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8.23.2003
New Approaches? Wi Fi? batesline.com : Wi-Fi as a tool for downtown redevelopment: "Why not in the Blue Dome and Brady and Greenwood districts -- and why not now? This could be a cheap way to get people excited about downtown and send a message that Tulsa is a city committed to technology. And it could be done by businesses alone or in partnership with government." One of the issues I have with the upcoming Vision 2025 plan is its reliance on what I would consider "follow the leader" style issues; paying for bribes from big corporate blackmailers, and doing what city X did last year. I would rather see an appraoch that looks into the future and asks "what can we do different". We expect that from new businesses who must look ahead and find a new niche that hasn't been exploited yet. With the exception of Microsoft, that is what innovation is all about. Why not take that mentality and apply it to city and state issues? People like to be part of new and exciting revolutions in society. People will flock to cities they see as forward thinking and progressive. People will leave cities that fail to embrace the world and the new wonders that modern society has to offer. Its not an exhaggeration to state that the internet and network computing has transformed our world in ways that will radically shift how we see everything. Why not use the collective power of the citizens to move in a forward direction? I would love to see the City of Tulsa wheel and deal to get city-wide high speed internet access at dial up prices. Put the right people in a room together and something could come about. Moving hundreds and possibly thousands of Tulsans to high speed connectivity would increase our national profile and provide new business opportunities for those citizens. BusinessWeek has this to say about Ebay: This year, at least 30 million people will buy and sell well over $20 billion in merchandise -- more than the gross domestic product of all but 70 of the world's countries. More than 150,000 entrepreneurs will earn a full-time living selling everything from diet pills and Kate Spade handbags to $30,000 BMWs and hulking industrial lathes. That sounds like a massive expansion in trade to me. Why not carve out a piece of that pie for Tulsa instead of chasing after the small convention center market? Wi-Fi, of course, its cool, its too expensive for me. But someday, I'll be there. I hope Tulsa will be too. | |
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