Breaking: Columbus Wins $50 Million 'Smart Cities Challenge' Grant

The U.S. Department of Transportation has revealed the winner of a hotly-contested and widely-reported competitive grant funding opportunity.

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June 21, 2016, 12:00 PM PDT

By James Brasuell @CasualBrasuell

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"Columbus will be the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Smart City," report Rick Rouan and Lucas Sullivan.

"The city will receive $50 million in grant funding from the federal government and Vulcan Inc. to develop the city into a test track for intelligent transportation systems. Federal officials will be in Columbus on Thursday to make the announcement in Linden." Rouan and Sullivan also report that the city "secured at least $90 million in local matching funds if it received the grant, including about $19 million in public dollars."

Just last week, The Washington Post provided an explainer post detailing each of the proposals by the seven finalist cities in the competition.

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Tuesday, June 21, 2016 in Columbus Dispatch

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