List of physical locations where fare media were sold through approximately July 2014, prior to the implementation of Ventra cards. The locations for Ventra card sales/reloading are more extensive and not yet available in dataset format. Please see http://www.transitchicago.com/ventra for information on the Ventra program and https://www.ventrachicago.com/retailers/locations to find Ventra retail locations.

All vehicles reported by Transportation Network Providers (sometimes called rideshare companies) to the City of Chicago as part of routine reporting required by ordinance. Inclusion of a vehicle in a monthly report indicates that the vehicle was eligible for trips in Chicago in that month for at least one day, regardless of whether it actually provided any rides. If a vehicle is eligible in multiple months, which is common, it will have records in each of these reporting months.

As of the creation of this dataset, there have been four TNPs licensed to operate in Chicago, although never more than three at any given time and currently three. Vehicles reported by more than one company in the same month are combined and the MULTIPLE_TNPS column is marked as TRUE. However, the matching process is imperfect so not all such vehicles are necessarily identified.

Information on last inspection date was not required before September 2017 so will not be found in older records.

The reporting is done on a monthly basis, as indicated in the MONTH_REPORTED column. However, starting in 2018, the reports are batched and files for all three months in a quarter are delivered to the City of Chicago at the end of each quarter. Due to an issue in this transition, some vehicle records for Q2 2018 (April-June) were reported for the quarter as a whole, rather than for individual months. For purposes of this dataset, those records have been assigned to 2018-06 (June). Therefore, some caution in interpreting this month and the quarter as a whole is advised.

Shapefile containing line data for CTA bus routes. To view or use these files, compression software and special GIS software, such as ESRI ArcGIS, is required.

Point data representing locations of CTA bus stops. See attachment below for information on STATUS and POS fields
To view or use these files, compression software and special GIS software, such as ESRI ArcGIS is required.
Projected Coordinate System: NAD_1983_StatePlane_Illinois_East_FIPS_1201_Feet

Electronic scooter trips taken during the 2019 Chicago pilot program. For more information on the pilot, see https://www.chicago.gov/scooters.

This list of 'L' stops provides location and basic service availability information for each place on the CTA system where a train stops, along with formal station names and stop descriptions.

OUTDATED. See the current data at https://data.cityofchicago.org/d/6imu-meau -- Street center lines in Chicago. To view or use these files, compression software and special GIS software, such as ESRI ArcGIS, is required. Metadata may be viewed and downloaded at http://bit.ly/HLdp8B.

Curb lines for the city of Chicago. Curb lines mark the points where curbs meet the edge of the street pavement. To view or use these files, compression software and special GIS software, such as ESRI ArcGIS, is required.

Metra commuter rail stations in the Chicagoland region. To view or use these files, compression software and special GIS software, such as ESRI ArcGIS, is required. To download, right-click the "Download" link above and choose "Save link as."

Railroad lines in Chicago. To view or use these files, compression software and special GIS software, such as ESRI ArcGIS, is required.

Pedway routes in Chicago. Chicago’s downtown pedestrian way system, the Pedway, lies in the heart of the city. This system of underground tunnels and overhead bridges links more than 40 blocks in the Central Business District, covering roughly five miles.. To view or use these files outside of a web brower, compression software and special GIS software, such as ESRI ArcGIS, is required.

Metra commuter rail lines in the Chicagoland region. To view or use these files, compression software and special GIS software, such as ESRI ArcGIS, is required. To download, right-click the "Download" link above and choose "Save link as."

Sidewalks in Chicago. To view or use these shapefiles, compression software, such as 7-Zip, and special GIS software, such as ESRI ArcGIS or QGIS, are required. To download this file, right-click the "Download" link above and choose "Save link as." Once unzipped, the .dbf file may be opened in any spreadsheet program, such as Microsoft Excel, and identifies the address associated with each sidewalk polygon where possible. Note this is a draft file and may be updated periodically.

OUTDATED. See the current data at https://data.cityofchicago.org/d/i6k4-giaj -- No parking is allowed on Snow Routes when there is two or more inches on the ground regardless of date or time. To view or use these shapefiles, compression software and special GIS software, such as ESRI ArcGIS or QGIS, is required. To download this file, right-click the "Download" link above and choose "Save link as."

CTA Bus Routes- Line data representing CTA Bus Routes. Source data are NAVTEQ street centerlines.

Projected Coordinate System: NAD_1983_StatePlane_Illinois_East_FIPS_1201_Feet

Taxi trips reported to the City of Chicago in its role as a regulatory agency. To protect privacy but allow for aggregate analyses, the Taxi ID is consistent for any given taxi medallion number but does not show the number, Census Tracts are suppressed in some cases, and times are rounded to the nearest 15 minutes.

Due to the data reporting process, not all trips are reported but the City believes that most are.

See http://digital.cityofchicago.org/index.php/chicago-taxi-data-released for more information about this dataset and how it was created.

See http://dev.cityofchicago.org/open%20data/data%20portal/2019/04/12/tnp-taxi-privacy.html for further discussion of the approach to privacy in this dataset.

See http://dev.cityofchicago.org/open%20data/data%20portal/2019/07/01/taxi-dataset-relaunch.html for discussion of significant changes in July 2019.

CTA Bus Stops - Point data representing over 11,000 CTA bus stops. The Stop ID is used to get Bus Tracker information.

Projected Coordinate System: NAD_1983_StatePlane_Illinois_East_FIPS_1201_Feet

Map representing locations of CTA bus stops.

CTA Rail Lines – Lines representing approximately where the CTA rail lines are.

Projected Coordinate System: NAD_1983_StatePlane_Illinois_East_FIPS_1201_Feet

OUTDATED, HISTORICAL VERSION -- Line data representing CTA bus routes. To view or use these files, special GIS software, such as Google Earth, is required.

OUTDATED, HISTORICAL VERSION -- Lines representing approximately where the CTA 'L' (rail) lines are. To view or use these files, special GIS software, such as Google Earth, is required.

This dataset shows bus stops in shelters and at CTA rail stations which have digital signs added to them to show upcoming arrivals. The listing is subject to change.

Data feeds which provide a pathway for developers to retrieve estimated arrival times, bus stop lists, route patterns, vehicle location information and more from the CTA Bus Tracker (SM) service and incorporate it into third-party apps and projects.

A list of the stations currently in service where one can pick up and return bicycles from the Divvy bicycle sharing system (http://divvybikes.com/). For real-time status of stations in machine-readable format, see https://gbfs.divvybikes.com/gbfs/gbfs.json.

The Chicago Department of Transportation (CDOT) reviews applications for permits for the temporary use of the public way for construction projects, parades, festivals, block parties, athletic events, etc.This dataset includes permits applied for, issued, amended and expired with permit start dates beginning January 1, 2011. Note a permit may be amended if any details are changed after the initial issuance. For more information about Public Right-of-Way Use Permits, go to http://bit.ly/15ypkkL.