South Bay Fiber Network

Funding Sources for the SBFN – Creative Use of Measure M Transportation Funds

Through an innovative collaboration, the SBCCOG funded the capital costs of the SBFN through use of $6.9 million in Los Angeles Metro Measure M subregional transportation improvement funds.

Use of the funding for IT infrastructure was a creative application of these public funds, which previously were typically targeted for road improvements. The concept reimagined transportation funds in support of broadband infrastructure and “transportation nexus” applications.

Such applications could be available using the SBFN, including transitions to telework through COVID-19 and beyond, and the evolution to “smart city halls,” which can provide virtual municipal services and interactive distance learning to residents, with outcomes of reduced traffic and greenhouse gas emissions through “trips not taken.”