// CITY_ASSESSMENT
How smart is Lincoln?
Lincoln, United Kingdom, scores 55.8% against the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework in 2026 — ranked #31 of 75 cities assessed, with every finding traceable to a public source.
Smart score
55.8%
Rank
#31 / 75
Criteria present
43 / 86
Evidence coverage
61.6%
Lincoln's smart city score by area
6 present · 2 partial · 2 absent · 5 not assessed
8 present · 1 partial · 1 absent · 2 not assessed
8 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
4 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed
8 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed
5 present · 0 partial · 3 absent
4 present · 3 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed
Where Lincoln is strong
- ▸Public Transport & Real-Time Information
- ▸Air Quality & Monitoring
- ▸Education & Digital Skills
- ▸Food Security & Urban Agriculture
- ▸Critical Infrastructure Resilience
Where the gaps are
- ▸Open Data & Transparency
- ▸Energy & Smart Grid
- ▸Water & Sanitation
- ▸Governance & Smart-City Operating Model
- ▸Housing & Urban Planning
Evidence highlights
Open Data & Transparency · Official open data portal
The city of Lincoln, Nebraska, operates an official open data portal at opendata.lincoln.ne.gov.
https://opendata.lincoln.ne.gov/Public Transport & Real-Time Information · Public transport network
Lincoln, NE operates a public bus network called StarTran, managed by the Lincoln Transportation and Utilities department.
https://www.lincoln.ne.gov/City/Departments/LTU/StarTranPublic Transport & Real-Time Information · Open schedule data (GTFS)
StarTran provides an open GTFS feed for its public transit schedules.
https://startran.connexionz.net/rtt/public/resource/gtfs.zipPublic Transport & Real-Time Information · Real-time arrivals (GTFS-RT)
StarTran offers real-time GTFS-RT feeds for vehicle positions, trip updates, and alerts.
https://startran.connexionz.net/rtt/public/utility/gtfsrealtime.aspx/vehiclepositionAbout this assessment
Lincoln was assessed against the 86 criteria of the UN ISO-aligned smart city framework on 2026-06-30 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.