Manhattan Central Business District Geofence for Tolling

MTA Central Business District Geofence provides a set of 2D polygon boundaries defining the Manhattan CBD for tolling purposes under the MTA Reform and Traffic Mobility Act. The dataset is published by data.ny.gov and was last updated in June 2025. It captures the area of Manhattan south of and including 60th Street, excluding major highways and tunnels.

Use Cases

• Validate vehicle trip endpoints against the 'polygon' field to determine if a trip occurred inside the congestion pricing zone.
• Perform spatial joins using the 'polygon' geofence to aggregate traffic sensor data or incident reports by CBD location.
• Integrate the 'polygon' boundary into mapping applications to visually display the official MTA congestion relief zone.
• Calculate the area or perimeter of the defined CBD using the 'polygon' geometry for regulatory reporting.

Strengths

• Data is defined by specific legislation (MTA Reform and Traffic Mobility Act), ensuring authoritative boundaries.
• Offered in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF for flexibility.

Limitations

• Dataset contains only a single 'polygon' column with no associated metadata or attributes.
• Sample data is unavailable, preventing preview of the geometry format or coordinate system.

Provenance

Source

data.ny.gov

Collection Method

Legislatively defined boundary, likely digitized for geospatial use.

Time Range

Beginning June 2024.

Freshness

Updated June 2025.

Geography

Manhattan, New York City, south of and inclusive of 60th Street, excluding specified highways and tunnels.