Call-prep brief · checked 2026-10-18

Bandelier National Monument Shuttle

Grade D · 69.1 / 100

Unchanged since 2026-10-17.

For this call: lead with the grade and the three fixes below, then confirm the feed is current and the NTD details line up. Each fix is framed as a next step, not a failure.

What changed since the last check

Correctness no change
Freshness no change
Rider experience no change

Top three things to fix

Publish the calendar for the current or next service period and set feed_info feed_end_date past it.
This seasonal service has no published calendar. The last one ended 4 day(s) ago. Between service periods this is normal. But if buses are running with no published calendar, trip planners show nothing.
This one is about the feed as a whole, so there is no share of it to count.
Effort: One export when the next period's schedule is set.
Set wheelchair_boarding to 1 (accessible) or 2 (not accessible) for every stop. A field survey can start with the busiest stops.
3 of 3 stops don't say whether a wheelchair user can board there. Riders who use wheelchairs can't plan a trip when accessibility is marked 'unknown'; apps show no information at all.
Fixing this covers all 3 stops in the feed.
Effort: A column in stops.txt; your scheduling software likely has it.
Add fare_attributes.txt (or Fares v2 files) with your fare structure. If your service is fare-free, ask to have it marked fare-free instead.
The feed contains no fare information. Riders see 'fare unknown' in trip planners and can't budget their trip; visitors are most affected.
This one is about the feed as a whole, so there is no share of it to count.
Effort: A small file for most flat-fare systems.

Riders and need behind these fixes

This feed carries no National Transit Database ID, so annual rider-trips are not known for it.
New Mexico as a whole measures high on transit need. That is a statewide reading, not one for this feed's service area. Source: US Census ACS 5-year 2022, statewide overlay, as of 2026-10-12.

These describe this feed only. They do not rank agencies, and they do not change the grade or the order of the fixes.

Finding handoff

Move one finding to a recheck

Select one finding. Copy the request, make the change in the feed-producing tool, then compare the next complete run.

Feed evidence: This seasonal service has no published calendar. The last one ended 4 day(s) ago.
Next action: Publish the calendar for the current or next service period and set feed_info feed_end_date past it.
Recheck: Publish the changed feed at the same URL. On the next complete, comparable scorecard run, confirm that this finding is no longer reported.

Copy handoff text

Agency: Bandelier National Monument Shuttle
Finding: scorecard_intermittent_calendar_ended
Feed evidence: This seasonal service has no published calendar. The last one ended 4 day(s) ago.
Why it matters: Between service periods this is normal. But if buses are running with no published calendar, trip planners show nothing.
Requested change: Publish the calendar for the current or next service period and set feed_info feed_end_date past it.
Recheck: Publish the changed feed at the same URL. On the next complete, comparable scorecard run, confirm that this finding is no longer reported.
Evidence: https://gtfsscorecard.org/agency/bandelier-national-monument-shuttle/?finding=scorecard_intermittent_calendar_ended#finding-handoff

NTD GTFS readiness: Not ready

Resolve this before you certify on the D-10. Service data expired 4 days ago, so FTA would find the link out of date.

Published Ready: Published at a public URL.
Valid Ready: Passes validation with no errors.
Current Not ready: Service data expired 4 days ago, so FTA would find the link out of date.
agency_id provided Ready: agency.txt provides agency_id. For RY2026, keep one stable value for each NTD reporter represented in the feed and crosswalk each value on the P-50 form.

agency_id equals NTD ID (optional): Not checked yet. This feed provides agency_id. For RY2026, keep one stable value for each NTD reporter represented in the feed and crosswalk it on the P-50 form. The value does not need to equal the five-digit NTD ID; we do not have that ID on file, so the optional equality comparison is not checked yet.

Key facts

Feed URL: https://www.nps.gov/external-resources/gtfs/band/bandalier-national-monument.zip
Last checked: 2026-10-18
Service window: Feed has expired. Last service date 2026-10-14.
Feed version: 20260715
Location: New Mexico

Part of the New Mexico portfolio: see where this agency sits among the other feeds in that group before the call.

A data-quality and completeness read to support an agency conversation. Not an official compliance determination. Rubric v1.4, validator 8.0.1.