Viewers can use ordinary browsers. The need for special software is eliminated. Everyone is familiar with webcams. Live audio and video can be seen by everyone on the internet. This proposal provides live audio and video on the web 24 hours a day for the public.
Webcams can add a press to talk button.
No public access videoconferencing system exists in Portland. All current videoconferencing systems require specialized skills and equipment. Public access television requires months of training and weeks or months of preparation, studio scheduling and a large, trained crew. It cannot provide live coverage in parks or other remote areas. It does not have the penetration of the internet.