Spokane misses cut for $50 million Smart Cities grant

Spokane is out of the running for a $50 million award to upgrade its transportation systems with 21st-century technology.

Both Spokane and Seattle entered the U.S. Transportation Department’s Smart Cities Challenge, but neither is among the seven finalists.

One Northwest city did make the cut. Portland is a contender for the grand prize with a proposal to build smarter streets that can talk to connected and self-driving cars and develop an app to promote alternatives to driving.

Full Story: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/mar/13/spokane-misses-cut-for-50-million-smart-cities-gra/