About Smart Columbus

In 2016, Columbus received $50 million in grant funding to embrace the reinvention of transportation to accelerate human progress. This grant funding included $40 million  from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and $10 million from the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation. 

These grants provided the seed funding for Smart Columbus, a regional Smart City initiative co-led by the City of Columbus and the Columbus Partnership. 

Our Vision

Smart Columbus has a vision that starts with the reinvention of mobility, which will lead us to a future beyond what anyone has yet imagined. 

 

Our Mission

To accelerate human progress through open mobility.

 

Our Purpose

We are leading Columbus to the future and ensuring your place in it.

Our Vision

To be the model for connected cities of the future.

 

Our Goals

Drive economic growth, improve people’s quality of life, foster sustainability, and improve safety.