Data & Statistics for Journalists: Transit

MTA/LIRR Public Transit Data:

• Data feeds from MTA/LIRR
• MTA Maps
• NYC Open Data: MTA Data, Subway Entrances
• Straphangers "State of the Subway" Report (main website)

NJ Transit

• Developer data

Below are various data on commuters from the US Census Bureau.

• The ACS (American Community Survey) shows what kind of transportation people take to work, and their average commute time (in minutes). You can find this data using InfoShare Online, Social Explorer (great for maps), the "economic characteristics" tables in DCP's Community Portal, or American FactFinder. Relevant variables:
  • Workers by Means of Transportation to Work
  • Workers by Time Leaving Home to Go to Work
  • Workers by Travel Time to Work
  • Workers by Vehicles Available
• Residence County to Workplace County Flows -- This Census Bureau product shows commuting patterns, aka "residence to workplace flows."
• A related information product is the Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics program.

NYC Open Data (transportation)

NYPD

• Traffic reports (moving summonses) and vehicle collisions ares provided by borough or precinct (collisions also report the intersection).

NYC DOT

• Data feeds (various)
• Motorists, traffic, parking
• Bicyclists (ridership, risks, crash data, bike map)
• Ferries & buses
• Infrastructure (bridges, streets, signs, signals)

Port Authority of NY & NJ

• Weekly traffic alerts & advisories
• Overview of PA facilities & services
• Studies & reports
• Port Authority police
• PA commuting & traveling

NYS Dept. of Health

• Motor vehicle crash statistics: injuries & deaths

NYC Taxi & Limousine Commission

• 2014 Taxicab Fact Book (statistics, some back to 2008)
• Research & statistics

• Open NY Data Portal (state data, usually by county/borough)
  • Vehicle repair shops & inspection stations, electric cars registered, popular vehicle makes/bodies, etc.
• NYS DMV (motor vehicle crashes, vehicle registration, drivers)
  • Including Statistical Summaries
• Safe NY
  • Data includes alcohol tickets, restraint (seatbelt) use, younger drivers (ages 16-20) and more across the state. Most reported by county (borough). General information about these topics is here.

Department of Transportation

• Bureau of Transportation (BTS): Air-carrier statistics. This table contains data on domestic and international flights by U.S. carriers, , including route, aircraft type and hours, capacity and load factors and departures scheduled and performed.
• BTS: Intermodal Passenger Connectivity Database. Nationwide data table of thousands of rail, air, bus and ferry terminals in the United States.
• Maritime Administration: Maritime travel and transportation statistics.