// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Long Beach?
Long Beach scores 37.6% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #253 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
37.6%
Rank
#253 / 386
Criteria present
21 / 86
Evidence coverage
50%
Long Beach's smart city score by area
3 present · 4 partial · 3 absent · 5 not assessed
6 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
2 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed
1 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 5 not assessed
7 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
1 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 4 not assessed
1 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 11 not assessed
Where Long Beach is strong
- ▸Inclusion & Civic Participation
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
Where the gaps are
- ▸Digital Government Services
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
- ▸Disaster Risk & Resilience
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
Long Beach operates an open data portal, as evidenced by a DCAT catalog available at maps.longbeach.gov/api/feed/dcat-us/1.1.json, which lists datasets like 'Special Setback Areas'. The URL data.longbeach.gov also suggests an official open data presence.
https://maps.longbeach.gov/api/feed/dcat-us/1.1.jsonOpen Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
Long Beach provides programmatic access to data through an API endpoint that returns a DCAT catalog, and also offers a 'Gtfs Feed Long Beach Transit' which is a machine-readable feed for transit data.
https://maps.longbeach.gov/api/feed/dcat-us/1.1.jsonPublic Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
Long Beach Transit operates a public transport network, as indicated by mentions of 'Long Beach Transit' and the ability to add a 'Transit Card' to Apple Wallet.
https://ridelbt.com/Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Open schedule data (GTFS)
Long Beach Transit publishes an open GTFS feed, as evidenced by a dedicated page titled 'Gtfs Feed Long Beach Transit'.
https://ridelbt.com/gtfs-feed/About this assessment
Long Beach was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-07-10 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.