// CITY_ASSESSMENT

How smart is Peterborough?

Peterborough, United Kingdom, scores 40.2% against the DC20 smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #158 of 213 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.

Smart score

40.2%

Rank

#158 / 213

Criteria present

26 / 82

Evidence coverage

48.8%

Peterborough's smart city score by area

Data & Digital Foundation70%

9 present · 3 partial · 3 absent · 6 not assessed

Mobility54%

6 present · 3 partial · 5 absent · 2 not assessed

Environment & Resources64%

3 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 10 not assessed

Governance & People59%

5 present · 3 partial · 3 absent · 9 not assessed

Economy & Method67%

3 present · 2 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed

Where Peterborough is strong

  • EV & Active-Travel Infrastructure
  • Digital Twin
  • Interoperability & Open Standards
  • Digital Inclusion & Literacy
  • Open Data by Default

Where the gaps are

  • Smart Energy & Buildings
  • Smart Traffic & Adaptive Signals
  • City Data Platform / Urban Data Exchange
  • Smart Water & Waste
  • Resilience & Climate Adaptation

Evidence highlights

Open Data by Default · Official open data portal

The City of Peterborough (Canada) operates an official open data portal.

https://data-ptbo.opendata.arcgis.com/

Open Data by Default · Open licensing & terms

The Peterborough open data portal includes a dedicated "Terms of Use" page outlining licensing and reuse conditions.

https://data-ptbo.opendata.arcgis.com/pages/terms-of-use

Real-time Public Transit Intelligence · Real-time arrivals / GTFS-RT

Stagecoach, a bus operator in Peterborough, provides live bus times through its website, and a 'mytransitride' URL suggests a real-time tracking system for Peterborough Transit.

https://www.stagecoachbus.com/timetables

Real-time Public Transit Intelligence · Open transit data

Peterborough has an open data portal, which includes data related to 'ptbo' (likely Peterborough).

https://data-ptbo.opendata.arcgis.com/

About this assessment

Peterborough was assessed against the 82 criteria of the DC20 smart city framework on 2026-07-01 by AI agents gathering evidence from official public sources. Each criterion is marked present, partial or absent, and every finding links to where it was found — see how smart cities are measured. Scores refresh continuously as cities publish new evidence.