Jax has been eliminated. The seven remaining cities are Austin, Denver, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Columbus, Kansas City and Portland. All pretty cool places from what I know about them.
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Quoteven cities were named finalists in the U.S. DOT's Smart City Challenge this weekend — two more than the agency originally planned to name. Chosen from a pool of 78 entrants (the challenge targeted midsize cities with between 200,000 and 850,000 people), the finalists remain in the running for $50 million to fund technology-driven proposals that would improve mobility and reduce crashes.
"The level of excitement and energy the Smart City Challenge has created around the country far exceeded our expectations," U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said. He announced the finalists at South by Southwest in Austin. "[These cities are] beginning to think anew about how transportation can once again be the driving force of the American economy."
The seven — Austin, Denver, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, Columbus, Kansas City and Portland — will receive $100,000 to further develop their proposed ideas, which were considered for how well they match DOT's goals and how likely they are to succeed.
DOT will award $40 million to the winning city, to be announced in June, with an additional $10 million coming from Vulcan, the Seattle-based company started by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen.
Full article: https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/cities-win-finalists-dot-smart-cities-challenge
Hmm, so notable cities didn't even bother to apply. That list includes NYC, Chicago, LA, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, San Diego, Cincinnati, Philly and Salt Lake City.
Quote from: thelakelander on March 14, 2016, 07:00:09 PM
Hmm, so notable cities didn't even bother to apply. That list includes NYC, Chicago, LA, Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, San Diego, Cincinnati, Philly and Salt Lake City.
The NOFO stated they were seeking applicants between approximately 200 and 850k in population within city limits. That eliminates all of the above except Cincinnati and SLC (who is outside the range but close). They also wanted a "dense urban population" and for the city pop to be >than 15% of the overall urban area population. Jax scores in that second category but not so well in the first.