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Presentation by Thomas Lowenhaupt at PlanningTech Conference at MIT, April 8, 2011 Part of The Digital City Series
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City-TLDs as Urban Infrastructure
PlanningTech Conference
April 8, 2011 @ MIT
By Thomas Lowenhaupt
City-TLDs as Urban Infrastructure
This is a enhanced version of the April 8, 2011 presentation at PlanningTech, a conference
sponsored by the MIT's Department of Urban Studies and Planning.
Screens, graphics and text have been added to substitute for
the in-person narration.
About the Presenter40 years in 40 seconds
Undergrad poly sci ~ governmentTransportation planner
Grad school urban planning dropout“Apps” for Cable TV in late 1970s
NYU ITP early 1980sMarketing materials
1992 ← community board member → 20062001 Community Board passes
Internet Empowerment Resolution which says:“Get .nyc”
More on all this.
Internet Empowerment Resolution pointed to advantages to acquiring .nyc TLD.
Recommends its acquisition.
“Get .nyc”Read the full Resolution
2001 thinking on .nyc's role was limited: Revenue Marketing Quality of life
“Get .nyc”
What Happened?
“Get .nyc”
2002 – 2005
no meaningful action by city government
“Get .nyc”
2005 .berlin calls
“If city TLDs are to get ICANN's approval, we need New York's
involvement.”
“Get .nyc”
In 2005 .nyc captured my interest when I saw governance and technology merged within
the .nyc TLD...
..and .nyc ate my life.
“Get .nyc”
In 2006 I joined with some civic activists and technologists to create Connecting.nyc Inc., a NYS not-for-profit.
“Get .nyc”
We advocate for the development of the .nyc TLD as a
public interest resource
“Get .nyc”
This graphic presents an overview of .nyc
governance structure. It was too complex for the 8th
and for here too. See ourGovernance Ecology page.
We advocate for the development of the .nyc TLD as a
public interest resource
“Get .nyc”
“Get .nyc”
Project Status, April 8, 2011
“Get .nyc” Global2004 ICANN gets serious
2008 New TLD Policy
March 2011 .xxx
Late 2011 Application Guidebook???
Cities/Trademark/Generic
Local 2002 - 2005 Nobody interested
2006 - Connecting.nyc as NYS not-for-profit
2009 – City Government: We're doing it!
“Get .nyc” Global2004 ICANN gets serious
2008 New TLD Policy
March 2011 .xxx
Late 2011 Application Guidebook???
Cities/Trademark/Generic
Local
2002 - 2005 Nobody interested
2006 - Connecting.nyc as NYS not-for-profit
2009 – City Government:
We're doing it! But the wrong way
“Get .nyc”The wrong way?
Standard Plan, like .com (and the devil)
v.
Community Plan, perfection (IMHO)
Today, the city's IT agency is leading the acquisition and development effort.
We recommend the Department of City Planning
as lead agency.
“Get .nyc”
There are several reasons to acquire .nyc:
Civic pride
Economic Power
Civic Efficiency
Infrastructure
W H Y ?
Today's focus is Infrastructure
W H Y ?
defined:
the basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g. buildings, roads, power supplies)
needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.
Oxford Dictionaries
Infrastructure …
With .nyc, our focus is on organizational structures.
Infrastructure …
Organizational StructuresCommissioners' Plan of 1811 created NYC's street grid.
The grid facilitated land distribution, made it east to find and get places, and improved health & safety.
Long term planning at its best.
Infrastructure …
Organizational Structures
.nyc is
the city's digital grid.
Infrastructure …
Intuitive NamesNeighborhood Names
Internet of ThingsA Sustainable City
Voters.nycRegional EvolutionA Sustainable TLD
Infrastructure …Seven
examplesof digital
infrastructure presented
The Intuitive City
Good Domain Names are like street signs
e.g. MonasBoutique.nyc~ they help you find things
Short, descriptive,and memorable
Neighborhood NamesLatent Resource
Everybody knows their 'hood. But these are unofficial names.They set real estate rates and
social status..
Infrastructure …
Neighborhood NamesLatent Resource
They've been waiting for .nyc to make them
really useful.
