// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Pittsburgh?
Pittsburgh scores 52.4% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #168 of 386 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
52.4%
Rank
#168 / 386
Criteria present
36 / 86
Evidence coverage
64%
Pittsburgh's smart city score by area
7 present · 4 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed
3 present · 4 partial · 3 absent · 2 not assessed
3 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 3 not assessed
9 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
6 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
3 present · 4 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed
Where Pittsburgh is strong
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Urban Data Platform & Digital Twin
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
Where the gaps are
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Climate Adaptation & Heat
- ▸Active & Shared Mobility
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The website data.wprdc.org functions as an open data portal, identified as a 'CKAN' dataset platform, publishing data from Allegheny County and the City of Pittsburgh.
https://data.wprdc.org/Open Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The portal publishes high-value datasets such as 'Allegheny County Air Quality' (environment), 'DOMI Street Closures For GIS Mapping City of Pittsburgh Overview' (transport), and 'Aggregated Parking Transactions Pittsburgh Parking Authority' (transport/budg…
https://data.wprdc.org/Digital Government Services · Citizen reporting / 311 channel
The City of Pittsburgh provides a 311-service request form on its service website for residents.
https://www.pittsburghpa.gov/HomeUrban Data Platform & Digital Twin · Live city data dashboard
The Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center (WPRDC) provides public access to regularly updated datasets for Pittsburgh, such as aggregated parking transactions from the Pittsburgh Parking Authority, which serve as city indicators.
https://data.wprdc.org/About this assessment
Pittsburgh 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.