandalism and theft problems of ¶ earlier bike-sharing programs and has made ¶ bike sharing popular and trendy, especially ¶ among younger users. The city of La Rochelle ¶ has shown that bike sharing can be fully ¶ integrated with other transport modes by ¶ adopting a single smart card ticketing system. ¶ In Paris, tens of thousands of Vélib users on the ¶ street have boosted a renewal in cycling with ¶ resultant sales of bicycles jumping 35 percent. ¶ A key ingredient for success in any city is the ¶ availability of an extensive and continuous ¶ bike lane/path or car free network. Equally ¶ important is the combination of a bike friendly ¶ topography and climate. 2NC Solvency – Bikes Directory: files files -> Answer True False 2 points Question 2 files -> Integer programming and game theory files -> 4 Integer Programming files -> Bpa vehicle Window Repair Scenario #1 task: Procure vehicle window relacement. 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