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Feed status · checked 2026-07-09
Brockton Area Transit Authority (BAT)
Based on the feed this agency publishes
down 0.4 since 2026-07-08
Ahead of 75% of all tracked agencies and 73% of mid-size agencies. Operates in Massachusetts.
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Checked for changes 8 hours ago; last changed 8 days ago.
Top things to fix
Set wheelchair_boarding to 1 (accessible) or 2 (not accessible) for every stop. A field survey can start with the busiest stops.Likely your team
963 of 963 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.
⏱ A column in stops.txt; your scheduling software likely has it.worth about +25 points
Set wheelchair_accessible on every trip (most small-agency fleets are 100% accessible, so this is often a single default).Likely your export tool
2325 of 2325 trips don't say whether the vehicle is wheelchair accessible. Even with accessible stops, riders need to know the bus itself can take them.
⏱ Often one default setting in your export.worth about +15 points
Agencies here usually clear this within about 1 week (based on 5 observed fixes).
Remove retired stops from the export, or add them back to the trips that should serve them.Likely your export tool
Some stops exist in the feed but no trip ever stops at them. Riders may walk to a stop where no bus is scheduled to arrive.
⏱ A review pass in your scheduling software.worth about +8 points
Agencies here usually clear this within about 1 week (based on 11 observed fixes).
Trillium produces and hosts this feed as a service. These changes are made on their side: send the fix list to your Trillium contact and they apply it and republish.
Close the loop on each fix. Read the guide, make the change in your tool, and let the next run verify it — the scorecard shows the fix; the agency publishes it.
Set wheelchair_boarding to 1 (accessible) or 2 (not accessible) for every stop. A field survey can start with the busiest stops. · Read the fix guide
Make the change. Trillium produces and hosts this feed as a service. These changes are made on their side: send the fix list to your Trillium contact and they apply it and republish.
Prove it cleared. The next scorecard run re-checks this automatically and, once it is gone, mints a dated receipt. Self-check a feed before you publish.
Set wheelchair_accessible on every trip (most small-agency fleets are 100% accessible, so this is often a single default). · Read the fix guide
Make the change. Trillium produces and hosts this feed as a service. These changes are made on their side: send the fix list to your Trillium contact and they apply it and republish.
Prove it cleared. The next scorecard run re-checks this automatically and, once it is gone, mints a dated receipt. Self-check a feed before you publish.
Remove retired stops from the export, or add them back to the trips that should serve them. · Read the fix guide
Make the change. Trillium produces and hosts this feed as a service. These changes are made on their side: send the fix list to your Trillium contact and they apply it and republish.
Prove it cleared. The next scorecard run re-checks this automatically and, once it is gone, mints a dated receipt. Self-check a feed before you publish.
Send Trillium a fix request
This feed is produced and hosted by Trillium. Copy this and send it to your Trillium contact; they make the change and republish the feed. Each fix names the validator notice and a guide link.
Score by category
The MobilityData validator flagged 7 kinds of issue across 336 instances (0 error, 184 warning, 152 informational).
Service data covers the next 54 days.
0% of stops state wheelchair accessibility (0% marked accessible, 0% marked not accessible). This measures what the feed publishes, not whether a stop is physically usable. Fare data is published.
0% of stops state accessibility (0% marked accessible). Reflects what the feed states, not verified physical usability.
Fares are applied to trips.
Not scored yet. Nothing here counts against the grade.
Routes and stops
Each route is drawn once, using the longest shape its trips follow; stops are the dots.
Skip to route and stop dataBasemap: OpenFreeMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. Routes and stops: this agency's GTFS feed.
- 10/11 (green)
- 1 (teal)
- 2 (purple)
- 3 (pink)
- 4 (blue)
- 4A (blue)
- 5 (gray)
- 6 (orange)
- 8 (gray)
- 9 (yellow)
- 14 (orange)
- RF (blue)
- 12 (yellow)
| Route | Type | Line color |
|---|---|---|
| 10/11 Lisa & Howard via N Quincy & Court | Bus | green |
| 1 Montello Street Via North Main Street | Bus | teal |
| 2 S Plaza/Campello Via Main Street | Bus | purple |
| 3 VA Hospital via Belmont | Bus | pink |
| 4 Westgate via Pleasant | Bus | blue |
| 4A Westgate Mall via N Warren | Bus | blue |
| 5 Brockton Hospital via Centre Street | Bus | gray |
| 6 Massasoit via Crescent Street | Bus | orange |
| 8 Southfield via Warren & Plain Street | Bus | gray |
| 9 Pearl via W Elm & Torrey | Bus | yellow |
| 13 Mini-Maller Westgate Mall, Brockton | Bus | gray (no shape in feed) |
| 14 Stoughton via Brockton | Bus | orange |
| RF Rockland Flex | Bus | blue |
| BSU 1 Green Line | Bus | green (no shape in feed) |
| 12 Ashmont | Bus | yellow |
| BSU 2 Blue Line | Bus | green (no shape in feed) |
| BSU 4 Route 28 | Bus | black (no shape in feed) |
| BSU 5 Gold Nights and Weekends | Bus | orange (no shape in feed) |
| BSU 3 Red Line | Bus | red (no shape in feed) |
This feed has 963 stops.
