Routes by Transportation Sites: New York City School Bus Service Links

Routes by Transportation Sites links New York City school bus routes to their designated pickup and drop-off locations. The dataset connects route identifiers with site codes for a given school year, but excludes routes designed for Pre-K service. It is published by the City of New York's Office of Pupil Transportation (OPT) and is available on multiple government data platforms.

Use Cases

• Mapping bus route coverage to specific school sites using `Route_Number` and `OPT_Code`.
• Analyzing route assignments and changes across academic years using the `School_Year` column.
• Auditing transportation service provision by linking operational routes to physical locations.

Strengths

• Published by the authoritative source, the City of New York organization.
• Available on multiple platforms (Socrata, Data.gov), indicating established use and dissemination.
• Dataset scope is clearly defined, noting the exclusion of Pre-K service routes.

Limitations

• Conflicting 'last updated' dates between sources (2026-05-01 on Socrata vs. 2026-04-05 on Data.gov).
• Key metadata like row count, file size, and license are missing from all provided sources.
• Column information is incomplete, with Data.gov listing columns as 'unknown'.

Provenance

Source

City of New York, likely the Office of Pupil Transportation (OPT).

Collection Method

Administrative data collection from school transportation operations.

Time Range

Coverage is defined by the `School_Year` column, but specific years are not listed.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-01 according to Socrata; Data.gov shows 2026-04-05.

Geography

New York City, New York, USA.