// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Philadelphia?
Philadelphia scores 85.3% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #8 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
85.3%
Rank
#8 / 388
Criteria present
66 / 86
Evidence coverage
94.2%
Philadelphia's smart city score by area
9 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed
9 present · 3 partial · 0 absent
11 present · 2 partial · 0 absent
8 present · 3 partial · 0 absent
9 present · 3 partial · 1 absent
8 present · 0 partial · 0 absent
12 present · 2 partial · 0 absent
Where Philadelphia is strong
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
Where the gaps are
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
Evidence highlights
Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Integrated urban data platform
The City of Philadelphia's Open Data Program helps departments share data from city government with the public on OpenDataPhilly, which functions as the official open data repository for the city and includes datasets from many regional organizations.
https://www.phila.gov/programs/open-data-program/Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Real-time arrivals (GTFS-RT)
SEPTA provides real-time tracking for its Regional Rail, showing live status (on time, late, very late) and offers real-time schedules and live information for various bus, trolleybus, and commuter rail lines.
https://trackyourtransit.com/PhillyRailTracker/Active & Shared Mobility · Cycling network / lanes
Philadelphia has an expanding bicycle network, with over 28 miles of bike lanes added or restriped in 2023, including separated lanes. The city also publishes a Bicycle Map (2022) and a Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan to guide the network's development.
https://www.phila.gov/2024-05-03-city-celebrates-bicycle-safety-month-by-launching-visual-recap-of-2023-bicycle-network-changes-and-announcing-multiple-events/Active & Shared Mobility · Pedestrianisation / low-traffic areas
Philadelphia has a "Neighborhood Slow Zone Program" in areas such as Tenth Memorial Way and West Passyunk, which aims to reduce traffic and improve safety, effectively creating low-traffic neighborhoods.
https://www.phila.gov/2022-03-29-updates-on-the-neighborhood-slow-zone-program-heres-what-you-need-to-know/About this assessment
Philadelphia 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.