[GB-Today] Monday Musings

[Susan Estrada]

Monday Musings
October 25, 2004

7512.  That’s the number of email messages I had to welcome me home from 
vacation.  Talk about feeling special
:<)

A Sharks’ Tale

While on vacation, I went on a “Shark Ray Alley” snorkel adventure.  When 
our boat reached the appointed spot, the crew dropped a bunch of sardines 
in the water.  The nurse sharks (5-6 footers) all came up to the surface 
and started feeding rather vigorously.  Much to our surprise, the captain 
then said, “Jump on in.”  Yup, he was serious.  Very cool 
experience.  Kinda like One Gigabit or Bust – people think you’re nuts, but 
the rewards are great!

Mark Your Calendar for November’s One Gigabit or Bust Roundtable

In just 3 weeks, the Roundtable will hold its fourth meeting at the 
Sheraton in downtown Sacramento.  Don’t forget to check the agenda and make 
your hotel reservations before October 29.  All the info can be found at: 
http://www.cenic.org/gb/events/rt1104/index.htm .

Fiber on the Verzion

Saw this today in one of my 7512 email messages.  Network Fusion, a trade 
publication, reports that “Verizon announced that its fiber-based broadband 
service will begin next month, offering up to 30M bit/sec to homes and 
small businesses and starting at a monthly rate of $34.95. The 
fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) service is called Fios. Verizon will provide 
three levels of service, the company said in a statement:
* 5M bit/sec downstream and 2M bit/sec upstream for $34.95 per month for 
customers with a Verizon phone service plan, or $39.95 per month by itself
* 15M bit/sec downstream and 2M bit/sec upstream for $44.95 per month with 
a phone service, or $49.95 per month by itself
* 30M bit/sec downstream and 5M bit/sec upstream for a price to be 
announced later
By year-end, Verizon will deploy fiber to about 100,000 customers in areas 
of Southern California, including parts of Huntington Beach and Riverside 
County.” Read more at 
http://www.nwfusion.com/edge/news/2004/0720verizfiber.html

It’s All Elemental

Charlie Kaylor, a consultant that knows gobs about cities and technology 
and also one of the talented folks who helped us put together the 
Self-Assessment Guide for Communities has been doing some interesting work 
on adding technology elements into a city or county general plan.

He reports:  “I mentioned some work I've done with a colleague, Chris 
Steins, of Urban Insight & PLANetizen.  Chris and I were asked by the 
American Planning Association to write a piece for the July 2004 special 
"technology" edition of Planning Magazine. We were planning to take the 
tack that all communities should head in this direction, but ended up in a 
slightly more agnostic position. We came across some pretty good examples 
of what's being done out there, but also came to the realization that tech 
elements may not be the right approach in all contexts (i.e., they're not 
always a substitute for actual tech planning). We have a version of the 
paper up at the Urban Insight website: 
http://www.urbaninsight.com/virtual/planmag0704.html "

Feel free to contact Charlie directly if you want more info.  Also, check 
out his web site if you are interested in more info about cities, 
especially the MeGAP report:  Charles Kaylor, Principal, Public Sphere 
Information Group, Ph. 617.699.9429, ckaylor at psigroup.biz or 
http://www.psigroup.biz

Now, back to my email!

Susan
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