Public Passenger Vehicle Licenses in Chicago

Chicago's list of licensed vehicles for passenger hire, including taxis, liveries, ambulances, and sightseeing buses. The dataset includes details on vehicle specifications, ownership, operational status, and accessibility features. It is maintained by the city's Business Affairs and Consumer Protection department.

Use Cases

• Analyzing fleet composition and age using Vehicle Make, Vehicle Model, and Vehicle Model Year.
• Mapping service availability by operator using Company Name, Address, and ZIP Code.
• Assessing accessibility compliance across vehicle types using Wheelchair Accessible and Vehicle Type.
• Tracking active versus inactive licenses using Status and Public Vehicle Number.
• Investigating fuel source distribution and taxi affiliations using Vehicle Fuel Source and Taxi Affiliation.

Strengths

• Cross-platform presence on Socrata and Data.gov suggests official importance and reliability.
• Columns provide specific operational details, including Wheelchair Accessible status and Taxi Medallion License Management.
• Dataset description includes a direct link to authoritative city government documentation.

Limitations

• Key metadata like row count, file size, and license are consistently missing or listed as 'None' across all sources.
• Sources conflict on the 'last updated' date, with entries for 2026-04-03 and 2026-04-05 (future dates which may be placeholders).
• The Data.gov source lacks column information, reducing discoverability of its specific schema.

Provenance

Source

City of Chicago, Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP)

Collection Method

Likely compiled from city licensing and regulatory records.

Freshness

2026-04-05 05:56:13.691720

Geography

Chicago, Illinois, USA