USDOT launches Smart City Challenge; up to $40M award from DOT, $10M from Vulcan

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By mmillikinDec 8, 2015, 4:54 am261 pts
US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx launched a Smart City Challenge to create a fully integrated, first-of-its-kind city that uses data, technology and creativity to shape how people and goods move in the future. The USDOT will make an award of up to $40 million to one mid-sized city that can demonstrate…

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