希望不仅希望改善处境不利的社区的运输选择和降低婴儿死亡率，而且还希望作为其他城市的案例研究，俄亥俄州哥伦布赢得了美国运输部智能城市挑战赛的一笔4000万美元的赠款。新利luck它还将从微软联合创始人保罗·艾伦（Paul Allen）领导的西雅图投资公司Vulcan Inc.获得1000万美元。

The city edged out 77 initial applicants and six other finalists—Austin; Denver; Kansas City, Mo.; Pittsburgh; Portland, Ore.; and San Francisco. “Columbus put forward an impressive, holistic vision,” said U.S. DOT Secretary Anthony Foxx in a June 23 press call. The city will build a new bus rapid-transit system, mobility kiosks, motion-sensitive LED street lights, self-driving shuttles and a new transit center, among other projects. It also will deploy connected-vehicle technology.

The city especially wanted to address the needs of communities such as Linden, northeast of downtown, says Aparna Dial, deputy director for the Dept. of Public Service. “A decade ago, we built Interstate 75, which, ironically, ended up cutting off this neighborhood from job centers, access to basic services and amenities. We wanted to make sure the solutions were affordable, family-friendly and multipronged.”

林登的婴儿死亡率是全国平均水平的四倍。她指出，社区没有办公室。

该市因向社区提供有关其需求的咨询，并从公共和私人实体中额外获得1亿美元。“创造力和建立的合作伙伴关系非常出色，”瓦尔坎总裁兼首席运营官芭芭拉·贝内特（Barbara Bennett）在新闻通话中说。“超过50个首席执行官致力于购买自动车辆并安装充电系统。”

Industry players such as Amazon, AT&T, GM, Lyft and Autodesk will all participate in implementing the plan.

“This is an aggressive, forward-thinking and realistic program transferable to cities around the world,” said Mayor Andrew Ginther.