I'm not a Google Fiber engineer, but I imagine it was a combination of: Proximity- some neighborhoods are far away from suitable commercial property. Cost- the

I'm not a Google Fiber engineer, but I imagine it was a combination of: Proximity- some neighborhoods are far away from suitable commercial property. Cost- the city was probably providing the land for free or at a discount (This may be a legitimate concern in and of itself) Not so many other utilities- There may have been less other utilities to contend with in the park versus a a commercial location. As another poster pointed out, most cities have a lot of far uglier utility infrastructure and city storage build all over town.