Washington DC Public Space Permits for Construction and Events

District Department of Transportation data contains locations and attributes for above-ground permits applied for and approved in Washington DC. Examples include moving truck zones, debris containers, construction staging areas, and mobile crane work zones. The data is shared via an automated geocoding process and was last updated on 2026-03-25.

Use Cases

• Map construction and event-related public space reservations based on permit locations.
• Analyze urban development activity based on the volume and types of permits issued.
• Identify potential traffic or pedestrian flow disruptions based on construction staging area permits.
• Assess the spatial distribution of temporary infrastructure like mobile cranes or storage containers.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple geospatial formats including GEOJSON and KML.
• The public space permit process is documented on the official DDOT website.
• License is CC-BY-4.0, allowing for flexible reuse.

Limitations

• The description notes some data points have 0,0 coordinates due to failed geocoding, requiring manual correction.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

District Department of Transportation (DDOT), District of Columbia.

Collection Method

Permits are applied for and approved by DDOT, with addresses batch-matched to the Master Address Repository.

Time Range

Covers permits from the last 30 days, as of the update date.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 08:17:04.661739; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Washington DC, United States.