tidytransit
An R package for reading, analyzing, and visualizing public transit data in GTFS format using tidyverse and sf.
What is tidytransit?
tidytransit is an R package that provides tools for working with General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) data, the standard format for public transportation schedules and geographic information. It reads GTFS feeds into R, converts them into tidyverse and simple features data frames, and enables analysis such as travel time calculation, frequency analysis, and feed validation. The package solves the problem of efficiently processing and analyzing transit data within the R ecosystem for transportation research and planning.
Transportation planners, researchers, data analysts, and R users who need to analyze public transit data, map transit networks, calculate service metrics, or validate GTFS feeds. It is particularly useful for those working in urban planning, transit agencies, or academic research involving transportation systems.
Developers choose tidytransit because it seamlessly integrates GTFS data into the popular tidyverse and sf ecosystems in R, making transit analysis more accessible and reproducible. Its focus on tidy data principles and spatial capabilities provides a consistent workflow for mapping, validation, and performance analysis compared to lower-level GTFS parsing tools.
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R package for working with GTFS data
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