San Francisco Street Surface Permits, Active and Upcoming

Daily updated permits issued by the Department of Public Works for activities on street surfaces. The dataset is a union of Street Use and Street Vending permit tables, filtered to include 17 specific permit types. It lists permits that are currently active or have a start date within the next 14 days.

Use Cases

• Map active street surface permits based on permit type and location data.
• Monitor upcoming street use activities based on permits with start dates within 14 days.
• Analyze permit distribution across categories like Parklets, Food Facilities, and Street Improvements.
• Track permit issuance trends for specific activities like Night Noise or Temporary Occupancy.

Strengths

• Daily refresh schedule ensures current permit status.
• Includes 17 specific permit types from two source datasets.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

City of San Francisco Department of Public Works

Collection Method

Union of Street Use Permits and Street Vending Permits datasets.

Freshness

Daily

Geography

San Francisco