// 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
9 present · 3 partial · 3 absent · 6 not assessed
6 present · 3 partial · 5 absent · 2 not assessed
3 present · 3 partial · 1 absent · 10 not assessed
5 present · 3 partial · 3 absent · 9 not assessed
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-useReal-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/timetablesReal-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.