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Call-prep brief · checked 2026-08-01

Capital Area Transit System (CATS)

Grade F · 46.2 / 100

Unchanged since 2026-07-31.

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

  1. Confirm your next service period is published: export its calendar and set feed_info feed_end_date past it.

    The published calendar ended 163 day(s) ago at a boundary between the feed's own scheduled service periods. The calendar encodes distinct service periods (like academic terms), so this looks like a planned transition rather than a lapse — but trip planners still show nothing until the next period is published.

    Effort: One export when the next period's schedule is set.

  2. Set wheelchair_boarding to 1 (accessible) or 2 (not accessible) for every stop. A field survey can start with the busiest stops.

    1596 of 1596 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.

    Effort: A column in stops.txt; your scheduling software likely has it.

  3. Set wheelchair_accessible on every trip. If every vehicle is accessible, this may be one default; otherwise use the value for each trip.

    2372 of 2372 trips don't say whether the vehicle is wheelchair accessible. Even with accessible stops, riders need to know the bus itself can take them.

    Effort: A default or per-trip field in your export.

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
The published calendar ended 163 day(s) ago at a boundary between the feed's own scheduled service periods.
Next action
Confirm your next service period is published: export its calendar 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

NTD GTFS readiness: Not ready

Resolve this before you certify on the D-10. Service data expired 163 days ago, so FTA would find the link out of date. agency.txt has no nonblank agency_id. Every RY2026 NTD GTFS submission needs a stable value unique among the reporters represented in the feed, crosswalked to each reporter's NTD ID on the P-50 form.

Published Ready
Published at a public URL.
Valid Ready
Passes validation with no errors.
Current Not ready
Service data expired 163 days ago, so FTA would find the link out of date.
agency_id provided Not ready
agency.txt has no nonblank agency_id. Every RY2026 NTD GTFS submission needs a stable value unique among the reporters represented in the feed, crosswalked to each reporter's NTD ID on the P-50 form.

Key facts

Feed URL
https://github.com/transitland/gtfs-archives-not-hosted-elsewhere/raw/master/f-baton~rouge~cats.zip
Last checked
2026-08-01
Service window
Feed has expired. Last service date 2026-02-19.
Location
Louisiana

Part of the Louisiana portfolio: see where this agency sits among the state's feeds before the call.

A data-quality and completeness read to support an agency conversation. Not an official compliance determination. Rubric v1.3, validator 8.0.1.