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Call-prep brief · checked 2026-07-09

City of Winona MN - Winona Transit Service

Grade D · 61.7 / 100

Unchanged since 2026-07-08.

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. 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 189 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. Populate trip_headsign to match what the bus displays.

    72 of 72 trips have no headsign. Riders at the stop can't tell which direction a bus is going.

    Effort: Usually a bulk edit in your scheduling software.

  3. 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.

    Effort: A small file for most flat-fare systems.

Ready to send to the agency

Hi City of Winona MN - Winona Transit Service team, Service data ended 189 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/city-of-winona-mn-winona-transit-service/

Copy this note from the full scorecard.

NTD certification readiness: Not ready

Resolve this before you certify on the D-10. Service data expired 177 days ago, so FTA would find the link out of date.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 177 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.

The bar this score answers to

The state transit-data program is MnDOT Transit. Minnesota's statewide transit program and data resources.

Key facts

Feed URL
https://www.cityofwinona.com/DocumentCenter/View/4850/WinonaMN-TXT-GTFS-Feed
Last checked
2026-07-09
Service window
Feed has expired. Last service date 2026-01-01.
Feed version
20240316
State
Minnesota

Part of the Minnesota 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 v1.1, validator 8.0.1.