PittsburghTODAY: MPDI shows that Pittsburgh region is highly fragmented

MPDI shows that Pittsburgh region is highly fragmented

Dear Friend,

The Center for Metropolitan Studies at the Graduate School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Pittsburgh, provides the Metropolitan Power Diffusion Index (MPDI) for the 942 U.S. metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas. Based on 2009 core-based statistical area (CBSA) definitions, and using data from the Census of Governments individual government data, the MPDI is a univariate score that measures how many separate governments (local, county, and special district) provide 11 common public services within a CBSA and how much each of those governments spends in providing those services.

The MPDI was calculated for the 20-year period between 1987 and 2007, and the 2007 figure shows that the Pittsburgh region has an MPDI of 17.0, ranking it last in comparison to its benchmark regions, an indication that the Pittsburgh region is highly fragmented. For more information, please visit the Center for Metropolitan Studies website.

Thanks for your interest,

Douglas Heuck

Program Director

PittsburghTODAY