City Passes Challenge Based Procurement

The New York City Procurement Policy Board (PPB) voted to amended Rule 3-11 to enable "Challenge-Based Procurement," a key recommendation from Pilot: New York City.

Launch of the Urban Innovation Fellows program

Cornell Tech launched the launched the Urban Innovation Fellows program, a new program to place mid career fellows from the tech industry into City agencies. The program was a hallmark initiative of the Pilot:New York City report.

NYSERDA launches Insurance innovation Prize

NYSERDA launched the The Insurance Innovation Prize, a new $5M, government-backed prize to support teams working on insurance products and policies that fill gaps in the (re)insurance market for the energy transition.

City Council passes "City of Yes"

The City Council passed "City of Yes for Economic Opportunity," its first comprehensive commercial rezoning since 1961.

City Launches Challenge-Based Procurement

At the Smart City Expo, Deputy Mayor Maria Torres Springer described how New York City is trying out a new approach to government procurement, whereby the city seeks solutions to its problems instead of prescribing them.

Financial Times: Why insurance is key to speeding up the energy transition

Cara Eckholm penned an essay for the Financial Times, detailing the history of innovation insurance products, and explaining why many insurers have been slow to offer coverage for the very types of ambitious clean energy projects that will keep us away from the climate cliff.

New York Times: When Did New York’s Streets Get So Hollow?

Cara Eckholm penned an essay for the New York Times arguing in favor of the Mayor’s City-of-Yes for Economic Opportunity package, which reformed New York’s City’s zoning code to support more mixed-used business activity.

NYCEDC Publishes Pilot:New York City

Cara Eckholm and Daria Siegel published Pilot:New York City, a comprehensive plan to make New York City the global hub of Urban Innovation.