Bus Intersection Major Transit Stops, Spatial Pathway#

Current Analysis Date#

November 05 2025 (Wednesday)

If we are missing data on that date for a particular operator, we will patch in data from the previous three months. Currently patching in:

{'2025-08-20': ['eTrans Schedule', 'Roseville Transit GMV Schedule'],
 '2025-09-24': ['San Juan Capistrano Trolley Schedule',
  'Culver City Schedule'],
 '2025-10-15': ['Yolobus Schedule',
  'Go West Schedule',
  'Bay Area 511 Angel Island-Tiburon Ferry Schedule',
  'El Monte Schedule',
  'Nevada County Schedule']}

Analysis Segments and Key Stops#

  • We use 1,250 meter analysis segments cut from GTFS shapes.

  • In each segment, we identify the stop with the highest frequency and use it to assign frequency to the segment.

Spatial Intersections#

  • We use an azimuth (heading) approach to find intersections, segments are considered intersecting if they diverge at a 45-degree angle or greater. Our goal is to identify locations where riders have access to multiple frequent routes that can take them in different directions.

  • Intersections are colored in red in the map below.

Intersection Buffers and Stop Groups#

  • We use a 500ft buffer around the spatial intersection to find physical stops associated with the intersection.

  • We consider all of these physical stops to be Major Transit Stops.