Monthly bus speeds and operational data for New York City MTA routes beginning in 2015. The dataset includes metrics like average speed, total operating time, and mileage, aggregated by route, borough, and time period. It is published by data.ny.gov and was last updated in March 2026.
Use Cases
- Analyze borough-level congestion by comparing `average_speed` across different `borough` and `period` values.
- Model the relationship between `total_operating_time` and `total_mileage` to estimate route efficiency for different `trip_type`.
- Identify seasonal traffic patterns by tracking `average_speed` trends over successive `month` entries for specific `route_id`.
- Compare peak vs. off-peak performance by filtering `average_speed` and `total_operating_time` based on `day_type` and `period`.
Strengths
- Data covers a multi-year period beginning in 2015, enabling longitudinal analysis.
- Includes 9 distinct columns for granular analysis by route, time, and geography.
Limitations
- Unknown row count prevents assessment of dataset scale and statistical power.
- Sample data is unavailable, making initial data validation and schema understanding difficult.
Provenance
- Source
- data.ny.gov
- Time Range
- Beginning 2015
- Freshness
- Updated monthly, with a recent update in March 2026.
- Geography
- New York City