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Feed status · checked 2026-07-09
City of Madera
Based on the feed this agency publishes
down 0.5 since 2026-07-08
Ahead of 49% of all tracked agencies and 46% of mid-size agencies. Operates in California.
A data-quality and completeness lens to help an agency improve its GTFS feed. Not an official compliance determination from any transit program. New to this? How to read your scorecard. Interactive view of this scorecard. Rubric v1.1, validator 8.0.1.
Checked for changes 18 minutes ago; last changed 8 days ago.
Top things to fix
Re-export with a validity window that reaches at least 60 days out.Likely your export tool
Service data runs out in 23 day(s). When the calendar runs out, trip planners stop showing this agency. Fixing it now is calmer than after riders notice.
⏱ One export setting.worth about +57 points
Agencies here usually clear this within about 1 week (based on 61 observed fixes).
Review the rule documentation for 'invalid_phone_number' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed.
Invalid phone number (flagged by the MobilityData validator). See the linked rule for what this affects.
⏱ Varies.worth about +12 points
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
114 of 114 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
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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.
Re-export with a validity window that reaches at least 60 days out. · 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.
Review the rule documentation for 'invalid_phone_number' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed.
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_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.
Send Trillium a fix request
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Score by category
The MobilityData validator flagged 5 kinds of issue across 57 instances (1 error, 12 warning, 44 informational).
Service data runs out in 23 day(s). Publish an updated feed soon or riders will lose trip planning.
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 not published.
0% of stops state accessibility (0% marked accessible). Reflects what the feed states, not verified physical usability.
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.
- Route 1 (purple)
- Route 2 (red)
- Route 3 (green)
- Route 4 (teal)
| Route | Type | Line color |
|---|---|---|
| Route 1 Purple Line | Bus | purple |
| Route 2 Orange Line | Bus | red |
| Route 3 Green Line | Bus | green |
| Route 4 Blue Line | Bus | teal |
This feed has 114 stops.
List every stop
- Madera Community College Center
- Intermodal Center Bus Station
- Stadium Road and Gary Lane (Alpha Elementary School)
- Granada Drive and Sandlewood Drive
- Cleveland Avenue and Schnoor Street
- Yosemite Avenue and Flume Street
- Madera Community Hospital
- Walgreens at Cleveland Avenue
- Sherwood Street and Country Club Drive - Camarena Urgent Care (Eastbound)
- Lake Street and Kennedy Street - Madera Garden Apartments (Southbound)
- Sherwood Street and Country Club Drive - Big Lots (Westbound)
- 9th Street and South C Street
- Yosemite Avenue and Flume Street
- Yosemite Avenue and O Street (Natural Vision)
- 9th Street and South D Street
- Road 28 and Lada Avenue (Cottonwood Creek Apartments)
- Granada Drive and Sandlewood Drive (Northbound)
- Adell Street at Las Brisas Apartments
- Yosemite Avenue and Elm Street - McDonald's
- South D Street and 7th Street (Frank Bergon Center)
- Yosemite Avenue and L Street
- Sonora Street and Adell Street (Eastbound)
- Sonora Street and Adell Street (Westbound)
- Yosemite Avenue and Fig Street
- Yosemite Avenue and A Street
- Sherwood Street and Philip Street
- Cleveland Avenue and Kadota Avenue
- Cleveland Avenue and Schnoor Street (Taco Bell)
- Cleveland Avenue and Malta Avenue - Madera Apartments
- Almond Avenue at Madera Early Childhood Education
- Avenue 13 and Concord Court
- Avenue 13 and Raymond Thomas Street (Eastbound)
- Yosemite Avenue and G Street - Courthouse Park
- Yosemite Avenue and G Street
- Yosemite Avenue and North K Street
- Sunrise Avenue and Lake Street
- Yosemite Avenue and Mace Street
- Stadium Road at Madison Elementary School (Southbound)
- Granada Drive and Pinewood Drive
- Granada Drive and Riverview Drive
- Howard Road and Amerine Avenue (U-Save)
- Avenue 13 and Raymond Thomas Street (Westbound)
- Olive Avenue and South N Street
- Stadium Road and Almond Avenue (Northbound)
- Almond Avenue and Emily Way
- Almond Avenue and Emily Way
- Stadium Road at Madison Elementary School (Northbound)
- Lake Street and Cleveland Avenue (Northbound)
- Lake Street and Cleveland Avenue (Soutbound)
- Cleveland Avenue and Malta Avenue - Madera Apartments
- Almond Avenue and Madera Avenue
