Planning for Broadband 2013: MIRC
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Presentation to APA National Planning Conference on Planners' role in the Blandin Foundation's Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities project.
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Planning for Broadband 2013: MIRC
- 1. Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities Planning for Broadband S553 John C Shepard, AICP APA’s 2013 National Planning Conference 15 April 2013
- 2. MIRC: Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities Key Learning Objectives •Broadband = Infrastructure •Blandin Foundation project involved Minnesota Planners in expanding broadband access and use. •Evaluation provides useful lessons for all Planners
- 3. MIRC: Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities • Broadband is essential infrastructure for the 21st century • Hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans don't have access.
- 4. http://connectmn.org used with permission Broadband Adoption Rate •Rural America is only 55% (NTIA 2011) •Rural Minnesota is ~64%. Access vs Adoption •61,000 UNSERVED households (none avail) 150,000 people •185,000 UNDERserved households (3Mbps/768k) 450,000 people
- 5. MIRC: Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities • $6.3 million ARRA-funded Blandin Foundation project, drawing on the Intelligent Community Framework to mobilize partners across Greater Minnesota. • Focus: Education & training, technical assistance, removing barriers to broadband adoption http://www.blandinfoundation.org used with permission
- 6. MIRC — The Intelligent Community Framework http://www.intelligentcommunity.org used with permission Broadband Knowledge Workforce Innovation Digital Inclusion Advocacy Intelligent Community Development Cycle
- 7. MIRC — State-wide Partners Business Training Resident Training Evaluation Outreach and Support 11 Demonstration Communities
- 8. MIRC — Demonstration Communities • Benton County • Cook County • Grand Rapids Area • Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe • Stevens County • Thief River Falls • Upper MN Valley RDC • Willmar • Windom • Winona • Worthington http://communitytechnologyadvisors.com/ used with permission
- 9. MIRC — Demonstration Project Examples Upper MN Valley RDC •Computer Commuter mobile lab •Public access to GIS •Public TV Broadband promo •Simplified PC interface for elderly health care Windom •Videoconferencing equipment •Emergency services remote access •iPads/wifi at schools •Community web portal
- 10. MIRC — Results http://www.edacenter.org/mirc-dashboard.php used with permission
- 11. MIRC — Lessons Learned Broadband is Infrastructure • Electric/Gas, Water/Sewer, Telephone/CATV Access is Everything • Not All “Broadband” Service is Equal • Rural Electric Cooperatives model Adoption is Not Automatic • Create a Culture of Use (Community Development) • Communication, Communication, Communication
- 12. MIRC: Minnesota Intelligent Rural Communities Blandin Foundation Community Broadband Program http://broadband.blandinfoundation.org Blandin on Broadband Blog: http://blandinonbroadband.org Intelligent Community Forum: http://www.intelligentcommunity.org Connected Nation Broadband Mapping: http://www.connectednation.org/data-center-mapping LinkAmerica Broadband Mapping: http://www.linkamericaalliance.com John C. Shepard, AICP; Senior Planner Laramie County (WY) Planning & Development jshepard @ laramiecounty.com / 307.633.4523