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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently chose Austin, Texas as one of seven finalists in its Smart City challenge. The winning city will receive up to $40 million to "become the country’s first city to fully integrate innovative technologies – self-driving cars, connected vehicles, and smart sensors – into their transportation network."
One of my favorite things about Austin is how its residents regularly merge the worlds of design, science and engineering. Just consider The Pecan Street Project. So I'm not surprised to learn Austin's Smart City proposal outlines a fully integrated, first-of-its-kind transportation network using data, technology and creativity to improve mobility and people’s access to opportunity, while improving safety and addressing climate change. It's a model for the U.S. of a city can be techno-savvy, inclusive, green and resilient. |