MassDOT Developers Page

Welcome to the MassDOT Developers Page. The information and links found here are meant to serve as resources for developers interested in working with real-time and static transportation data made available by MassDOT.

MassDOT's Relationship With Developers

Please note: Any use of the Data on the MassDOT Developers Page acknowledges acceptance of MassDOT's Developer's License Agreement. (UPDATED 11/13/2009)
MassDOT and Developer's Relationship Principles (UPDATED 11/13/2009)
Developer's License Agreement (UPDATED 11/13/2009)

MBTA/Transit Highway RMV MassPort Planning

MBTA/Transit

Looking for MBTA data and web services? Visit MBTA.com/developers

Massachusetts Regional Transit Authorities

• Berkshire RTA GTFS files (ZIP file 07/06/2012)
• Brockton Area Transit Authority RTA GTFS files (ZIP file 03/27/2012)
• Cape Ann RTA GTFS files (ZIP file 04/03/2013)
• Cape Cod RTA GTFS files (ZIP file 02/05/2013)
• Franklin RTA GTFS files (ZIP file 08/02/2012)
• Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit (GATRA) (ZIP file 4/18/2012)
• Lexpress GTFS files (ZIP file 7/30/2009)
• Lowell RTA GTFS files (ZIP file 12/12/2012)
• Merrimack Valley RTA GTFS files (ZIP file 5/24/2013)
• Metrowest RTA GTFS files (ZIP file 08/23/2012)
• Montachusett RTA GTFS files (ZIP file 03/27/2012)
• Nantucket RTA GTFS files (ZIP file 5/24/2013)
• Pioneer Valley RTA GTFS files (ZIP file 10/22/2009)
• Southeastern RTA GTFS files (ZIP file 4/29/2013)
• Vineyard Transit Authority GTFS files (ZIP file 07/06/2012)
• Worcester RTA GTFS files (ZIP file 5/22/2013)

Massachusetts Ferry Service

• Massachusetts Cape, Island, and Commuter Ferry Service
  (ZIP file 8/20/2009)

Private Bus Carriers

• Bloom Tours
  (ZIP file 10/18/2012)
• Peter Pan
  (ZIP file 01/08/2013)
• Plymouth & Brockton Street Railway Co
  (ZIP file 08/02/2012)

Transit Partners

For more Massachusetts-based transit innovations, visit our partners:

• Bridgewater State Geographics Lab (real-time bus apps for MWRTA and CCRTA)

Highway

MassDOT has released several BETA .xml feeds related to roadway traffic.

I-93 Travel Times
MassDOT is conducting a trial test on Interstate 93 (I-93) from the New Hampshire border to Canton to gather real-time travel times. Read the documentation below for information about the XML feed formats.

XML Feeds:

• Travel Data XML Feed
• Reader Pairs
• Route Segment XML Feed
• Device Locations

Roadway Events
MassDOT has released a BETA .xml feed of planned roadway events. This feed does not include all roadwork in Massachusetts, but it does include many of the construction, maintenance, and other events undertaken by the MassDOT Highway Division that may affect travel or traffic conditions on Massachusetts roadways. This is a BETA feed -- please send us suggestions for improvements.

MassDOT Event XML Feed Reference Documentation

Massachusetts Planned Roadway Events XML Feed BETA

511 Traffic Cameras
MassDOT has shared access to its 511 cameras with developers and third-parties. Read the documentation below to find out how to integrate 511 traffic cameras into your website or application:

TrafficCamsXML PDF

Registry of Motor Vehicles

Branch Wait-Time Feed

Description

Massachusetts Port Authority

• MassPort Airport Developers Data

Planning

Bicycle Data
MassDOT's bicycle data layer includes facilities at all stages of development from envisioned resources through constructed lanes and paths. The layer contains a unique identifier for each bike facility links to the Road Inventory, and multiple name fields from overlapping naming schemes. Multiple subsets of bike data are incorporated in this one layer. Some key terms are listed below:

The Bay State Greenway is a proposed 775-mile statewide network of on- and off-road bicycle facilities traversing Massachusetts along seven connected corridors. Some of its segments have already been constructed.

Existing facilities include bike lanes, cycle tracks, and marked routes on roads, in addition to shared use off-road paths and unpaved trails.

Facilities in feasibility study, design, or construction phases have funding that is promised, programmed, or being disbursed for the given phase.

Proposed and envisioned facilities cover projects that have been proposed in regional or municipal long-range plans or are being actively promoted by advocating entities.

We have two versions of this data, KML and Shape versions, available on this page. Both files contain the data layer as well as a data dictionary and a usage guide.

• Bike Layers KML Files (File Last Updated 5/1/2012)
• Bike Layers Shape Files (File Last Updated 5/1/2012)

Park & Ride Lots

• Park & Ride Lots