On December 7, 2015, the DOT announced the Smart City Challenge, which invites cities nationwide to submit bold, data-driven ideas for making transportation safer, easier, and more reliable in a "Smart City." To showcase what is possible when technology is used to connect transportation assets into an interactive network, the agency plans to award up to $40M to one winning mid-sized city (defined as city having population between 200,000 and 850,000) selected through the challenge. The winning city will be announced in June 2016.

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