I just put my office address in, but this is for ALL of new Haven :-)

Absolutely!

I love that you are using SeeClickFix for this. A friend in another community in New Jersey said he was going to do this too.

When he posts we can compete.

Anyone want to get together this Saturday morning and put an op-ed together? We can crowd source it on goole wave or over a cup of coffee

Approve.

Fast internets yes!

Doug I LOVE the Google Wave idea for developing an op-ed article. Kick one off and add me itsjack@googlewave.com. I can probably get some other people to help edit/revise once we have the draft/outline put together

Google's video explaining the service

Google is a sleazy anti-American company and "We" definately want them to stay away from New Haven.

Just say NO to Google.
No way!
No how!!!!

I submitted New Haven as a possible site also. I think it would create the opportunity for a synergistic process between community, educational institutions and business. Afterall-"Do no Evil" is their mantra.
I support it and will ask others to come online and submit their votes as well

Great News!

Greg Dildine, Alderman for Ward 25 posted the following message on our Facebook Group:

"The City is working on this application. Richard Tsou from IT
and the Mayor's chief of staff, Sean Mattesen are leading the efforts."

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=309439846644&ref=ts

Please choose New Haven. It is an ideal place location

How do we get an 'Acknowledged' designation for this issue? Greg posted that the city is working on this application on the Facebook Group page http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=309439846644 .

We still need to get people to fill out the community request form though. If we can get enough people to fill out this form hopefully we will get Google's attention! http://www.google.com/appserve/fiberrfi/public/options

Great article in today's Register by Elizabeth Benton on bringing Google Fiber to New Haven http://bit.ly/ban9N8 www.highspeednewhaven.com

I can't believe that Yale isn't behind this push 110%. They would probably benefit more than anyone else. Yes, I know large areas of the campus are hotspots, but this blanket coverage would draw more money, people and business to the downtown area. Everybody would be better off with this system in place.

Durham NC is really picking up the ball with attracting Google. Surely New Haven can out do a small city like Durham.

Here is the article form the Harald Sun
http://www.heraldsun.com/view/full_story/6610174/article-WOOING-GOOGLE-MEANS-EXPANDED-TECHNOLOGY?instance=main_article

We should be doing some things as a community for this.

You people are nuts. Google is drowning in dark fiber, much of which it overpaid for during far more optimistic dot-bubble years. Now they are looking to use their Brand-Awe to get local cities to pony up cash to do their job for them. It is NOT worth it. Let some other dumb town waste their funds. If everyone laughed at Google, they would have to PAY to do it anyway, or leave the dark fiber idle. FORGET IT NEw HAVEN!

If it ain't broke, Google still needs to fix it. New Haven is the place to fix it.

Orders of magnitude better internet speed will allow us to do a great many things as a community, not just through an incremental change in our file download/upload speeds, but through a bandwidth sea change which unleashes our ability to use technology to transform our city through new technology applications - innovate in business and academia (because we have the infrastructure) which use computing power and massive new storehouses of data to create new products/solutions, close the digital divide in our communities and schools through applications which push the envelope of learning past what is feasible with today's teaching techniques, and bring us all closer to our own government.

Well said. It is well and good to rail against the machine, but this city and all cities need to look to the next innovation and see how we will either fit into it or make it fit to us. I welcome Google and can only see how it will benefit us, and all those who will embrace it.

Great comments! Hope everyone heads over to highspeednewhaven.com to sign on in support of the city's application.

Official Google Blog

A broadband catapult for America
Posted: 15 Mar 2010 12:19 PM PDT
(Cross-posted from the Google Public Policy Blog)

Power. Clean water. The Interstate highway system. It’s easy to forget that the advantages of modern American life result from basic infrastructure investments made by earlier generations.

Tomorrow the FCC will release a national broadband strategy. The plan will set goals for expanding broadband to unserved and under-served areas, promote greater speeds, and drive consumer demand. It will harness this communications technology to urgent national priorities, such as jobs, education, health, energy, and security. In short, the plan will lay the groundwork for investing in America’s future.

Yes, the Internet was invented in the United States. Yes, we once led the world in broadband development. But now, networks in many countries, from Western Europe to East Asia, are faster and more advanced than our own. Long after we recover from this recession, this broadband gap will be a dead weight on American businesses and workers, unless we act now.

