Of the seven cities chosen as finalists for the US Department of Transportation’s Smart City Challenge, Columbus, Ohio may have seemed like the underdog. (It was the only finalist that has no rail system whatsoever.) But today, USDOT announced Columbus as the winner of over $50 million in cash that will transform its transportation system into one of the most forward-looking in the country. Read more…

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Why Columbus Just Won $140 Million to Become the Transportation City of the Future