SOCRATACommunity & Economic DevelopmentofficialSee Terms of Use
Filming Permits - Transportation Department
Attribution: City of Chicago · source
Applications to the Chicago Department of Transportation for permits under its jurisdiction where the work type is "Filming." These permits typically are permits to block or otherwise affect public streets in some way. Because all permits start as applications, this dataset also serves as a list of permits granted. See more information about CDOT permits at http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/cdot/provdrs/construction_information/svcs/online-permit-portal.html.
permitsmoviestelevisionfilmingtransportationstreets
Dataset Profile
52.6K
Total records
43
Columns
table
Type
ID: c2az-nhru
Popularity
87.8K
Views
16.0K
Downloads
~52.6K rows · 43 columns
Freshness & Tracking
Rows updated4 months ago · 5/13/2026
View modified1 years ago
Created on source4/21/2016
Published9/15/2016
Discovered3/11/2026, 8:37:51 AM
Last checked5/13/2026, 11:38:15 PM
Last changed3/11/2026, 8:37:51 AM
Reads13
Search hits13
View raw source ↗File Details
Filenamedownload_2026-03-16.csv
Size25756.2 KB
Typetext/csv; charset=utf-8
Rows analyzed52.2K
Columns43
📊
download_2026-03-16.csv
25.2 MB · text/csv; charset=utf-8 · Uploaded 3/16/2026
61% Poor
25.2 MB
Size
52.2K
Rows
43
Columns
6
Analyses
Activity Timeline
Upload/RefreshAnalysisFailedSnapshot
⚡analysis
Scheduled analysis
8/23/2026
61% quality
⚡analysis
Scheduled analysis
8/17/2026
58.5% quality
⚡analysis
Scheduled analysis
3/28/2026
85.4% quality
⚡analysis
Scheduled analysis
3/25/2026
85.4% quality
⚡analysis
Scheduled analysis
3/23/2026
85.4% quality
⚡analysis
Analysis run
3/16/2026
85.4% quality
📤upload
File uploaded
3/16/2026
download_2026-03-16.csv
Achievements
3/8🔍Located
📤Uploaded
⬇️Downloaded
🗄️Query Layer
🔬Analyzed
📸Snapshot
🛡️Privacy
⭐High Quality
30d agotoday
⏰
Scheduledconduit_analysis
8/23/2026⏰
Scheduledconduit_analysis
8/17/2026⏰
Scheduledconduit_analysis
3/28/2026⏰
Scheduledconduit_analysis
3/25/2026⏰
Scheduledconduit_analysis
3/23/2026Owner & Attribution
OwnerJonathan Levy
AuthorJonathan Levy
PublisherCity of Chicago
Metadata
FrequencyData are updated daily.
Data OwnerDepartment of Transportation
Time Period2015 - Current
Schema (43 columns)
Column metadata from the source provider's own profiling
| Column | Type | Cardinality | Nulls | Top Values | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
APPLICATIONNUMBER Unique number for the application that becomes the permit number when issued. | text | — | — | — | — |
APPLICATIONTYPE Code for the type of permit. Permits may be categorized further by the WORKTYPE. | text | — | — | — | — |
APPLICATIONDESCRIPTION Type of permit. | text | — | — | — | — |
WORKTYPE Code for the sub-category, if any, of the permit application. Only one work type per application is allowed. | text | — | — | — | — |
WORKTYPEDESCRIPTION Sub-category, if any, of the permit application. Only one work type per application is allowed. | text | — | — | — | — |
APPLICATIONSTATUS Overall status of the application. Typically open during the application process and issued, then closed once the permit has expired. | text | — | — | — | — |
CURRENTMILESTONE The current step in the permitting life cycle. | text | — | — | — | — |
APPLICATIONSTARTDATE Permit start date. Most often requested by the applicant but could be updated as the permit is reviewed by CDOT. | calendar_date | — | — | — | — |
APPLICATIONENDDATE Permit End date. Most often requested by the applicant but could be updated as the permit is reviewed by CDOT. | calendar_date | — | — | — | — |
APPLICATIONPROCESSEDDATE This is the date when the permit reaches the review milestone, means the date CDOT began reviewing the application. | calendar_date | — | — | — | — |
APPLICATIONISSUEDDATE Date the permit was issued by CDOT. Set once all the reviews, fees, etc. are paid (where applicable). | calendar_date | — | — | — | — |
APPLICATIONFINALIZEDDATE Date the permit was closed (either after the permit has expired plus a grace period or after an inspector marks the work complete). | calendar_date | — | — | — | — |
APPLICATIONEXPIREDATE Date the permit will expire (typically same as permit end date). Applicant may ask for date extensions where the end date is updated and will be reflected here once re-approved by CDOT. | calendar_date | — | — | — | — |
