// 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

Data, Digital & Smart Foundation70%

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

Mobility & Transport85%

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

Environment, Energy & Climate90%

8 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed

Infrastructure, Water & Waste100%

4 present · 0 partial · 0 absent · 7 not assessed

Health, Education, Safety & Inclusion90%

8 present · 2 partial · 0 absent · 3 not assessed

Economy, Innovation & Employment63%

5 present · 0 partial · 3 absent

Governance, Resilience & Operating Model79%

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/StarTran

Public 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.zip

Public 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/vehicleposition

About 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.