List every stop
- Market Basket
- Belair St at 7-Eleven
- Belair St at 7-Eleven
- Belair St at Colonel Bell Drive
- Belair St at Belair Hi Rise
- Belair St at Belair Hi Rise
- Belair St at Earle St
- Belair St at Coventry Cir
- Belair St at Coventry Cir
- Belair St at Anne Ave
- Belair Street and Tucker Drive
- Campanelli Dr at Work Out World
- Oak St at Walmart
- Oak St at Walmart
- Oak St in front of Wendys
- Good Samaritan Rd and N Pearl St
- Park St across from Canterbury Arms Apts
- Pleasant St at Vincentes
- N Main Street and Locust Street
- Oak St Ext and Pearl St
- Oak St Ext at 7-Eleven
- Good Samaritan Hospital
- Kingswood Village NB
- Kingswood Village SB
- Maxwell Library
- Lisa Dr & Howard St
- North Quincy St at St Nick Church
- Hovendon Ave & Farnham St
- Cary Hill Plaza
- North Main St at Washburn Heights Housing
- North Main St at Guardian Rehabilitation Center
- North Main St. @ Field House Daycare
- Main St at Hayward Ave
- Westgate Dt at Reynolds Hwy
- Pleasant St at Newbury St
- Clifton Ave at Main St
- Warren Ave and West Chestnut St
- Warren Ave and Calmar St
- Warren Ave and Tribou St
- Warren Ave and Florence St
- Warren Ave and Dover St
- Warren Ave and West Park St
- Main St and Church St
- Main St and Brookside Ave
- Main St and Watson St
- Main St and Holmes St
- Main St and Clifton Ave - CVS
- Main St - Teen Challenge
- Main St and Calmar St
- Main St and Nilsson St
- Main St and Maple Ave
- Belmont St and New Arnone School
- Centre St and Ames Rd
- Centre St and Guild Rd
- Crescent St and Otis St
- Crescent St and Brockton Day Nursery
- Centre St and Hill St
- St Coleman's School
- Torrey St and Brewster Rd
- Easton Industrial Park
- Jehovah's Witness Hall
- Park St and Belmont Ave
- Park St in front of Blue Hill Nursing Home
- Belair St and Oak St
- Oak St at DW Field Park
- Oak St across DW Field Park
- North Main St. @ East Main St.
- North Main St. @ Ames St.
- North Main St. @ Angelo School
- Main St. @ Automile
- Westgate Dr. @ Super 8
- Westgate Dr. @ Dicks Sporting Goods
- Oak St. @ Casa Vallarta
- N. Warren Ave. Ext. @ Loucraft Ave.
- Libby St. @ Libby St Care Providers
- Centre St. @ Cary St.
- Shaws East
- Crescent St. @ Comcast Cable
- Caffrey Towers
- 366 East Street
- Plain St. @ Montello St.
- Torrey St. @ Shaws Plaza Rd.
- W. Elm St. @ Ash St.
- W. Elm St. @ Belmont Ave.
- W. Elm St. @ Main St.
- Pleasant St. @ N. Warren Ave.
- Belair At Oak St
- Shaws Canton
- S. Main St. @ Center St.
