Distributions of Bus Stop Spacings in the United States

Abstract

This article introduces a database of bus stop spacings for 43 cities in the United States derived from GTFS files published in late 2019. Weighting each spacing by the number of times a bus traverses it, we produce distributions and summary statistics. The overall mean spacing is 313 meters. Las Vegas’ RTC has the widest mean spacing (482 m) and Philadelphia’s SEPTA the narrowest (214 m). We also compare spacings within agencies’ “core’” cities to those outside.