WMATA Better Bus Network: Redesigned Metro Bus Routes for Washington D.C.

A line layer derived from GTFS data feeds represents the new Metrobus routes implemented as part of the Better Bus Network Redesign (BBNR) on June 29, 2025. The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) provides attribution linking routes to DC government roadway data via keys like BLOCKKEY and ROUTEID. This dataset is maintained by the Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (WMATA) and was last updated on March 25, 2026.

Use Cases

• Visualizing the spatial layout of the redesigned bus network based on the line layer geometry.
• Analyzing route connectivity and service coverage for the Better Bus Network Redesign.
• Integrating bus route data with DC roadway datasets using the provided BLOCKKEY and ROUTEID fields.
• Developing transit planning tools using the standardized GTFS-derived shape_id and route_id fields.

Strengths

• Data is directly derived from the authoritative WMATA GTFS feeds.
• Includes explicit linkage keys (BLOCKKEY, SUBBLOCKKEY, ROUTEID) for integration with DC government roadway data.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including GeoJSON, KML, and CSV for flexibility.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (WMATA) GTFS data feeds.

Collection Method

Line layer was created and generalized from GTFS format to represent individual bus routes.

Time Range

Represents the network implemented on June 29, 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 08:31:23.035356; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area.