Pittsburgh earned a place on the 2016 Arcadis Sustainable Cities Index, ranking 18th in the United States and 62nd in the world. This Index ranks 100 global cities on the three pillars of sustainability: People (social), Planet (environmental), and Profit (economic). It includes 32 indicators such as income inequality, education, crime, affordability; energy consumption, drinking water, sanitation, green space, transportation, economic development, and employment.
North America Rankings (with global ranking):
- Vancouver (#23)
- New York (#26)
- Montreal (#28)
- Toronto (#33)
- Boston (#34)
- San Francisco (#39)
- Seattle (#43)
- Washington, D.C. (#44)
- Denver (#49)
- Los Angeles (#50)
- Philadelphia (#51)
- Baltimore (#53)
- Miami (#54)
- Dallas (#56)
- Houston (#59)
- Chicago (#60)
- New Orleans (#61)
- Pittsburgh (#62)
- Atlanta (#63)
- Indianapolis (#65)
- Tampa (#68)
- Detroit (#69)
Read more at: www.arcadis.com/sci2016
Contact:
John Batten, Global Cities Director
cities@arcadis.com