As with the space race in the 1960s, America needs a national effort by our scientists, engineers, companies, educational institutions and government agencies. Just like that great national adventure, we need near-term and long-term goals.

Broadband is an essential input to expanding business, education, and healthcare opportunities everywhere. As soon as possible, we need to bring Internet access to every community, from rural America to the inner cities.

But we also need even more ambitious objectives — or “stretch goals” — that test the limits of our ingenuity. When President John F. Kennedy summoned the nation to space exploration, the immediate goal was to send an astronaut in orbit around the earth. But JFK called for “putting a man on the moon” because he knew that dream would inspire Americans to literally reach for the stars.

The private sector has a big job to do, and needs to carry much of the investment. For our part, we plan to build and test an ultra-high-speed broadband network in at least one U.S. community. We are excited by the amount of support our proposed testbed has received from local communities and individuals.

But smart, tailored public policies are critical too. Let’s install broadband fiber as part of every federally-funded infrastructure project, from highways to mass transit. And let’s deploy broadband fiber to every library, school, community health center, and public housing facility in the U.S.

I support a national broadband strategy because ubiquitous broadband connectivity can catapult America into the next level of economic competitiveness, worker productivity, and educational opportunity. But as in the past, we will make this breakthrough by choice, not chance.

Posted by Eric Schmidt, CEO

PS- Why do I all of a sudden feel like backing up against the wall? One city out of the entire USA? Well guys it seems as if they are fishing to find the interest and then letting the US govt foot the rest of the bill. "Caveat Emptor"!

I'll do what I can to help implement this, just let me know what I can do.

Edison-
Every single person can help:

1. Go to highspeednewhaven.com and sign on as a partner with the cities application
2. Get the word out everyone you know in the city to do the same.
3. Print out fliers to hang around town http://bit.ly/googlehavenflier

4. There is also an online video campaign going on. We need help getting people on video saying "I want my New Haven to be GoogleHaven" http://bit.ly/bww16x

We are having a meeting on Friday for those who want to help. More info here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=377089123440

This would be great for New Haven. We are ready!

Jack,

I'll mention this to all my customers and since we already post fliers all over East Rock, we'll post these as well.

Just say no to the slimy sleezey company called Google.

No way! no how!

MeAgain: I'm a little surprised to see a vehement reaction to Google as Anti-American when most people use it so often and enjoy its services. Most of us are excited for the possibility of huge infrastructure advancement and the benefits that could bring- Could you explain your position a little bit, please?

I think we can give Google some deserved praise due to their pulling out of China because China wanted Google to censor content and Google said No!
It's nice to see a huge entity like Google put Freedom of Speech ahead of corporate profits

Another hundred people today! Who thinks we can make it to a thousand?

Gang, Troy, NY made a movie to get Google there. They are one-upping us. Let's get to work on our pitch, It's ON!
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVkNwC9hH8Q>

L thanks for your comment. New Haven has a YouTube channel with our movies. http://www.youtube.com/user/googhaven We have a new one going up tonight. Please contact me through the Facebook Group http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=309439846644 if you are able to help with producing additional videos. The application was submitted on Friday, but we can still add video content to your YouTube channel!

New Haven would be the perfect place for this! I hope Google takes it into consideration!

This Saturday the Downtown-Wooster Square Community Management Team and Wooster Square Watch are sponsoring a community planning meeting.
Results from the 2010 New Haven quality of life survey are now available and will be a terrific indicator of the areas of focus for improving the quality of life in our neighborhood.

Please join us!

Saturday, May 8th
8:30 am -- 12 pm
(coffee and refreshments provided)
Conte Hills School Cafeteria

I hope many of you can make it to think strategically as a group about how we as citizens can make a difference in the neighborhood within our broader mission of safety through awareness and prevention.

See you there!

twitter.com/dwscmt
http://groups.google.com/group/DWSCMT

We want high speed internet... so we can compete with other countries.

Given the complete lack of transparency in New Haven local government (when their not outright lying), the fact that most data is still generated and stored on PAPER and is not updated and is unreliable and that the tax assessor's office is in disarray and probably corrupt - why would Google (or any other company) waste their resources in New Haven?

Stupid.

Keep hope alive!

i have the hope jack - we should start a media campaign again - i'm interested in helping -

I suspect we'll eventually get Google fiber here in New Haven but probably won't get it first.

Thanks!