Chicago Transit Authority Bus Route Network

Lines representing the Chicago Transit Authority's bus routes, provided in a spatial format for mapping. The dataset is maintained by the City of Chicago's data portal and was last updated in January 2025. It includes route identifiers, names, and schedule designations.

Use Cases

• Map bus route geometries (the_geom) to visualize the CTA network's spatial coverage.
• Analyze service frequency by comparing schedule columns (SUN, WKDAY, SAT) for different routes.
• Join route identifiers (ROUTE) with other transit datasets for multimodal network analysis.
• Identify route names (NAME) for specific corridors to assess passenger accessibility.

Strengths

• Includes a geometry column (the_geom) for spatial analysis and mapping.
• Provides distinct schedule columns (SUN, WKDAY, SAT) for temporal service patterns.
• Dataset was updated in January 2025, indicating active maintenance.

Limitations

• Exact row count and total number of routes are unknown.
• Sample data is unavailable, preventing assessment of data completeness and value distribution.
• No information on license or potential usage restrictions.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofchicago.org

Freshness

Last updated on 2025-01-08.

Geography

Chicago, Illinois, USA