This project was made possible by a grant from the Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, United States Department of Commerce. The authors acknowledge and appreciate the assistance provided by Ms. Judith Sparrow, Program Officer, NTIA/TIIAP.
This project received support from the Association of Bay Area Governments. The authors wish to thank the assistance made possible by the ABAG Executive Board and President Charlotte Powers, Councilmember, City of San Jose and Immediate Past President, Tom Torlakson, Supervisor, County of Contra Costa.
Many people on staff contributed time and ideas to this project. We wish
to mention the following:
Special thanks for technical assistance are due to Strata Rose of Virtual Net Consulting, Anders Schneiderman and Nathan Newman of the Center for Community and Economic Research, and John Toth of BBN Planet. Our work was encouraged and supported by Brian Moura, Assistant City Manager, City of San Carlos. We also recognized the hundreds of local government officials and employees who joined in our effort and went on to develop their own Internet presence for the benefit of Bay Area citizens.