- Dorchester Ave at Entrance to Station
- Service Rd. @ Quincy St
- BAT Center
- Commercial St and School St
- School St and Lincoln St
- Main St and Centre St
- Main St and Petronelli Way
- Main St and Court St
- North Main St and Linden St
- North Main St and Rosseter St
- North Main St and Elliot St
- North Main St and Lebanon St
- North Main St and East Ashland St
- North Main St and Snow Ave
- North Main St at Edith Stein Church
- North Main St and Vine St
- North Main St and Ames St
- North Main St and Emerson Ave
- North Main St and Field St
- North Main St and Howard St
- North Main St and Snell St
- North Main St and Albion St
- North Main St and Waldo St
- North Main St and Frankton St
- North Main St and Augustine St
- North Main St and Wilder St
- East Main St and Fletcher Rd
- East Main St and Connolly Rd
- East Main St and Lambert Dr
- East Main St and Memorial Dr
- Walmart
- West Main St and South St
- West Main St and Glendower St
- Maguire Road
- West Main St and East Main St
- North Main St and Burkeside Ave
- North Main St and Hillcrest Ave
- North Main St and Woodland Ave
- North Main St and Manners Ave
- North Main St and Willow St
- North Main St and May Ave
- North Main St and Searles Ave
- North Main St and Martland Ave
- North Main St and Oak St
- North Main St and Herrod Ave
- North Main St and Rutland St
- North Main St and Vine St
- North Main St and Upland Road
- North Main St and Landsdowne St
- North Main St and Division St
- North Main St and Ford St
- North Main St and West Ashland St
- North Main St and Huntington St
- North Main St and Prospect St
- North Main St and Falmouth Ave
- North Main St and Wyman St
- North Main St and Haverhill St
- Linden St and North Montello St
- North Montello St and Court St
- North Main St and Battles St
- North Main St and Farrington St
- Montello St and School St
- Crescent St and VFW Pkwy
- Maple Ave and Main St
- Main St and Barlett St
- Main St and Park St
- Main St and Dover St
- Main St and Williams Pl
- Main St and Forest Ave
- Main St and David St
- Main St and Sheppard St
- Main St and Tribou St
- Main St and Nilsson St
- Main St and Calmar St
- Main St and West Chestnut St
- Main St and South St
- Main St and Lyon St
- Main St and Clifton Ave - CVS
- Main St and Glen Ave
- Campello Hi Rise
- Main St and Brookside Ave
- Main St and Watson St
- Main St and Holmes St
- Main St and Thayer Ave
- Main St and Sylvia Ave
- Main St at CVS
- Kmart Plaza
- Main St at Auto Dealers
- Main St at Wendys
- Main St. @ Hayward St.
- Main St and Sargeants Way
- Main St and Meadow Ln
- Main St and Garfield St
- Main St and Perkins Ave
- Main St and East Chestnut St
- Main St and Pinkham St
- Main St and Grand St
- Main St and Temple St
- Main St and Grove St
- Main St and Hancock St
- Main St and Main St Pl
- Packard St
- Main St and Union St
- Main St and Exchange St
- Main St and Lawrence St
- Main St and Allen St
- Main St and White Ave
- Main St and East Elm St
- Warren Ave at Arnone School
- Belmont St and Elm Ave
- Belmont St and Belmont Ave
- Belmont St and Ash St
- Belmont St and Moraine St
- Belmont St and Thurber Ave
- Belmont St and Kenelworth Ave
- Torrey St and Belmont Pl
- Torrey St and West St
- West St and Belmont St
- Staples Office
- Shaws West Plaza
- Brockton High School
- Stop and Shop Plaza
- Belmont St and Torrey Ave
- Belmont St and Lorraine Ave
- Belmont St and Edinboro Ave
- Veterans Hospital
- Legion Parkway and Main St
- Legion Parkway and Warren Ave
- Warren Ave and West Elm St
- Belmont St and Newbury St
- Belmont St and Wall St
- Belmont St and Minot Ave
- DAngelos CVS
- Belmont St at VA Entrance
- Belmont St and Edinboro Ave
- Belmont St and Lorraine Ave
- Belmont St at Dunkin Donuts
- DAngelos CVS Plaza
- Brockton High School
- Service Shopping Plazas
- Torrey St and West St
- Belmont St at Bat Shelter
- Belmont St at Fairgrounds
- Belmont St and Thurber Ave
- Belmont St and Ash St
- Belmont St and Manomet St
- Belmont St and Grafton St
- Belmont St and Minot Ave
- Belmont St and Newbury St
- Belmont St and Cottage St
- Crescent St and Maple Ave
- Commercial St and School St
- Commercial St at Centre St
- Pleasant St at Main St
- Pleasant St at Hereford St
- Pleasant St and Spring St
- Pleasant St and Oakland Ave
- Pleasant St and Colonial St
- Pleasant St and Weston St
- Pleasant St at Ellis St
- Pleasant St at Augusta Ave
- and 713 more (see the full list on the map or in the GeoJSON)
Over time
Overall score across the last 9 checks — down 0.4 since 2026-07-08.
