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Land Use, Transportation, Fiber Networks & E-Government: Planning
and Policy
Research Associate regarding E-Government: Internet Uses and
Trends
Subcontractor to PricewaterhouseCoopers, contractor to City of Los Angeles,
1999
PwC was retained to develop a plan for a 3-1-1 call center and an array of
Internet applications that would help the City of Los Angles improve customer
service. The Siembab Corporation researched and wrote a report on how private
and public sector Internet uses and trends could be incorporated into a model
e-government.
Research Associate regarding City Partnerships for Station Oriented Development,
California High Speed Rail Authority (CHSRA)
Subcontractor to Jacki Bacharach & Associates (JBA), 1998-99
JBA was retained to advise the CHSRA on a strategy for approaching route-cities
about forming partnerships for station oriented real estate development. The
Siembab Corporation conducted a telephone survey of over 1/3 of the rail authorities
in the nation in order to analyze approaches used elsewhere and recommend a
strategy for the CHSRA.
Strategic Advisor to the Fiber Optic Leasing Program, Los Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority
Principal, Siembab Planning Associates, 1997
The MTA issued a Call for Projects in order to license its rights-of-way to
telecommunications vendors interested in developing fiber optic networks. SPA
conducted research on similar developments in other transit systems and cities,
evaluated the vendor proposals submitted to the Call for Projects, and provided
strategic advice on how to proceed.
Telecommunications for Livable Communities Consultant Ahmanson Ranch, Ahmanson
Land Company
Principal, Siembab Planning Associates, 1995-96
The Ahmanson Ranch is planned to be a "sustainable community" of 2,700 residences
and site-serving retail clustered on 2,000 acres in Ventura County. SPA provided
a conceptual plan for using telecommunications to reduce the role of the private
automobile in community life and enhance the sustainability of the development.
Telecommunications for Livable Communities Consultant City of Modesto, Village
One Development
Subcontractor to JALA International, 1994
Village One is a planned "urban village" consisting of a pedestrian-oriented,
mixed-use community on 1,800 acres. The objective of the study was to determine
how the City of Modesto could incorporate telecommunications into Village One
in order to gain both economic and environmental benefits of a "livable community."
METRO NET: Fiber Optics and Metro Rail: Strategies for Development Los Angeles
County Transportation Commission (now the Metropolitan Transportation Authority),
1992
Principal, Siembab Planning Associates
The goal of this project was to identify strategies for using MTA's rights-of-way
and existing fiber optic network adjacent to the 400 mile Metro Rail and MetroLink
systems that serve the Southern California region. The analysis identified
three strategies - internal use, revenue-through-lease, and mobility. The mobility
strategy was recommended for further cost-benefit study and for demonstration.
Developing an organization to conduct regional telecommunications planning
and a joint powers authority to develop and market the "Metro Net" were included
in the recommendations.
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