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Pittsburgh chooses government partnership cohort

Economic Development13 Apr 2026

Digital twin best practices, genAI guidelines, autonomous underwater robotic scanning and thermal measurement tech all feature in the PGH Lab Cohort 11.0.

City of Pittsburgh launches next phase of transparency tool

Inclusivity23 Oct 2025

Developed in collaboration with multiple city departments, the Insights Tool brings together a wide range of datasets into a single, user-friendly platform.

Pittsburgh Regional Transit launches account-based ticketing

Mobility-as-a-Service18 Dec 2024

With ABT, riders no longer need to purchase a ticket or select a fare in advance but rather board, tap their mobile device on an onboard validator and ride.

Pittsburgh distributes computers to underserved

Inclusivity30 Aug 2022

This donation is the culmination of multiple years of work by the Department of Innovation & Performance to give back these devices to the community and tackle the digital divide.

Pittsburgh removes financial barriers to transportation

Inclusivity17 Aug 2022

The Guaranteed Basic Mobility pilot aims to increase access to employment options and improve the financial quality of life for participants by alleviating the strain of transportation costs.

Pittsburgh to deploy unified fibre network for city facilities

News24 Aug 2021

More than half of city facilities operate on disparate institutional networks and the move to a unified high-speed network is designed to improve the delivery of core services to residents.

Pittsburgh extends payment options for smarter parking and convenience

News17 May 2021

The new apps allow users to pay for parking from their mobile devices, receive text notifications when time is about to expire and extend their parking time.

Pittsburgh announces investment in equitable street tree strategy

News03 Mar 2021

Based on census records and inventory data, visualisations show low-income and Black communities disproportionately have fewer city street trees and so see less of the benefits of trees.

Government-to-university network expands in the US

News14 Sep 2020

The Volcker Alliance’s initiative aims to connect governments’ hiring and research needs with local university capacity and is expanding into Chicago and North Carolina.

Populus helps global cities manage flexible street policies for reopening

News10 Jul 2020

Platform allows cities to identify temporary or permanent street policies, communicate them to the general public, and digitally provide up-to-date information to key mobility stakeholders.

Pittsburgh calculates environmental and economic impact of its infrastructure

News03 Jul 2019

The US city is using the Siemens City Performance Tool to identify a technology roadmap to help it reduce carbon emissions by 50 per cent by 2030.

Pittsburgh sets out new rules for self-driving cars

News05 Mar 2019

Mayor William Peduto hopes the principles set out in the executive order will become a model for cities and places across the globe

Envisioning smart cities

News03 Feb 2017

Envision America 2017 has announced this year’s participants in its Smart City initiative. So who is taking part?

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