Chatham Area Transit (CAT)

What changed since the last check

• Correctness no change
• Freshness no change
• Rider experience no change

Top three things to fix

1. Re-export the feed with a calendar that reaches further out, and set feed_info feed_end_date past your next service change.

   Service data ended 347 day(s) ago. When the calendar runs out, trip planners stop showing this agency even though the buses are still running. Riders are told the service does not exist.

   Effort: Usually one export setting; export on a schedule so it never lapses again.

   Agencies here usually clear this within about 1 week (based on 18 observed fixes).

2. Use mixed case for stop names and headsigns (e.g. 'Main St & 2nd Ave', not 'MAIN ST & 2ND AVE').

   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.

   Effort: Often a bulk fix in your scheduling software.

3. Review the rule documentation for 'leading_or_trailing_whitespaces' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed.

   Leading or trailing whitespaces (flagged by the MobilityData validator). See the linked rule for what this affects.

   Effort: Varies.

Ready to send to the agency

Hi Chatham Area Transit (CAT) team, Service data ended 347 day(s) ago. When the calendar runs out, trip planners stop showing this agency even though the buses are still running. Riders are told the service does not exist. The fix is usually one export setting: Re-export the feed with a calendar that reaches further out, and set feed_info feed_end_date past your next service change. This came from your GTFS data quality scorecard, which checks the feed you publish and lists the fixes in plain language: https://gtfsscorecard.org/agency/chatham-area-transit-cat-2080/

Copy this note from the full scorecard.

NTD certification readiness: Not ready

Resolve this before you certify on the D-10. Service data expired 344 days ago, so FTA would find the link out of date.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Service data expired 344 days ago, so FTA would find the link out of date.

agency_id and 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.

Key facts

Feed URL

https://catchacat.org/wp-content/uploads/GTFS.zip

Last checked

2026-07-09

Service window

Feed has expired. Last service date 2025-07-27.

Feed version

S1000046

State

Georgia