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This book explains how innovation from within city agencies and administrations makes urban systems smarter and shapes life in New York City. With case studies challenge the tech-centric view of innovation, Smarter New York City brings together a multidisciplinary and integrated perspective to imagine new possibilities from within city agencies. Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Introduction, by Andr Corra d’Almeida Part I: Data, Organization, and Technology 1. A City Strategy with Global Relevance: OneNYC & the SDGs, by Jessica Espey and Nilda Mesa with Sandra M. Ruckstuhl and Mihir Prakash 2. The Mayors Office of Data Analytics: Institutionalizing Analytical Excellence, by Craig Campbell and Stephen Goldsmith 3. LinkNYC: Re-Designing Telecommunication to Activate the 21st Twenty-First Century Creative City, by Maren Maier and Mary McBride Part II: City Service and Domains of Life 4. The New York City Business Atlas: Leveling the Playing Field for Small Businesses with Open Data, by Andrew Young and Stefaan Verhulst 5. Incentives for Smarter Energy Management: The Experience with Demand Response, by Andr Corra d’Almeida and Christopher Lewis 6. The NYC Green Infrastructure Plan and Opportunities for Innovation in Climate Change Resilience, by Bernice Rosenzweig and Balazs Fekete 7. Innovations for Sustainability via NYC’s Residential Curbside Organic, by Ana Isabel Baptista 8. Syndromic Surveillance System: The Art and Science of Actionable Health Information, by Megan Horton and Joseph Ross 9. Solving City Challenges through Neighborhood Innovation Labs: Moving from Smart Cities to Informed Communities, by Constantine E. Kontokosta, Jeff Merritt, and Sander Dolder Part III: Safety and Mobility 10. New York City Police Department: ShotSpotter, and the Shift to Precision-Based Policing, by Tami Lin and Malgorzata Rejniak 11. Vision Zero NYC, by Arnaud Sahuguet 12. Midtown in Motion: Real Time Solutions to Traffic Congestion, by Lawrence Lennon and Gerard Soffian Part IV: Becoming a Smarter City Conclusion: A Systems Approach for Innovation in NYC, by Andr Corra d’Almeida and Kendal Stewart Epilogue: Global Future Possibilities, by Jerry MacArthur Hultin Contributors Index
