the top 100 cities primed for smart city innovation

THE TOP 100 CITIES PRIMED FOR SMART CITY INNOVATION

Identifying U.S. Urban Mobility Leaders For Innovation Opportunities

7 March 2017

• Initial List: 285 largest (based on population size) U.S. incorporated communities

• Data Source: 2010 U.S. Census

• 10 criteria to represent smart city characteristics

• Cities score 1 point for each criteria met

Our Approach

CATEGORY VARIABLE SCORINGCRITERIA

Population Characteristics

Size > 500,000 residents

Growth > 2% projected growth

Density > 2 million in Core Based Statistical Areas

Local Spending

Local transportation+transit spending amount ($)

> $5 billion in local transportation spending for entire state

Local transportation+transit spending commitment (%)

> 5% local transportation spending of total spending

Regional involvement Top 25 spending Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs)

Transportation Interest

Complexity > 1 mode of transit reporting to National Transit Database

Transit ridership > 2 million unlinked passenger trips

Smart City Interest

Leadership Employs a CIO (or similar position)

Activity Applied to USDOT Smart Cities Challenge

Smart City Criteria by Category

The Top 100 Cities Primed for Smart City Innovation, 2017

SCORE COUNTOFCITIES

PERCENTOFCITIES

9 2 1%

8 4 1%

7 18 6%

6 14 5%

5 22 8%

4 43 15%

3 67 24%

2 71 25%

1 40 14%

0 4 1%

Total 285 100%

• 103 Smart Cities identified*• Score of 4 or more = Smart City• 36% of cities analyzed classified

as Smart Cities• No city analyzed scored a 10• Score of 9: Chicago and New

York City• Score of 8: Boston, Denver, Los

Angeles, Riverside

• Geographic Breakdown: • West: 40%• South: 33%• Midwest: 17%• Northeast: 11%

Analysis & Findings


Number of Cities by Smart City Score

*Note that some scores resulted in a tie, leaving 103 cities classified as smart cities in our Top 100 list.

• In 2013 and 2014, local governments in the 285 cities spent a total of $1.4 trillion annually.

• Largest spending category is Education at 41%.

• Transportation and transit project spending at 9% ($137.6B).

• Smart mobility projects may be funded through other sectors (e.g. government administration, environment, public safety)

Smart City & Mobility Market


Local government spending by sector (source: 2013 Census Annual Survey of State and Local Finance)

CHARACTERISTIC U.S.(2010) SMARTCITIES(2010)

Median Household Income $49,445 $48,542

Average Commute Time (mins) 25.9 24.3

Median Age 37 33

Percent Local Transportation + Transit Spending (2013)

12% 24%

Percent Personal Vehicle 86% 82%

Percent Public Transit 5% 8%

Percent Active 3% 5%

Percent Work from Home 4% 4%

Smart City Profile


Cities primed for Smart City innovation are:• Younger• Driving less in favor of other modes of transportation• Higher transportation expenditures• Note: transportation spending can vary significantly year to year due to

external factors such as weather, grant funds, and programmed projects

Implication of Results


Millennials…• Want reliable

systems• Travel using multiple

modes• Choose cost-savings

& convenience

Multi-Modal…• Equitable mode

choices• Real-time data for

users & operators• Infrastructure needs

Regional Clusters…• Intermodal integration• Economic

development opportunity

• Emerging megaregions

Source: APTA (2013) “Millennials & Mobility: Understanding the Millennial Mindset”

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