Much as railroads were
in the 19th century, and electric, telephone and highway transportation networks
were in the 20th century, high-speed broadband will be the critical
infrastructure of the 21st century. The availability of next-generation
high-speed broadband will play a leading role in determining which communities
will enjoy economic growth and prosperity in the 21st
century.
Local governments and
planners should therefore seriously consider incorporating next-generation
broadband infrastructure into brownfields redevelopment projects, whether
industrial, commercial, residential or mixed-use. With next-generation
broadband, redeveloped brownfield areas can become magnets for economic growth.
Without it, they may well fall still further behind the rest of the
nation.
Next Generation
Broadband: Cornerstone Infrastructure for 21st-Century Brownfields
Redevelopment is intended to educate
planners about the many other benefits of next-generation broadband and how
those benefits can be leveraged to make brownfield redevelopment projects—and
the communities where they exist—more successful. It also outlines how local
governments might incorporate broadband into redevelopment projects and provides
examples of successful broadband projects.
The Brownfield
Communities Network will host a free web cast on this topic on June
7th, 2012 at 1:30pm EDT. In this webinar, the author of the paper,
Tillman Lay, will discuss the white paper and its examples. Google is installing
next-generation broadband throughout Kansas City, and Andrew Bracker from the
Kansas City Brownfields Office will offer a local government’s perspective.
To access the report, click here.
For more information on the June
7th web cast, click here.
Contact: Laura Watchman
Tel: 202-879-4000
Email: nalgep@spiegelmcd.com