Conclusion: Becoming a Smarter City

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Preface xv
5. Acknowledgments xix
6. Introduction 1
7. PART I. DATA, ORGANIZATION, AND TECHNOLOGY
8. 1. OneNYC and the SDGs: A City Strategy with Global Relevance 35
9. 2. The Mayor’s Office of Data Analytics: Institutionalizing Analytical Excellence 59
10. 3. LinkNYC: Redesigning Telecommunication to Activate the Twenty-First-Century Creative City 79
11. PART II. CIT Y SERVICES AND DOMAINS OF LIFE
12. 4. The New York City Business Atlas: Leveling the Playing Field for Small Businesses with Open Data 109
13. 5. Demand Response: Incentives for Smarter Energy Management 129
14. 6. Green Infrastructure Plan: Opportunities for Innovation in Climate-Change Resilience 150
15. 7. Residential Curbside Organic-Waste Collection Program: Innovation for Sustainability 181
16. 8. Syndromic Surveillance System: The Science and Art of Using Big Data to Monitor the Health of New York City 205
17. 9. Solving City Challenges Through Neighborhood Innovation Labs: Moving from Smart Cities to Informed Communities 228
18. PART III. SAFETY AND MOBILITY
19. 10. NYPD ShotSpotter: The Policy Shift to “Precision-Based” Policing 253
20. 11. Vision Zero NYC: Toward Ending Fatalities on the Road 277
21. 12. Midtown in Motion: Real-Time Solutions to Traffic Congestion 304
22. PART IV. BECOMING A SMARTER CITY
23. Conclusion: Becoming a Smarter City 331
24. Epilogue: Future Possibilities: Now, Next, and Next After Next 379
25. Contributors 395
26. Index 403