LADOT_PPD: Los Angeles Preferential Parking Districts

A dataset of designated preferential parking districts (PPD) in the City of Los Angeles, published by data.lacity.org and last updated on 2024-04-10. It contains the boundaries and names of areas where on-street parking is restricted to permit holders. The data is provided by the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) to inform residents and enforce parking regulations.

Use Cases

• Mapping district boundaries and creating visual overlays using the_geom.
• Identifying and querying specific parking districts by name using PPDNAME.
• Joining with other city datasets (e.g., census tracts, traffic counts) using PPDNUM as a key.
• Analyzing the spatial distribution and density of parking districts from the_geom column.

Strengths

• Includes a geospatial geometry column (the_geom) for mapping and spatial analysis.
• Published by an official city data portal (data.lacity.org).
• Dataset was updated on 2024-04-10, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Row count and total dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

data.lacity.org, likely the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT).

Collection Method

Likely an official administrative designation and record from city council actions.

Freshness

Last updated 2024-04-10 19:09:19; freshness should be verified.

Geography

City of Los Angeles, California, USA.