The president of the Rockefeller Foundation, Judith Rodin, used a Crain’s op-ed Jan. 4 to urge the incoming New York Mayor Bill de Blasio to push a resiliency agenda for the city. Among her priorities – appoint the city’s first chief resilience officer, speed up the use of federal aid for both economic development and rebuilding, and leverage private funds through a resilient infrastructure bank. Read the full piece here.

UPDATE: In Jan. 6 Q&A on HuffPost Green, Rodin says resilience strategy can come with benefits, especially for the economy.