Show the numbers
| Check | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 79.8 | first check |
| 2026-07-01 | 79.8 | no change |
| 2026-07-02 | 79.8 | no change |
| 2026-07-04 | 79.4 | down 0.4 |
| 2026-07-05 | 78.9 | down 0.5 |
| 2026-07-06 | 78.5 | down 0.4 |
| 2026-07-07 | 78.1 | down 0.4 |
| 2026-07-08 | 77.7 | down 0.4 |
| 2026-07-09 | 77.3 | down 0.4 |
What changed since your last check
- Correctness no change
- Freshness down 1.7
- Rider experience no change
What changed in this feed
Overall score fell 0.4 points since 2026-07-08.
Same feed file as 2026-07-08; the published zip did not change.
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Everything we checked
- Warning2325 instances
2325 of 2325 trips don't say whether the vehicle is wheelchair accessible.
Even with accessible stops, riders need to know the bus itself can take them.
Fix: Set wheelchair_accessible on every trip (most small-agency fleets are 100% accessible, so this is often a single default). (Often one default setting in your export.)
Agencies here usually clear this within about 1 week (based on 5 observed fixes).
Validator rule: scorecard_wheelchair_accessible_unknown · Read the fix guide · See GTFS Schedule reference (opens the GTFS Schedule reference on an external site)
- Warning963 instances
963 of 963 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.
Fix: Set wheelchair_boarding to 1 (accessible) or 2 (not accessible) for every stop. A field survey can start with the busiest stops. (A column in stops.txt; your scheduling software likely has it.)
Validator rule: scorecard_wheelchair_boarding_unknown · Read the fix guide · See GTFS Schedule reference (opens the GTFS Schedule reference on an external site)
- Warning173 instances
Some stops exist in the feed but no trip ever stops at them.
Riders may walk to a stop where no bus is scheduled to arrive.
Fix: Remove retired stops from the export, or add them back to the trips that should serve them. (A review pass in your scheduling software.)
Agencies here usually clear this within about 1 week (based on 11 observed fixes).
Validator rule: stop_without_stop_time · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning11 instances
Some rider-facing names are in ALL CAPS or all lowercase.
ALL-CAPS stop and headsign names are harder to read in apps and are read awkwardly by screen readers.
Fix: Use mixed case for stop names and headsigns (e.g. 'Main St & 2nd Ave', not 'MAIN ST & 2ND AVE'). (Often a bulk fix in your scheduling software.)
Validator rule: mixed_case_recommended_field · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning1 instance
This feed describes flexible (demand-responsive) service but has no booking_rules.txt.
Riders can see the service area but not how or when to reserve a trip, so they can't actually use the service.
Fix: Add booking_rules.txt saying how far ahead and how to book (phone, app, or web). (A small file; one rule often covers the whole service.)
Validator rule: scorecard_flex_no_booking_rules · Read the fix guide · See GTFS Schedule reference (opens the GTFS Schedule reference on an external site)
- Info102 instances
Trip headsign matches intermediate stop (flagged by the MobilityData validator).
See the linked rule for what this affects.
Fix: Review the rule documentation for 'trip_headsign_matches_intermediate_stop' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed. (Varies.)
Validator rule: trip_headsign_matches_intermediate_stop · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Info34 instances
Some files contain columns that are not part of the GTFS spec.
Harmless to riders, but apps ignore these columns and they can hide typos in real column names.
Fix: Check the flagged column names for misspellings of standard GTFS fields; remove them if they are vendor extras. (A quick look at the flagged files.)
Validator rule: unknown_column · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Info8 instances
Unknown file (flagged by the MobilityData validator).
See the linked rule for what this affects.
Fix: Review the rule documentation for 'unknown_file' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed. (Varies.)
Agencies here usually clear this within about 1 week (based on 6 observed fixes).
Validator rule: unknown_file · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Info4 instances
Service window outside feed period (flagged by the MobilityData validator).
See the linked rule for what this affects.
Fix: Review the rule documentation for 'service_window_outside_feed_period' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed. (Varies.)
Agencies here usually clear this within about 1 week (based on 17 observed fixes).
Validator rule: service_window_outside_feed_period · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Info4 instances
Stop without zone id (flagged by the MobilityData validator).
See the linked rule for what this affects.
Fix: Review the rule documentation for 'stop_without_zone_id' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed. (Varies.)
Validator rule: stop_without_zone_id · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
Beyond the grade
Opportunities that do not change your grade today: fare detail, on-demand service, and deeper accessibility data.
