Columbus, OH

Columbus is too tiny to be included in the Global Smart City Index, although it did win the USDOT's inaugural Smart City Challenge. The City of Columbus proposed a comprehensive, integrated plan to address challenges in residential, commercial, freight, and downtown districts by leveraging new technologies such as connected infrastructure, electric vehicle charging infrastructure, an integrated data platform, autonomous vehicles, and more. Columbus intends to implement their plan in collaboration with people, community and business leaders, and technological experts.

Best smart initiative: Columbus, as previously stated, is trying to empower residents through timely, innovative, and safe mobility solutions. It is also working to expedite electric car adoption in order to become one of the leading EV markets in the US.