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Columbus, OH Wins $50M Smart City Challenge

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Columbus, OH has risen above six other finalist cities to be named the winner of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Smart City Challenge. As winner of the competition, Columbus secured $40 million from DOT and $10 million from Vulcan Inc. to develop a first-of-its-kind transportation network.

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Smart Planning Boosts Seattle To #1 City For Pedestrians

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Smart Planning Boosts Seattle To #1 City For Pedestrians appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Archives Articles By Location Articles By Topic Daily News Featured Post Online Features Quality Of Life Transportation Infrastructure U.S. - Liberty Mutual Insurance releases pedestrian safety index with top 15 safest U.S.

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State Focus – Indiana: Regional Plans Are Hopping In The Hoosier State

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State Focus – Indiana: Regional Plans Are Hopping In The Hoosier State originally appeared on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine. Together, these plans total more than $3.78 East Central: The east central ADVANCE region’s plans, which total more than $147.9 Northwest: The northwest region plans to invest more than $509.4

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Race to a Smart Future

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metro to fully integrate innovative technologies—self-driving cars, connected vehicles and smart sensors, among other advances—into its transportation network. The city has a broad plan for “adaptive transportation systems” that would remain useful even as technology evolves in coming years. Allen’s Vulcan Inc.

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Seven Finalist Cities Chosen For Smart City Challenge

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USDOT has pledged up to $40 million to one city to help it define what it means to be a “Smart City “and become the country’s first city to fully integrate innovative technologies – self-driving cars, connected vehicles, and smart sensors – into its transportation network. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx. Source: USDOT.

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Montreal Named 2016 Intelligent Community of the Year

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The awards ceremony, held in the Africa Event Center at the Columbus Zoo, was the conclusion of the Intelligent Community Forum’s annual Summit. Montreal succeeds Columbus, which also was the host city for the 2016 ICF Summit, as the think-tank’s annual Intelligent Community of the Year.

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BUSINESS REPORT: Mississippi Looks To Energy Sector To Fuel Statewide Growth

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Mississippi’s prime location, well-integrated transportation network and welcoming business climate are garnering notice globally. In May, GDIT announced plans to expand its newly formed Hattiesburg operations with installation of a new Customer Support Center, a project that will create 1,000 new jobs.