Flex zones are published but no booking_rules.txt is present.
Consider: Add booking_rules.txt with how far ahead and how to reserve (phone, app, or web).
1 route badge(s) pair a color and text color below the WCAG 4.5:1 contrast bar (BSU 5).
Consider: Adjust route_color or route_text_color so each pair clears 4.5:1. Often switching the text between black and white is enough.
836 stop name(s) use abbreviations or symbols a screen reader may mispronounce, with no spoken form set ("Belair St at 7-Eleven", "Belair St at 7-Eleven", "Belair St at Colonel Bell Drive", and more).
Consider: Add tts_stop_name with the spoken form, e.g. 'Main Street and Second Avenue', for the affected stops.
Some fixes we can make for you
These are the safe mechanical fixes, applied to a copy of your feed. They change only what is certain and leave everything else untouched. Review the diff before you publish.
Recased shouting stop names 11 changes
For example: SPRING STREET LOT -> Spring Street Lot
Run it yourself on your own copy of the feed: scorecard autofix <feed.zip> --out corrected.zip
NTD certification readiness Ready
Published at a public URL, valid, and current: the three things the NTD GTFS requirement asks of a feed all hold here. Only your own D-10 certification makes that official; this is a heads-up, not a determination.
- Published Ready
- Published at a public URL.
- Valid Ready
- Passes validation with no errors.
- Current Ready
- Service data covers the next 54 days.
- agency_id matches your NTD ID Not checked yet
- Setting your GTFS agency_id to your five-digit NTD ID is an optional way to line a feed up with its National Transit Database record. FTA links the two on your P-50 form, so it is not a required feed change. We don't have your NTD ID on file, so this is not checked yet.
In plain words: if you report to the federal transit database, you have to publish a working, up-to-date feed and confirm it once a year. This box is a heads-up on whether yours looks ready; it is not the official sign-off.
A readiness signal mapping this feed to the FTA National Transit Database GTFS requirement (Report Year 2023 onward: a public, valid, current feed, certified annually on the D-10). Aligning agency_id with your NTD ID lets the feed line up with your NTD record; the July 2025 final rule links the two on the P-50 form rather than requiring that feed change, and requires shapes.txt in the published GTFS: Full Reporters from Report Year 2025, and Reduced, Rural, and Tribal Reporters from Report Year 2026. Not an official determination; your certification is the official check.
Conformance mark Not yet
This feed is close to the conformance mark. States wheelchair access on 0% of stops and 0% of trips; the mark needs 90% of each.
- Valid Met
- Passes validation with no errors.
- Current Met
- Service data covers the next 54 days.
- Accessible Not yet
- States wheelchair access on 0% of stops and 0% of trips; the mark needs 90% of each.
In plain words: earn this mark when your feed passes validation, has not expired, and says whether nearly every stop and trip is wheelchair accessible.
A pass credential for a feed that is valid, current, and states wheelchair access on nearly every stop and trip. Accessibility here measures what the feed publishes, not whether a stop is physically usable. How the conformance mark works.
Can riders use it?
Checks beyond structural validation: places where the feed is valid but a rider still could not travel.
- 173 of 963 boardable stops are never served by any trip. Riders see these stops in apps and on the map but can never catch anything there, which erodes trust in the data. Remove stops no route serves, or add the trips that should call at them.
These do not change the grade. They catch trips with no rideable leg and stops no trip serves, the kind of gap a trip planner trips over.
Clears the Google and Apple Maps four-week coverage bar. This feed has 54 days of service ahead, clearing the four-week (28-day) window Maps asks for. No validator errors either, so riders keep seeing this agency in their trip planners; warnings lower the grade here but do not remove a feed from Maps.
How this agency maps to the standards
A data-quality lens, not a compliance determination. Each category shows this feed's score and the standards it relates to: the FTA National Transit Database GTFS requirement, the MobilityData grading scheme, and the Google Transit gate. Read the full standards crosswalk.
- Correctness 82 / 100
- GTFS Schedule best practices, checked by the MobilityData validator. MobilityData grading: stop locations, route names and colors. Google Transit: a feed must pass validation to stay in Maps.
- Freshness 90 / 100
- The FTA National Transit Database expectation of a valid, current feed. Google Transit: an expired calendar drops the agency from Maps.
- Rider experience 60 / 100
- GTFS Best Practices for rider-facing fields. MobilityData grading: stop names and headsigns.
- Realtime quality Not yet published
- GTFS-Realtime best practices: a stable URL, high uptime, and frequent updates.
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