APPLICATIONNAME Applicants can put a project name on their applications in this field. For converted data 1/1/2013 to 11/13/2015, the old permit number will be placed in this field. | text | — | — | — | — |
COMMENTS Applicants can place a description of the work here. | text | — | — | — | — |
TOTALFEES Total permit fees for this permit calculated based on the work being carried out and location. See fee schedule for further information, available on the CDOT permit portal, http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/cdot/provdrs/construction_information/svcs/online-permit-portal.html. | number | — | — | — | — |
WAIVEDFEES If any fees were waived for this permit, the amount waived will be here. Possible reasons for waived fees include city contracts, city departments, ordinances, and franchise agreements with the City. | number | — | — | — | — |
PRIMARYCONTACTLAST The last name of the primary applicant for the permit. If an employee applied on behalf of a company, the company name will appear. | text | — | — | — | — |
PRIMARYCONTACTFIRST First name of the primary applicant, if not a company. | text | — | — | — | — |
PRIMARYCONTACTMIDDLE Middle initial of the primary applicant, if not a company. | text | — | — | — | — |
PRIMARYCONTACTSTREET Street address of the primary applicant. | text | — | — | — | — |
PRIMARYCONTACTSTREET2 Street address 2nd line of the primary applicant. | text | — | — | — | — |
PRIMARYCONTACTCITY City of the primary applicant. | text | — | — | — | — |
PRIMARYCONTACTSTATE State of the primary applicant. | text | — | — | — | — |
PRIMARYCONTACTZIP ZIP Code of the primary applicant. | text | — | — | — | — |
EMERGENCYCONTACTNAME Person to contact in an emergency as listed by the applicant during the permit application process. | text | — | — | — | — |
LASTINSPECTIONNUMBER Once a permit is issued, typically an inspection is created for CDOT Inspectors to use onsite. Once an inspection is completed, another inspection may be generated or if the work is finished, the permit is closed. This is the number of the last inspection. | number | — | — | — | — |
LASTINSPECTIONTYPE Code for the type of inspection generated for the issued permit. Typically this will match the type of permit although special inspection types are available for stop work. | text | — | — | — | — |
LASTINSPTYPEDESCR Description of the last inspection completed against this permit. | text | — | — | — | — |
LASTINSPECTIONDATE Date of the last inspection. | calendar_date | — | — | — | — |
LASTINSPECTIONRESULT The result of the last inspection, if completed. | text | — | — | — | — |
STREETNUMBERFROM The start of the address range for the permit location. For multiple locations on a permit, there will be multiple rows in the dataset. | number | — | — | — | — |
STREETNUMBERTO The end of the address range for the permit location. For multiple locations on a permit, there will be multiple rows in the dataset. | number | — | — | — | — |
DIRECTION The street direction for the permit location. For multiple locations on a permit, there will be multiple rows in the dataset. | text | — | — | — | — |
STREETNAME The street name for the permit location. For multiple locations on a permit, there will be multiple rows in the dataset. | text | — | — | — | — |
SUFFIX The street name suffix for the permit location. For multiple locations on a permit, there will be multiple rows in the dataset. | text | — | — | — | — |
PLACEMENT Additional information about the permit location. This column may also include detour information. | text | — | — | — | — |
STREETCLOSURE Type of street closure, if any, associated with the location. | text | — | — | — | — |
DETAIL Detail information about the permit application. | text | — | — | — | — |
PARKINGMETERPOSTINGORBAGGING Indicates if any parking meter bagging or posting of no parking signs is requested on the permit application. | text | — | — | — | — |
LATITUDE Latitude of the start of the address range. | number | — | — | — | — |
LONGITUDE Longitude of the start of the address range. | number | — | — | — | — |
LOCATION Location of the start of the address range. | point | — | — | — | — |
Resources
Direct links to downloads, APIs, and related pages.
