Highway Network Polygons for Urban Transport Policy Alignment

A geospatial polygon layer representing a highway network. The description indicates this data is relevant to the City Plan 2036 Strategic Policy S9 and Local Plan 2015 Policy CS16, linking it to urban planning frameworks. The dataset is sourced from the eu_open_data platform and aggregated by the Government Digital Service.

Use Cases

• Map and analyze road infrastructure based on the polygon layer.
• Classify road networks for planning purposes based on the described Road Class hierarchy.
• Identify streets with cycling infrastructure based on the Cycle Lane flag.
• Align transportation projects with specific city plan policies mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Data is explicitly linked to specific urban policy documents (City Plan 2036, Local Plan 2015).
• Includes attributes for road classification and cycling infrastructure as mentioned in the description.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count, file formats, and last update date are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

eu_open_data platform, aggregated by Government Digital Service.

Collection Method

Likely an official administrative or survey-based geospatial data collection.

Time Range

The description references plans up to 2036, but the dataset's temporal coverage is unknown.

Freshness

Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Geography

The description references a 'City Plan' and 'London' road classes, suggesting a likely focus on a UK city, potentially London.