Do you think this is nonsense?


US$110 billion in infrastructure
The president of the Dominican Chamber for Construction (CADOCON), engineer Diego de Moya Canaan, said on Wednesday that for this country to reach the level of development of South Korea it would have to invest in highways, bridges, ports, aqueducts, rural roadways, electricity, housing, communications as well as other needed projects. He estimated that the cost of these investments would be around US$110 billion.

Speaking as the invited guest at a luncheon meeting hosted by the Dominican Federation of Small and Medium Construction Enterprises, De Moya Canaan said that in order to reach this goal there had to be an alliance between the public and private sectors. He said that the PPP Model (Public and Private Projects) is the only way for this to work in Latin America and the Caribbean. He suggested that in order for this to happen the governments did not need to borrow money from the IMF or anyone else. He said that by providing the business community with the construction of the projects that are needed in the country under a concession, the projects can be done and they later become property of the state. All of this, of course, has to obey the laws and be passed by the Congress.


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A few bus lanes, buses , light railways, cycle tracks, reduction in electricty consumption combined with a solar panel plant, low cost housing doesn't add up to the concrete jungle of this proposal.

Stupid - that's 10,000 dollars for each Dominican , man, woman and child.

They would sure like to build roads from nowhere to nowhere!

This is four times the yearly minimum wage. (Approx 8000 peso a month)

Concentrate on food, education, low cost transport means.

S.

no amount of infrastructure will bring this country up to Korean standards. first , you would need Koreans to run it

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bus_rapid_transit_systems

Actually I have found many of the intercity bus serivces in DR very efficient.

Buses and bus lanes have proved a success in many countries.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_bus_rapid_transit_systems

DR housing in general does not have Korean winters.,

Parking will not be required in the DR.

http://www.bustler.net/index.php/article/cie._wins_design_masterpiece_housing_competition_in_seoul/

Many Asian cities have met with housing success.

http://chartercities.org/blog/77/housing-in-hong-kong-singapore-and-korea-richard-green-usc

S.

ok, Atabey, you win. feel better now? if you believe that bridges and tunnels mean modernization, go ahead. if you beiieve that building structures means ¨thinking outside of the box¨, then keep on deluding yourself. as to the nations you mentioned...Greece, Spain , Portugal...yes, they are models of progress and modernization. 100 billion worth, and rising. i realize that you are spoiling for a fight by making constant references to me. i promise that i will not get into a trade of insults with you. can you promise that when i ask you a simple question, i can get a simple answer from YOU, and not some 6 page cut and paste op ed piece?

It's not that modernization isn't about all these and the ones you sight, but that this is clearly an example of someone doing what many people say NOT ENOUGH DOMINICANS ARE DOING: thinking in terms of massively re-articulating the entire society, because make no mistake about this, to invest such a massive sum would indeed fundamentally change the DR for ever.

BTW. I'm not spoiling for a fight Dready, just pointing out inconsistencies in your message.

Game is on, I'll post later.

DR could make a big move to sustainability.

http://www.euractiv.com/sustainability/france-devises-sustainable-development-barometer/article-189134
The latest trains:
The Siemens Velaro is a good example. This fourth generation high-speed train consumes only 0.14 gallons of fuel per seat per 100 miles.

http://www.usa.siemens.com/sustainable-cities/index.html?stc=usccc025099

S.

have to agree with you on that one!!!

Also train the Dominican army?



S.

Tae Kwon Do is Korean for please don't beat me up!