// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Pittsburgh?
Pittsburgh scores 62.4% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #145 of 388 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
62.4%
Rank
#145 / 388
Criteria present
45 / 86
Evidence coverage
73.3%
Pittsburgh's smart city score by area
9 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed
4 present · 5 partial · 2 absent · 1 not assessed
5 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 6 not assessed
8 present · 2 partial · 1 absent
9 present · 1 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
6 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 2 not assessed
4 present · 5 partial · 0 absent · 5 not assessed
Where Pittsburgh is strong
- ▸Health & Digital Health
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Water & Sanitation
Where the gaps are
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Climate Action & Emissions
- ▸Green Space & Biodiversity
- ▸Smart Traffic & Electric Vehicles
- ▸Public Safety & Emergency
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center (WPRDC) operates an open data portal (data.wprdc.org) that lists datasets from Allegheny County and the City of Pittsburgh, including property sales and street closures.
https://data.wprdc.orgOpen Data & Transparency · High-value datasets published
The open data portal provides high-value datasets including 'Allegheny County Air Quality' (environment) and 'DOMI Street Closures For GIS Mapping City of Pittsburgh' (transport).
https://data.wprdc.orgOpen Data & Transparency · Programmatic API access
The Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center (WPRDC) provides data API services, as indicated by a GitHub repository dedicated to an overview of these services.
https://github.com/WPRDC/WPRDC-data-API-overviewDigital 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/HomeAbout this assessment
Pittsburgh 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.