By Sheldon S. Shafer
The Courier-Journal
Technology entrepreneur Joe McNealy’s dream to build a Wi-Fi network throughout western Louisville took an important step forward.
The city announced it has launched a program to bring free outdoor online access to parts of the Shawnee neighborhood, with the pilot installed at the Shawnee Arts & Cultural Center, at 37th Street and Del Park Terrace.
“What we’re trying to do is provide people with the hookup because you have to have technology to do practically anything these days,” said McNealy, a resident of the Russell neighborhood and founder of TheWirelessFreeway project. “If everything is going in that direction and you look at 30 to 40 percent of the population in west Louisville that don’t have an Internet connection, that’s 30 to 40 percent being left behind.”
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