Bus Stops in East Baton Rouge Parish with Ridership and Route Data

Point geometry with attributes for Capital Area Transit System (CATS) bus stops in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. The dataset includes columns for shelter presence, bench availability, stop direction, and ridership metrics for on, off, and total passengers. It was last updated on 2022-12-06 02:51:58 and is hosted by data.brla.gov.

Use Cases

• Analyze ridership patterns using RIDERSHIP ON, RIDERSHIP OFF, and RIDERSHIP TOTAL columns.
• Map bus stop locations and amenities using GEOMETRY, SHELTER, BENCH, and SHELTER TYPE columns.
• Identify which routes serve a stop using the multiple ROUTE NO. columns (from 10 available route columns).
• Optimize route planning by correlating STOP DIRECTION and NAME with passenger counts.

Strengths

• Includes detailed ridership metrics (RIDERSHIP ON, OFF, TOTAL) for performance analysis.
• Contains 10 distinct route columns (ROUTE NO. 1 through ROUTE NO. 10) for mapping service coverage.
• Provides geospatial geometry (GEOMETRY) for mapping and spatial analysis.
• Lists physical amenities like SHELTER and BENCH, useful for accessibility studies.

Limitations

• Last updated 2022-12-06 02:51:58; freshness should be verified for current planning.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Capital Area Transit System (CATS), hosted by data.brla.gov.

Collection Method

Likely collected from transit agency operational and ridership data.

Time Range

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Freshness

2022-12-06 02:51:58

Geography

East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA.