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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
The Top 100 Cities Primed for Smart City Innovation, 2017
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
The Top 100 Cities Primed for Smart City Innovation, 2017
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
The Top 100 Cities Primed for Smart City Innovation, 2017
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
The Top 100 Cities Primed for Smart City Innovation, 2017
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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