Next Century Cities, a consortium of 32 cities, has been created with the mission of making 1 Gbps fiber-based broadband available to any community in the United States. During today’s launch in Santa Monica, Calif., mayors and other leaders from 31 cities–including Santa Monica; Boston; Chattanooga, Tenn.; Raleigh, N.C.; Portland, Ore.; Lafayette, La.; and San Antonio, Texas–came together for a discussion about what’s worked in their cities and how to support next-gen broadband networks nationwide…