New York City Bicycle Routes and Facilities with Street-Level Attributes

A geospatial dataset from the New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT) records the city's designated bicycle network. It includes current and historic bicycle routes and facilities, with attributes such as facility type, street information, and installation dates. The data was last updated on 2025-08-18 15:46:20.

Use Cases

• Map bicycle network connectivity and density using the_geom, street, and boro columns.
• Analyze the distribution of facility types like cycle tracks or lanes using facilitycl, tf_facilit, and ft_facilit columns.
• Track the historical evolution of bike routes using instdate, ret_date, and status columns.
• Identify one-way or two-way bike paths for routing applications using bikedir and segmentid columns.

Strengths

• Data is provided by the authoritative city agency, NYC DOT.
• Includes both current and historical network records, as indicated by status and ret_date columns.
• Offers multiple download formats: CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

• Row count and total dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

New York City Department of Transportation (NYC DOT).

Collection Method

Built and managed by NYC DOT alongside other city and state agencies and external partners.

Time Range

Includes current and historic network records; specific temporal coverage is not defined.

Freshness

Last updated 2025-08-18 15:46:20; freshness should be verified.

Geography

New York City, covering all five boroughs (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Staten Island).