Public bike rack locations in the District of Columbia, published by the District Department of Transportation (DDOT). The dataset is part of a strategy to promote bicycling and reduce improper parking. It was last updated on March 25, 2026.
Use Cases
- Map bicycle parking availability based on the geospatial location data.
- Analyze the distribution of public bike racks to support transportation planning.
- Identify areas with insufficient bicycle parking to reduce bikes locked to trees and railings.
- Support route planning applications by integrating secure bicycle parking locations.
Strengths
- Data is available in multiple geospatial formats including GEOJSON, KML, and an ArcGIS REST API.
- License is clearly defined as CC-BY-4.0, allowing for broad reuse.
- Dataset is actively maintained, with a last update timestamp of 2026-03-25.
Limitations
- Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- District of Columbia
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-03-25 08:19:39.734183; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- District of Columbia, Washington, D.C.