New Orleans RTA Transit Stop Locations And Attributes

RTA Stops provides point location data for public transit stops operated by the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority. The dataset includes attributes like stop_id, stop_name, stop_lat, stop_lon, wheelchair_boarding, and location_type. It was last updated on February 24, 2025, by data.nola.gov.

Use Cases

• Map transit stop density and distribution using stop_lat and stop_lon coordinates.
• Analyze wheelchair accessibility coverage across the network via the wheelchair_boarding column.
• Identify major transfer points by filtering the location_type column for station entries.
• Calculate service area isochrones from specific stops using stop_id and geographic coordinates.

Strengths

• Includes 14 distinct attributes per stop, such as stop_id, stop_name, and wheelchair_boarding.
• Data is current, with a last update timestamp of February 24, 2025.
• Provides geospatial data in multiple formats including CSV, JSON, and XML.

Limitations

• Unknown total row count, making dataset scale and representativeness unclear.
• No temporal range or historical data provided for analyzing changes over time.
• Sample data is unavailable, preventing assessment of data completeness and value distribution.

Provenance

Source

New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA), published via data.nola.gov.

Collection Method

Derived from GTFS feed data, likely representing scheduled service stop locations.

Freshness

Last updated on 2025-02-24.

Geography

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA (Regional Transit Authority service area).