Now Here's an Idea Well Worth Copying: 'LEED for Broadband'

New York City announced a kind of "LEED for broadband," leveraging the familiar rating system to make clear exactly how high-speed this vital infrastructure is in commercial properties across town.

So far, the city says 10 of New York's largest real estate owners have committed to participating, covering 100 million square feet of office space in the city. This level of transparency should help both landlords and cities looking to lure more tech companies, while also promoting the importance of broadband for economic development (and highlighting those properties and parts of town that haven't kept pace). Of all of the initiatives Michael Bloomberg is rolling out in his last days in office, this one certainly seems worth stealing in other cities.