Evaluation of the Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program. Case Study Report. Project Rural Urban Network (RUN), 95062. Louisville, Kentucky

摘要

Project Rural Urban Network (RUN) was established for three purposes: one is to install a 17-mile fiber optic network that will link the city government of Louisville, Kentucky$ Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS)$ the library system$ the science center$ the zoo$ and Bellarmine College, a private institution of higher education. This is being done by sharing resources, including financial, and installing one cable system that will support all partners. A second purpose of the project is to provide services to all students and citizens via the cable. One area of the city that is specifically targeted for the TIIAP project is the Enterprise Community, an inner-city area that is experiencing a high level of poverty. The third project purpose is to reach out to Pike County, a very rural area at the other end of the state. The approach used for this component of the project is the installation of teleconferencing classrooms in Pike County and Louisville.