Megaregion Last Updated: 10/05/2022
*This date is subject to change with every model rerun, this article references the 10/05/22 run.
This megaregion model contains population, transit, and auto ground truth data from various sources. For more information on Replica’s data sourcing and methodology, please visit our Help Center.
Population Data
Replica’s population data is based on US Census demographic datasets which are used to create a “synthetic population” that is statistically representative of the actual population in a region. Below are the Census resources referenced in this megaregion model:
Source | Year |
American Community Survey (ACS)/ Public Use Microdata Sample (PUMS) | 2019 |
Census Transportation Planning Products (CTPP) | 2016 |
Longitudinal Employer-Household Dynamics (LEHD) | 2017 |
Transit Data
Below is a list of all the transit service providers and the routes modeled in this megaregion model.
Agency | Total Routes Modeled | Ground Truth Data Source | Data Year |
Amtrak | 1 | Monthly Performance Reports | 2021 |
BARTA | 20 | National Transit Database | 2021 |
BCTA | 4 | National Transit Database | 2021 |
Bee-Line Bus | 57 | Agency Provided - Bee-Line Bus | 2021 |
Broome County | 25 | National Transit Database | 2021 |
CATA | 20 | National Transit Database | 2021 |
CDTA | 65 | National Transit Database | 2021 |
CTTransit - New Britain | 13 | National Transit Database | 2021 |
CTTransit - Waterbury-Meriden | 73 | National Transit Database | 2021 |
CTTransit- Hartford | 164 | National Transit Database | 2021 |
CTTransit- New Haven | 54 | National Transit Database | 2021 |
CTTransit- Stamford | 40 | National Transit Database | 2021 |
Centro | 80 | National Transit Database | 2021 |
Community Coach | 1 | None | N/A |
Dart First State | 57 | National Transit Database | 2021 |
Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority | 26 | National Transit Database | 2021 |
Greater Bridgeport Transit | 16 | National Transit Database | 2021 |
Housatonic Area Regional Transit | 14 | National Transit Database | 2021 |
JFK Airtrain | 3 | November 2021 Traffic Report, September 2021 Traffic Report, October 2021 Traffic Report | 2021 |
LANTA | 38 | National Transit Database | 2021 |
Long Island Rail Road | 11 | 2018 Annual Ridership Report, 2018 Ridership Book | 2018 |
MTA Bus Company | 90 | Agency Provided - NYCMTA | 2021 |
MTA New York City Transit | 272 | Agency Provided - NYCMTA | 2021 |
Metro-North Railroad | 6 | Agency Provided - Metro-North Railroad | 2017 |
NFTA - Metro | 54 | National Transit Database | 2021 |
NJ TRANSIT BUS | 250 | Agency Provided - NJ TRANSIT BUS | 2021 |
NJ TRANSIT RAIL | 17 | Agency Provided - NJ TRANSIT RAIL | 2021 |
NY Waterway | 28 | National Transit Database | 2021 |
NYC Ferry | 10 | Private Ferry Monthly Ridership | 2021 |
Nassau Inter-County Express | 39 | National Transit Database | 2021 |
New York City Department of Transportation | 1 | Staten Island Ferry Passenger Counts - by Trip | 2021 |
ONE Bus | 3 | National Transit Database | 2021 |
PAAC | 101 | Western Pennsylvania Regional Data Center- Monthly Average Ridership by Route & Weekday | 2021 |
Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation | 5 | National Transit Database | 2021 |
Port Authority Transit Corporation | 2 | National Transit Database | 2021 |
Port Authority of NY and NJ | 1 | None | N/A |
Red Rose Transit Authority | 19 | National Transit Database | 2021 |
Regional Transit Service (RTS) | 143 | National Transit Database | 2021 |
Rockland Coaches | 5 | National Transit Database | 2021 |
SEPTA | 152 | Agency Provided - SEPTA | 2019, 2021 |
Shore Line East | 1 | National Transit Database | 2021 |
ShortLine Hudson | 12 | National Transit Database | 2021 |
Suburban Transit | 3 | National Transit Database | 2021 |
Suffolk County Transit | 42 | National Transit Database | 2021 |
Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit Inc | 28 | Agency Provided - Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit Inc | 2021 |
Transport of Rockland | 10 | National Transit Database | 2021 |
Auto Data
Replica sources seasonal auto counts from in-vehicle GPS data that is scaled to roughly match AADT counts. The roadway network is based on the OpenStreetMap network version published September 1, 2021. For more information on OpenStreetMap, click here.
Taxi/TNC Data
Below is a list of taxi/TNC ground truth data provided directly by customers:
Taxi/TNC Data | Source | Dataset Timeframe |
Yellow Taxi Trip Records | NYCTLC | Sept. - Nov. 2021 |
Green Taxi Trip Records | NYCTLC | Sept. - Nov. 2021 |
FHV Trip Records | NYCTLC | Sept. - Nov. 2021 |
High Volume For-Hire Vehicle Trip Records | NYCTLC | Sept. - Nov. 2021 |