Profiled Fields (43)
Field-level metadata from analytics imports.
| Field | Technical | Semantic | Business |
|---|---|---|---|
| APPLICATIONDESCRIPTION | string | text | APPLICATIONDESCRIPTION |
| APPLICATIONENDDATE | string | datetime | APPLICATIONENDDATE |
| APPLICATIONEXPIREDATE | string | datetime | APPLICATIONEXPIREDATE |
| APPLICATIONFINALIZEDDATE | string | datetime | APPLICATIONFINALIZEDDATE |
| APPLICATIONISSUEDDATE | string | datetime | APPLICATIONISSUEDDATE |
| APPLICATIONNAME | mixed | person_name | APPLICATIONNAME |
| APPLICATIONNUMBER | mixed | text | APPLICATIONNUMBER |
| APPLICATIONPROCESSEDDATE | string | datetime | APPLICATIONPROCESSEDDATE |
| APPLICATIONSTARTDATE | string | datetime | APPLICATIONSTARTDATE |
| APPLICATIONSTATUS | string | status | APPLICATIONSTATUS |
| APPLICATIONTYPE | string | category | APPLICATIONTYPE |
| COMMENTS | mixed | text | COMMENTS |
| CURRENTMILESTONE | string | category | CURRENTMILESTONE |
| DETAIL | mixed | text | DETAIL |
| DIRECTION | string | category | DIRECTION |
| EMERGENCYCONTACTNAME | mixed | person_name | EMERGENCYCONTACTNAME |
| LASTINSPECTIONDATE | string | datetime | LASTINSPECTIONDATE |
| LASTINSPECTIONNUMBER | mixed | person_name | LASTINSPECTIONNUMBER |
| LASTINSPECTIONRESULT | string | person_name | LASTINSPECTIONRESULT |
| LASTINSPECTIONTYPE | string | person_name | LASTINSPECTIONTYPE |
| LASTINSPTYPEDESCR | string | person_name | LASTINSPTYPEDESCR |
| LATITUDE | number | geolocation | LATITUDE |
| LOCATION | string | text | LOCATION |
| LONGITUDE | number | geolocation | LONGITUDE |
| PARKINGMETERPOSTINGORBAGGING | string | category | PARKINGMETERPOSTINGORBAGGING |
| PLACEMENT | string | category | PLACEMENT |
| PRIMARYCONTACTCITY | string | address | PRIMARYCONTACTCITY |
| PRIMARYCONTACTFIRST | string | person_name | PRIMARYCONTACTFIRST |
| PRIMARYCONTACTLAST | mixed | business_name | PRIMARYCONTACTLAST |
| PRIMARYCONTACTMIDDLE | string | category | PRIMARYCONTACTMIDDLE |
| PRIMARYCONTACTSTATE | string | address | PRIMARYCONTACTSTATE |
| PRIMARYCONTACTSTREET | mixed | address | PRIMARYCONTACTSTREET |
| PRIMARYCONTACTSTREET2 | mixed | address | PRIMARYCONTACTSTREET2 |
| PRIMARYCONTACTZIP | string | address | PRIMARYCONTACTZIP |
| STREETCLOSURE | string | address | STREETCLOSURE |
| STREETNAME | string | address | STREETNAME |
| STREETNUMBERFROM | number | address | STREETNUMBERFROM |
| STREETNUMBERTO | number | address | STREETNUMBERTO |
| SUFFIX | string | category | SUFFIX |
| TOTALFEES | mixed | category | TOTALFEES |
| WAIVEDFEES | mixed | category | WAIVEDFEES |
| WORKTYPE | string | category | WORKTYPE |
| WORKTYPEDESCRIPTION | string | text | WORKTYPEDESCRIPTION |