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<br /> 33 | P a g e <br />City of San Leandro, CA <br />Fiber Master Plan <br />Leandro into a center for innovation. As recently as January 2018, the City Council <br />identified Smart Cities and the Broadband Strategy as its top action area to drive <br />achievements toward this goal. <br />Department interviews conducted during Magellan’s site visit make clear that City of San <br />Leandro management and staff have significant interest in Smart City initiatives. San <br />Leandro, in fact, has made laudable strides in deploying technology-enabled services <br />such as adaptive traffic signaling, public Wi-Fi and broadband service, backend IT <br />infrastructure modernization, smart street lights, energy and waste management <br />solutions, a mobile 311 smartphone app for residents, data analytics platform, and a <br />digital literacy program for community members offered in public facilities, such as the <br />Library System and Senior Community Center. Smart parking, public safety cameras are <br />being discussed, pedestrian and vehicle traffic monitoring, and other projects are in the <br />pipeline. <br /> <br />San Leandro has made such strides because of its planning and development of fiber <br />optics facilities, which are the fundamental building blocks for Smart Cities and high- <br />speed broadband connectivity networks. San Leandro, through its municipal network and <br />its unique, public-private partnership with San Leandro Dark Fiber (Lit San Leandro) is <br />“fiber rich” and this has created an incredible opportunity for San Leandro to continue its <br />global leadership role as a leading Smart City. <br /> <br />San Leandro Smart City Vision <br /> <br />While many definitions can be found for a Smart City, there is no single definition that can <br />be applied that perfectly suits every city. This is because cities vary greatly. They can be <br />big, small, urban, rural, modern, quaint, and everything in between. As such, a one-size- <br />fits-all approach to defining Smart Cities doesn’t work. To be effective, each local <br />government needs to understand its population, its values, its constraints, goals and <br />objectives, and then be able to translate these into solutions that support them. <br /> <br />In speaking with San Leandro community members, City Staff, and Elected Officials in <br />several interviews and community meetings, and soliciting input and feedback from City <br />Staff, a collective vision statement was developed that represents a vision for San <br />Leandro as a Smart City: <br /> <br />San Leandro as a Smart City will be easy to use and navigate, friendly and kind, inclusive, <br />sustainable, and promote innovation and the arts to enhance economic development and <br />quality of life for its residents. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />