[DMNA] Minneapolis Wireless Project

[Downtown Minneapolis Neighborhood Association (DMNA) Email List]

Dear Neighborhood Leader,

 

In 2006 the City of Minneapolis signed a 10-year contract
with US Internet, the company that will build a wireless
network across the city of Minneapolis and offer service to
Minneapolis residents and businesses. Minneapolis City
government will be an anchor customer for US Internet’s
wireless network when it is completed. US Internet is
currently in the process of constructing the wireless
network, which is expected to launch citywide before the end
of 2007. 

 

As part of this contract, the City negotiated a
comprehensive set of community benefits that go far beyond
what any other city in the country has negotiated. One
important and exciting component of this agreement calls for
the creation of neighborhood and community portal pages.  

 

These portal pages will provide all Minneapolis residents
with free access to local, relevant and community-created
content, including links to many public sector Web sites and
online resources. The portals also provide a unique
opportunity for local advertising, with ad revenues going to
support Digital Inclusion efforts throughout City.

 

Through these portals, the City can offer neighborhood and
community organizations a powerful communication and
community-building tool.

 

We would like to invite you, your colleagues, neighbors, and
constituents to attend an upcoming community meeting to
learn more about this project, share with us your ideas and
suggestions for content, and find out how your organization
can participate in the portal project as it develops.

 

The following neighborhood meetings have been scheduled to
coincide with network launch in your area. All meetings are
free and open to the public. If you are unable to attend the
meeting closest to where you live, feel free to come to any
of the other meetings throughout the summer/fall.

 

Neighborhood/Area
 Date & Time
 Meeting Location
 
Phase 1:

Downtown and Cedar Riverside/Seward Neighborhoods
 Thursday, June 14

+ Community Technology Celebration
4 - 6:30 p.m.
 Downtown Central Library

Nicollet Mall, Doty Board Room
 
Phase 2:

Midtown & South Neighborhoods 
 Thursday, June 28
5:30-7 p.m.
 Midtown Global Market 

Lake Street & Chicago Avenue
 
Phase 3:

Southwest Neighborhoods
 Wednesday, Aug. 15

5:30-7 p.m.
 Lyndale Farmstead Park
3900 Bryant Ave. S.
 
Phase 4:

North Minneapolis Neighborhoods
 Thursday, Sept. 13

5:30-7 p.m.
 Shingle Creek Commons
4600 Humboldt Ave. N.
 
Phase 5:

Northeast Neighborhoods
 Thursday, Oct. 18

5:30-7 p.m.
 Logan Park

690 13th Ave. N.E.
 
Phase 6:

South Neighborhoods
 Thursday, Nov. 1

5:30-7 p.m.
 Nokomis Community Center

2401 E. Minnehaha Ave.
 

 

If you have any questions regarding these meetings, feel
free to contact the City’s Communications Department
(e-mail:
'wireless at ci.minneapolis.mn.us')">wireless at ci.minneapolis.mn.us;
telephone: 612-673-2491).

 

We look forward to your participation in these community
meetings, and to working with your organizations in the
future to ensure the success of this project! 

 

Thank you!