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Vancouver Parking Tickets

Parking infractions, dates, statuses, bylaws, and 100-block locations for building enforcement hotspot and curb-demand analysis tools.

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At a Glance

Difficulty
Beginner — comfortable for a first prototype
Size
Small · 0.02–0.5 GB
Formats
CSV, JSON
Access
Download and API
API Key
Not Required
Provider
City of Vancouver
Updates
Quarterly
Last Verified
Sep 3, 2026
Source Type
Government Source
Data Terms
Open Government Licence - Vancouver
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From Source to Product Signal

Test a Product Idea in Four Steps

Start with one year and a small API page of infractions. Locations are aggregated to 100-block units, Vancouver Police Department tickets are excluded, and records do not show later status changes.

1

Check the Setup

  • Python 3.10 or newer
  • A notebook environment such as Jupyter or Google Colab
  • An internet connection
2

Access the Data

  1. 1.Open the official dataset page and review the location and coverage notes.
  2. 2.Query a bounded page through the OpenDataSoft API.
  3. 3.Keep infraction date, block, street, bylaw, section, status, and description.
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3

Run the Python Example

Install the packages, then run the notebook cell.

python -m pip install pandas requests

import pandas as pd
import requests

url = "https://opendata.vancouver.ca/api/explore/v2.1/catalog/datasets/parking-tickets/records"
response = requests.get(
    url,
    params={"limit": 100, "order_by": "entrydate DESC"},
    timeout=30,
)
response.raise_for_status()
tickets = pd.json_normalize(response.json()["results"])
columns = [
    "entrydate",
    "block",
    "street",
    "bylaw",
    "section",
    "status",
    "infractiontext",
]
print(tickets[columns].head())
4

Test a Useful Signal

Find Parking Enforcement Hotspots

Test whether ticket counts can support a coarse block-level enforcement map.

  1. 01Group sampled tickets by street, 100-block, and infraction description.
  2. 02Compare counts across dates and ticket statuses.
  3. 03Explain why block aggregation, agency exclusions, and issue-date status limit parking-demand conclusions.

Related Datasets

Dataset Details

City of Vancouver is a government source. Last verified 2026-09-03. Temporal coverage: 2010-present across linked datasets.

Formats

CSVJSON

Provider

City of Vancouver

Data Terms

Open Government Licence - Vancouver

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