Chicago Transit Authority Rail Line Geographic Data

Chicago Transit Authority rail lines are represented as geographic line features by the City of Chicago. The dataset is available in multiple formats, including CSV and JSON, and was last updated in July 2024. Specific row and column counts are not provided.

Use Cases

• Spatial analysis of CTA rail line proximity to other urban features using geographic coordinates.
• Mapping public transit infrastructure for sustainability and transportation planning studies.
• Integrating rail line geometry with other City of Chicago datasets using shared geographic identifiers.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the authoritative City of Chicago organization.
• Offers multiple export formats including CSV, JSON, and XML for flexibility.
• Maintained with a recent update timestamp of July 2024.

Limitations

• The dataset's exact spatial accuracy is described as 'approximately where' the lines are, indicating potential generalization.
• No sample data or column schema is available to assess the specific attributes contained.
• The total size and record count are unknown, making it difficult to gauge the dataset's scale.

Provenance

Source

City of Chicago

Freshness

Last updated 2024-07-26.

Geography

Chicago, Illinois, USA