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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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Columbus Forges Ahead With Smart City Pilot Projects

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The city of Columbus, Ohio, is well underway with its pilot projects for mobility after receiving a $40-million grant from the U.S. of Transportation in 2016 as part of a Smart Cities challenge.

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Columbus Wins 'Smart City' Grant from US DOT

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Hoping not only to improve transportation options and lower infant mortality rates in disadvantaged communities but also to serve as a case study for other cities, Columbus, Ohio, has won a $40-million grant from the U.S. of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge.

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Global Callcenter Solutions Creating 600 Jobs In Georgia

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million in a new customer service center in Columbus, GA. The call center consulting company will invest $4.9 Read: Global Callcenter Solutions Creating 600 Jobs In Georgia at BusinessFacilities.com.

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Smart Planning Boosts Seattle To #1 City For Pedestrians

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Archives Articles By Location Articles By Topic Daily News Featured Post Online Features Quality Of Life Transportation Infrastructure U.S. - Smart Planning Boosts Seattle To #1 City For Pedestrians appeared first on Business Facilities (BF) Magazine.

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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.