// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Kansas City?
Kansas City scores 62.6% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #138 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
62.6%
Rank
#138 / 388
Criteria present
38 / 86
Evidence coverage
81.4%
Kansas City's smart city score by area
5 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
4 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
7 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed
3 present · 6 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
7 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
6 present · 2 partial · 0 absent
6 present · 6 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
Where Kansas City is strong
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation
- ▸Digital Government Services
Where the gaps are
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The City of Kansas City operates an official open data portal, as indicated by the domain data.kcmo.org and a specific 'About Open Data KC' page, which also contains JavaScript terms consistent with data portal functionality like 'ds' for datasets and 'grid…
https://data.kcmo.org/Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) operates a public transit network under the 'RideKC' brand, which includes various bus routes such as the 18 Indiana, 27 27th Street, 402 Johnson-Quivira, 118 8th Street, and Troost MAX bus rapid transit.
https://ridekc.org/Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Open schedule data (GTFS)
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) provides GTFS data, as indicated by a dedicated section on its website for "kcata-gtfs-data".
https://www.kcata.org/transit-initiatives/kcata-gtfs-dataPublic Transport & Real-Time Information · Real-time arrivals (GTFS-RT)
The KC Streetcar website provides real-time information through features like 'Streetcar Arrivals' and a 'Streetcar Tracker'.
https://kcstreetcar.org/About this assessment
Kansas City was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-09-03 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, and every finding links to where it was found. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.