City assessment
How smart is Milwaukee?
Milwaukee scores 65.5% against the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework in 2026, ranked #186 of 386 by smart reach and #192 on the evidence alone, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Each criterion counts in full where the evidence shows it present, half where partial and nothing where absent, weighted by its category. 9 of 86 are not yet assessed and count as nothing until a finding is made either way. Last assessed 22 Oct 2026.
Smart reach rank
#186 / 386
Smart score
65.5%
Evidenced rank
#192 / 387
Criteria present
42 / 86
Evidence coverage
82.6%
Milwaukee's smart city score by area
7 present · 4 partial · 2 absent · 2 not yet assessed
5 present · 5 partial · 2 absent
8 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 1 not yet assessed
5 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 2 not yet assessed
8 present · 4 partial · 1 absent
5 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 1 not yet assessed
4 present · 7 partial · 0 absent · 3 not yet assessed
Where Milwaukee is strong
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
Where the evidence shows gaps
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles · 1 absent, 3 partial
- ▸Digital Government Services · 1 absent, 2 partial
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · 1 absent, 1 partial
- ▸Culture, Tourism & Recreation · 1 absent
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility · 1 absent, 1 partial
Not yet assessed
9 of 86 criteria have no finding yet, either way. They count as nothing in the score until one is made, and they are not gaps.
- Governance & Smart-City Operating Model2 of 4
- Climate Action & Emissions1 of 3
- Connectivity & ICT Infrastructure1 of 4
- Digital Government Services1 of 4
- Disaster Risk & Resilience1 of 4
- Innovation & Economic Development1 of 4
- Solid Waste & Circular Economy1 of 4
- Water & Sanitation1 of 4
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Clear open licensing
The City of Milwaukee Open Data Portal explicitly states that its content is under a "Creative Commons Attribution" license.
https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/dataset-catalogPublic Transport & Real-Time Information · Open schedule data (GTFS)
The Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) publishes a GTFS data feed, which is used for data quality assessment and was downloaded from the agency's own URL.
https://gtfsscorecard.org/agency/milwaukee-county-transit-system-mcts-2127/Active & Shared Mobility · Cycling network / lanes
Milwaukee has an on-street bicycle network, with streets categorized as protected bike lane, buffered bike lane, bike lane, bike route, or sharrow, and a dataset of this network is available.
https://data.milwaukee.gov/dataset/city-of-milwaukee-bicycle-networkActive & Shared Mobility · Bike / e-scooter sharing scheme
Milwaukee has a bike-share system called Bublr, which is undergoing an upgrade to double the number of e-bikes and stations, and has been operating since 2014.
https://city.milwaukee.gov/dpw/infrastructure/programs/Bublr-Bike-Share-ProgramAbout this assessment
Milwaukee was assessed against the 86 criteria of the ISO 37120-series aligned smart city framework on 22 Oct 2026 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, or left not yet assessed, and every finding links to where it was found. Cities are re-assessed in runs, not continuously: the latest finished on 24 Oct 2026.