// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Los Angeles?
Los Angeles scores 80.2% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #24 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
80.2%
Rank
#24 / 388
Criteria present
58 / 86
Evidence coverage
93%
Los Angeles's smart city score by area
9 present · 3 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed
10 present · 2 partial · 0 absent
7 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 1 not assessed
9 present · 1 partial · 1 absent
9 present · 3 partial · 1 absent
8 present · 0 partial · 0 absent
6 present · 8 partial · 0 absent
Where Los Angeles is strong
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Innovation & Economic Development
Where the gaps are
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Solid Waste & Circular Economy
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
Evidence highlights
Digital Government Services · Digital identity / single sign-on
The LADBS Express Permit and ePlan RTI Portal has incorporated the City of Los Angeles Angeleno Account, allowing users to log in with this digital identity to access services.
https://permitla.lacitydbs.org/Login/login.htmlPublic Transport & Real-Time Information · Open schedule data (GTFS)
The Metro API provides access to static system data, including weekly updates for calendar_dates.txt, which is a component of GTFS, indicating that timetables are published as open data.
https://api.metro.net/Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles · EV charging network
Los Angeles County operates the LACO Charging Network, one of the largest publicly accessible EV charging networks in the region with over 1,500 stations, which can be accessed via the PowerFlex App.
https://ctep.lacounty.gov/laco-charging-network/Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles · Traffic / congestion open data
The City of Los Angeles operates an open data portal at data.lacity.org, and Caltrans provides an open data portal at gisdata-caltrans.opendata.arcgis.com for discovering and downloading data, including information related to traffic and transportation.
https://data.lacity.org/About this assessment
Los Angeles 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.