- Yosemite Avenue and Fig Street at Yosemite Christian Church
- Stadium Road and Almond Avenue (Southbound)
- South M Street and Yosemite Avenue
- Pan-American Community Center (Southbound)
- Almond Avenue and Barnett Way
- Stadium Road and Avenue 13 - Madera High South
- Howard Road and Amerine Avenue (Zak's Security)
- Lake Street and Kennedy Street (Northbound)
- Stadium Road and Avenue 13 (Northbound)
- Tozer Street and Sunrise Avenue DSS/DPH Complex
- Cleveland Avenue and Sharon Avenue
- Cleveland Avenue and Columbia Street
- Cleveland Avenue and Austin Avenue
- Cleveland Avenue and Lake Street - Valero Gas Station
- Cleveland Avenue and Tulare Street
- Yosemite Avenue and A Street - Camarena Health
- Sunrise Avenue and Lake Street
- Roosevelt Avenue and Lake Street - McNally Park
- Roosevelt Avenue and A Street - Sierra Vista Elementary School
- Olive Avenue and Knox Street
- Madera County Department of Corrections
- Olive Avenue and Knox Street
- Roosevelt Avenue and A Street
- Roosevelt Avenue and Lake Street
- D Street and 7th Street - Camarena Health
- Cleveland Avenue and Lake Street - La Esperanza Food Center
- Cleveland Avenue and Austin Avenue
- Cleveland Avenue and Sonora Street
- Cleveland Avenue and Sharon Avenue - County Club Village
- Howard Road and Shannon Avenue - Lion's Town and County Park Avenue Inbound
- Howard Road and Fairview Avenue - Save Mart Supermarket
- Yosemite Avenue and O Street
- Almond Avenue and SR 99
- Tozer and Lada Avenue
- Clinton Street and Tozer Street
- Tozer Street and Clinton Street
- Tozer Street and Sunrise Avenue - Madera Tech
- Almond Avenue and SR 99
- Howard Road and Fairview Avenue
- Howard Road and Shannon Avenue - Lion's Town and County Park
- Cleveland Avenue and Schnoor Street - Valley Fitness
- Sunset Avenue and Accornero Street
- Sunset Avenue and Pine Street - Thomas Jefferson Middle School
- 4th Street and J Street - St Joachim's Catholic Church
- Avenue 13 and Concord Court
- Yosemite Avenue and O Street
- 4th Street and I Street - St. Joachim's Elementary School
- Sunset Avenue and Pine Street - Thomas Jefferson Middle School
- Sunset Avenue and Orchard Avenue - Church of Christ
- Cleveland Avenue and Schnoor Street - North Point Shopping Mall
- Sherwood Way and Austin Street - Sherwood Square Apartments
- Lake Street and Ellis Street
- Ellis Street and Owens Street - Ezequiel Tafoya Alvarado Academy
- Road 26 and Martin Street - Matilda Torres High School
- Road 26 and Martin Street - Trujillos Meat Market
- Ellis Street and Owens Street
- Lake Street and Ellis Street
- Sherwood Way and Austin Avenue - Pan American Community Center
- Sherwood Way and Sonora Street
- Road 26 and Avenue 19 - Amtrak Station
- Yosemite and P Street Yosemite Manor
- Elm Street and Santa Fe Street Rancho San Miguel
- Stadium Road and Gary Lane Alpha Elementary School
Over time
Overall score across the last 9 checks — down 0.5 since 2026-07-08.
Show the numbers
| Check | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 62.4 | first check |
| 2026-07-01 | 62.0 | down 0.4 |
| 2026-07-02 | 61.6 | down 0.4 |
| 2026-07-04 | 60.7 | down 0.9 |
| 2026-07-05 | 60.3 | down 0.4 |
| 2026-07-06 | 59.9 | down 0.4 |
| 2026-07-07 | 59.5 | down 0.4 |
| 2026-07-08 | 59.1 | down 0.4 |
| 2026-07-09 | 58.6 | down 0.5 |
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 0.5 points since 2026-07-08.
Same feed file as 2026-07-08; the published zip did not change.
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What changed over time
On 2026-06-30 this feed started at grade D. On 2026-07-06 the grade moved from D to F. On 2026-07-02 feed entered the expiry window (30 days of service left). As of 2026-07-09 it holds grade F.
A plain-language history of this feed, newest first.
- 2026-07-06 Grade went D to F.
- 2026-07-02 Feed entered the expiry window (30 days of service left).
Everything we checked
- Error1 instance
Invalid phone number (flagged by the MobilityData validator).
See the linked rule for what this affects.
Fix: Review the rule documentation for 'invalid_phone_number' at https://gtfs-validator.mobilitydata.org/rules.html and check the flagged rows in your feed. (Varies.)
Validator rule: invalid_phone_number · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning145 instances
145 of 145 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)
- Warning114 instances
114 of 114 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)
- Warning12 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)
- Warning1 instance
Service data runs out in 23 day(s).
When the calendar runs out, trip planners stop showing this agency. Fixing it now is calmer than after riders notice.
Fix: Re-export with a validity window that reaches at least 60 days out. (One export setting.)
Agencies here usually clear this within about 1 week (based on 61 observed fixes).
