DC Streetcar Route Network and Transit Data

Washington, D.C. streetcar route data is provided by the District Department of Transportation (DDOT). The dataset includes geospatial and tabular information on the DC Streetcar system, which launched in February 2016. It is sourced from the District of Columbia's open data portal and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze streetcar route geometry and connectivity using geospatial line features.
• Assess transit network coverage and gaps by overlaying route data with demographic or land-use layers.
• Model potential ridership or economic development impacts by correlating route locations with other urban datasets.

Strengths

• Data is provided in multiple standard geospatial formats including GEOJSON, KML, and via an ArcGIS REST API.
• The dataset is published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for broad reuse.

Limitations

• The specific number of rows, columns, and temporal coverage within the dataset are not documented.
• Sample data is unavailable, making initial assessment of data structure and completeness difficult.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

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Time Range

System launched in February 2016; specific temporal coverage of data points is unknown.

Freshness

Last updated in April 2026.

Geography

Washington, D.C., United States.