New York City Central Business District Taxi Zone Polygons

Polygon data defines taxi zones within New York City's Central Business District for tolling analysis. The dataset is published by data.ny.gov and was last updated in September 2024. It supports the Central Business District Tolling Program by identifying trip origins and destinations.

Use Cases

• Join the 'Taxi Zone' field with trip record datasets to flag trips subject to CBD tolls.
• Perform spatial analysis using the 'Polygon' geometry to calculate trip density within the congestion zone.
• Map the official boundaries of the Central Business District for public communication and policy enforcement.

Strengths

• Data is current, with a last update in September 2024.
• Provides official geospatial definitions for a key policy area.

Limitations

• Dataset size, row count, and specific license terms are unknown.
• Contains only two columns ('Taxi Zone', 'Polygon'), requiring joins with other data for analysis.

Provenance

Source

data.ny.gov

Freshness

Updated September 2024.

Geography

New York City Central Business District