Validator rule: scorecard_feed_expiring_soon · Read the fix guide · See GTFS Best Practices (opens GTFS Best Practices on an external site)
- Warning1 instance
The feed contains no fare information.
Riders see 'fare unknown' in trip planners and can't budget their trip; visitors are most affected.
Fix: 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. (A small file for most flat-fare systems.)
Validator rule: scorecard_no_fare_data · Read the fix guide · See GTFS Best Practices (opens GTFS Best Practices 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)
- 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)
- Info2 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)
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).
3 stop name(s) use abbreviations or symbols a screen reader may mispronounce, with no spoken form set ("Tozer Street and Sunrise Avenue DSS/DPH Complex", "4th Street and J Street - St Joachim's Catholic Church", "4th Street and I Street - St. Joachim's Elementary School").
Consider: Add tts_stop_name with the spoken form, e.g. 'Main Street and Second Avenue', for the affected stops.
NTD certification readiness Needs attention
This feed is close to NTD-ready. 1 validator error to resolve. Service data runs out in 23 days; renew before you certify.
- Published Ready
- Published at a public URL.
- Valid Needs attention
- 1 validator error to resolve.
- Current Needs attention
- Service data runs out in 23 days; renew before you certify.
- 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. 1 validator error to resolve. Service data runs out in 23 days; renew to qualify. States wheelchair access on 0% of stops and 0% of trips; the mark needs 90% of each.
- Valid Not yet
- 1 validator error to resolve.
- Current Not yet
- Service data runs out in 23 days; renew to qualify.
- 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.
- 12 of 114 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.
At risk for the Google and Apple Maps four-week coverage bar. This feed has 23 days of service left. Maps needs at least four weeks (28 days) of upcoming service, so your agency will fall out of trip planners soon. Re-export with a longer calendar. The feed also carries 1 validator error, the other thing Maps checks at onboarding; the findings below name each fix.
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.
In California, the published guideline is California Transit Data Guidelines. Caltrans' published quality guidelines and compliance checklist; this rubric is anchored to them.
California Minimum GTFS Guidelines checklist (2 of 5 measured items met)
The state's own Data Process Checklist, matched item by item to what this scorecard already measures. An item marked "not measured here" is real ground the checklist covers that this tool does not check; see the official checklist for the full picture.
- Meets Publish GTFS Schedule at a stable, automatically-fetchable URL
The published feed URL downloaded at the last check.
- Not measured here Implement required fields: Fares v2, text-to-speech stop names, shapes.txt, wheelchair_boarding, and Pathways where applicable
This scorecard measures wheelchair_boarding, shapes.txt coverage, fare data, and station pathways separately, below; it does not check the Fares v2 format specifically or text-to-speech stop names.
- Not measured here Achieve a passing score in every category of the MobilityData GTFS Grading Scheme v1
This scorecard automates a proxy for the Grading Scheme's rider-facing fields (see the standards crosswalk) rather than running the scheme itself, which grades by comparison to the real world by hand.
- Not measured here Publish changes to the base schedule at least one week ahead of every service change
This scorecard does not track a feed's publish history, so advance notice cannot be checked.
- Gap Produce no critical errors in the MobilityData GTFS Validator
1 validator error to resolve.
- Not measured here Publish Trip Updates, Vehicle Positions, and Alerts feeds
This scorecard checks realtime reachability and freshness overall; it does not check for all three feed types individually.
- Not measured here Update Trip Updates and Vehicle Positions at least every 20 seconds
This scorecard samples realtime freshness; it does not check this specific 20-second cadence.
- Not measured here Publish information for at least 99% of vehicles in service
This scorecard measures the share of scheduled trips represented in TripUpdates, a related but different figure than vehicle coverage.
- Not measured here Keep 100% of trip_ids consistent between Schedule and Realtime
This scorecard does not currently check trip_id consistency between the Schedule and Realtime feeds.
- Not measured here Produce no critical errors in the Center for Urban Transportation Research realtime validator
This scorecard does not run the CUTR realtime validator.
- Not measured here Publish accessible feed links on the agency or regional partner website
This scorecard does not check the agency's own website.
- Not measured here Register GTFS and GTFS-Realtime feeds with transit.land and the Mobility Database
This scorecard does not currently check aggregator registration for this section.
- Meets Designate a technical contact in feed_info.txt's feed_contact_email
feed_info.txt states a technical contact.
- Gap wheelchair_boarding stated on stops and trips
States wheelchair access on 0% of stops and 0% of trips.
- Not measured here shapes.txt with a shape for every trip
Shape coverage has not been measured for this feed.
- Gap Fare data published, or the service marked fare-free
No fare data is published.
- Correctness 80 / 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 38 / 100
- The FTA National Transit Database expectation of a valid, current feed. Google Transit: an expired calendar drops the agency from Maps.
- Rider experience 45 / 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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