TABLE OF CONTENTS
7.3.2.1 New York State Broadband Strategy Roadmap 7.3.2.2 Connected City 7.3.2.3 City Departments 7.3.3 Conclusion: New York City Region Policy Issues 7.4 Portland Region 7.4.1 Portland Governance 7.4.1.1 Metro Regional Framework Plan 7.4.1.2 Urban Growth Boundary 7.4.1.3 The Comp Plan 7.4.2 Portland Region and Digital Telecommunications Policy 7.4.2.1 The Bureau of Technology 7.4.2.2 Portland Online (The Portland Plan) 7.4.2.3 Portland Maps 7.4.2.4 VisionPDX 7.4.3 Conclusion: Portland Policy Issues 7.5 Policy Recommendations 7.5.1 Network Governance Structure 7.5.2 Recommendations 7.5.2.1 Metropolitan Planning Organizations 7.5.2.2 Public Spatial Projects and Connectivity 7.5.2.3 Policy Based on Populations 7.6 Conclusion
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CHAPTER 8: THESIS CONCLUSION
8.1 Concluding Remarks 8.2 Research Conclusions 8.3 Project Conclusions 8.4 Policy Recommendation Conclusions 8.5 Final Remarks
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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A) Interview Summaries B) UC@MITO User and Stakeholder Analysis Tables C) ConnecToMi Pilot Project Proposal