TransLink Spatial Data

What:
TransLink is the statutory public transit authority for the Metro Vancouver region. This GitHub repository is a collection of free, public, and ready-for-analysis TransLink GIS datasets that I have created.

Why:
While individual municipalities within Metro Vancouver have public transit related datasets in their open data portals, there is a lack of publicly available data that covers the entire region and is up to date. TransLink provides General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) data on a regular basis but the data format is not very user-friendly, especially for GIS analysis where data formats like shapefiles and GeoJSON are preferred. As a result, I created this data repository to provide updated regional TransLink datasets for use in mapping, analysis, data visualization, and more.

How:
I converted the TransLink-provided GTFS data to feature classes and shapefiles using the Public Transit Tools toolbox in ArcGIS Pro. In addition, table join and dissolve operations were performed to preserve data integrity and enhance ease of use. I will provide the Python script tools below for download.

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Datasets are currently based on GTFS data released on July 25, 2022

Available Datasets:

Dataset	Preview	Download
Transit Routes (ALL)	View	.gdb / .shp / .geojson
SkyTrain Routes	View	.gdb / .shp / .geojson
Bus Routes (ALL)	View	.gdb / .shp / .geojson
NightBus Routes	View	.gdb / .shp / .geojson
Rapid Transit Routes	View	.gdb / .shp / .geojson

In Progress:

• Transit Stations (all)
• Bus Exchanges
• SkyTrain Stations
• Bus Stations
• Transit Frequency

Script Tools:

• GTFS_Shape_to_FC.py

Other:

• Hex color codes for major routes