MDTA Accidents: Traffic Incidents on Maryland Authority Facilities

Accidents occurring on Maryland Transportation Authority facilities or responded to by MDTA Police, including the Bay Bridge, Fort McHenry Tunnel, and BWI Airport. The dataset is updated monthly by the MD Transportation Authority and was last updated on 2023-04-12 13:22:44. Columns suggest accident details, time, date, and georeferenced location information.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal accident patterns using the Date and Time columns.
• Map accident hotspots using the New Georeferenced Column and its address, city, state, and zip derivatives.
• Classify incident types using the Accident Type column.
• Assess jurisdictional response areas by cross-referencing the CC Number and Counties columns.

Strengths

• Covers a specific set of major Maryland transportation facilities, including bridges, tunnels, and airports.
• Includes multiple georeferenced location columns (address, city, state, zip) for spatial analysis.
• Provides temporal granularity with separate Date and Time columns.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2023-04-12 13:22:44; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

opendata.maryland.gov

Collection Method

Collected and reported by the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Police.

Time Range

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Freshness

Updated monthly.

Geography

Maryland, specifically MDTA facilities: Francis Scott Key Bridge, John F. Kennedy Memorial Highway, Thomas J. Hatem Memorial Bridge, Fort McHenry Tunnel, Baltimore Harbor Tunnel, the Bay Bridge, Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge, Intercounty Connector (ICC/MD200), BWI Airport, and the Port of Baltimore.