Infrastructure …
Neighborhood Names
As oil became useful with the car...
...neighborhood names will blossom with the arrival of the .nyc TLD.
Infrastructure …
Neighborhood Names
'dot' the neighborhood names e.g. Astoria.nyc, ConeyIsland.nyc
GreenwichVillage.nyc, Harlem.nyc
Use them to improve local communication.
Infrastructure …
Neighborhood Names
Infrastructure …
Local Communication Resource Comparison
Terre Haute, Indiana Jackson Heights
Population 105,000 100,000Television Stations 2 0Daily Newspapers 1 0Radio Stations 8 0
Neighborhood Names
Step 1 = wiki info.
NYCwiki.org
(A joint effort with Wikimedia-NY and Internet Society-NY)
Step 2 = engage, collaborate & decision layers.
Infrastructure …
Add info.Click here
Neighborhood Names
economic development tooleconomic development tool
via local control of commercial communication
Facebook / Patch ~ hyperlocals (money flows out of 'hood)vs.
ParkSlope.nyc (money stays in the 'hood)
Infrastructure …
Internet of Things
Universal Tagging: a name for everything
Internet of Things
Internet of Things
toilets.nycThe
$2,300,000,000Domain Name
Internet of ThingsDo this app. and the city saves $2,300,000,000.
Infrastructure … Sustainable City Name-Set
● Bikelanes.nyc
● Green-Buildi ngs.nyc
● Dematerialization.nyc
● Green-Design.nyc
● Eco-Friendly.nyc
● Greenwashing.nyc
● Ecological-Footprint.nyc
● Recycle.nyc
● Energy-Efficiency.nyc
● Recycling.nyc
● Environmental-Justice.nyc
● Sustainability.nyc
● Geothermal-Energy.nyc
● Sustainable.nyc
● Global-Warming.nyc
● Sustainable-Design.nyc
● Green.nyc
● Sustainable-Development.nyc
● Green-Building.nyc
● Trees.nyc
● Zero-Waste.nyc
What trusted entity can build and sustain
this name-set?
Voter.nyce.g. Thomas.Lowenhaupt.voter.nyc
enables:
● Civic network● Provides a reason to register to vote
Infrastructure …This is my favorite. Click herefor details.
Regional Consolidation
Regional Consolidation
From a tiny village
From a tiny outpost.
Regional Consolidation
To a county.
Regional Consolidation
To today's5 boroughs.
Regional ConsolidationDo the Hoboken.nyc and GreatNeck.nyc
neighborhood names presage a more regional governance structure?
Do we need consolidation to be globally competitive?
How do we assure good names are available
for our children and grandchildren?
A Sustainable TLDHow long must it serve us?
5, 10, 50 … years?
Infrastructure …
The Choice
Sell Names
Patch a budget gap
Create a Great City
Infrastructure
Civic pride
Livable city
Sustainable TLD
Why .nyc?
Plans
Plans.
We need a plan.
Plans We need a
comprehensive plan.
PlansWe have:
● Domain Name Allocation Plan● Cyber Land Use Plan
But these are like Zoning Plans
Plans administrators anthropologists cognitive scientists economists educators engineers geographers gov leaders
health officials journalists psychologists residents safety sociologists transportation urban plannersurban planners
We need all these folks to help make a plan
that will last for generations.
Plans.
Who will help create a plan?
PlansWe've come to
PlanningTech to educate and recruit.
PlansHope presentation added awareness as to the potential role of a city-TLD.
PlansToday we remain volunteer venture.But we do have a prize for those who advance our mission.
Hippodamus Miletus Prize .nyc
An annual award given to the person or organization that most advanced our city's digital grid in the previous year.
Hippodamus Miletus Prize .nyc
An annual award given to the person or organization that most advanced our city's digital grid in the previous year.
Our 2010 winner enjoying his prize: all the dogs and beer he can
consume at Nathans!(plus a free ride there on the F train)
See the fine print.
Contact Points
http://connectingnyc.org
http://bit.ly/OurWiki
http://bit.ly/OurBlog
Our logo shows the .nyc TLD bridging the old city as
represented by the street grid, and
the web.