“The city also has about $90 million in local matching commitments lined up, including $19 million in public money”, according to The Columbus Disptach. “This exciting new partnerhip will provide each of the Smart City Challenge finalists with the additional resources they need to carry out their bold visions of building clean, sustainable, and resilient transportation systems that are equipped to overcome the challenges of the coming decades”.
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The Columbus Dispatch reported Tuesday that federal officials will be in OH on Thursday to make the announcement.
Portland officials including Mayor Charlie Hales traveled to Washington, D.C., to make their final pitch for the grant.
That means parts of Denver’s plans still might come to fruition, as Hancock and other city officials had vowed in the event the city wasn’t selected. All told, $140 million will support the initiative.
The city’s bid promises to establish an autonomous vehicle test fleet at Easton Town Center that picks people up from a transit station and takes them to jobs at the shopping center.
Columbus, Ohio, has won a $40 million grant from the Department of Transportation (DOT) to create a driverless auto hub, Sen. That system would power programs to give residents and commuters access to more transportation options while connecting smart vehicles to the street grid and to each other, helping to pave the way for self-driving cars.
Bringing digital mobility services such as ride-sharing to citizens who don’t use digital forms of payment.
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In addition to offering $1.5 million in mobile solar products to the winning city, DC Solar will assist all seven finalist cities in building strategies for electric vehicle charging infrastructure to encourage and facilitate the adoption of electric vehicles by individuals, businesses and municipalities.
