UPDATE:

> This dataset will no longer be maintained but will remain available for reference. Data will go to 2023-05-02. Please reference this Kaggle dataset for the most recent data: kaggle.com/mrgeislinger/bartridership/

Context

Bay Area Rapid Transit or BART is a public rail system that connects much of California's San Francisco Bay Area. The transport system "connects the San Francisco Peninsula with Berkeley, Oakland, Fremont, Walnut Creek, Dublin/Pleasanton and other cities in the East Bay".

Content

This dataset is the most detailed information of trip information for BART and was provided by BART directly. Specifically, this data was pulled from the provided source http://64.111.127.166/origin-destination/. The data are automatically updated on the site and BART says they "are usually available by the 5th of the next month". This is done with the following notebook https://www.kaggle.com/mrgeislinger/bart-hourly-ridership

Acknowledgements

This obviously wouldn't be available without BART collecting and providing the data. It's great that the data is publicly available to this essential transportation to those living in the Bay Area!

Inspiration

This data was originally pulled in July 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. As counties in the Bay Area begin relaxing quarantine/lockdown restrictions yet an increase of COVID-19 cases continues, it could be important to see how public transportation has changed. It's possible to see the travel habits of different areas in the Bay.