New York City Street Pavement Condition Ratings

Pavement ratings for New York City streets are assessed on a scale from 1 to 10 and categorized as Good, Fair, or Poor. The data is collected by city agency inspectors across the five boroughs and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Predict future SystemRating scores using features like Road_Type, BoroughName, and InspectionTime.
• Analyze spatial patterns of pavement condition by joining on the_geom geometry and BoroughName.
• Identify streets with NonRatingReason entries to understand assessment data gaps.
• Correlate pavement condition (Good/Fair/Poor percentages) with traffic patterns using Road_Type and Direction.

Strengths

• Ratings use a standardized 1-10 scale with defined Good/Fair/Poor categories.
• Data includes geospatial geometry (the_geom) for mapping and spatial analysis.
• Covers all five boroughs of New York City.

Limitations

• Sample size and total row count are unknown.
• The rating scale has a noted exception where a score of 7 is considered 'Good' on local streets, which may complicate analysis.
• Data freshness is unclear as the last update date is in the future (2026-04-01), indicating potential metadata error.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us

Collection Method

Ongoing assessments performed by agency inspectors rating roadway pavement conditions.

Freshness

Last update listed as 2026-04-01, but this future date suggests metadata may be inaccurate; actual recency is null.

Geography

New York City, covering all five boroughs.