Feed status · checked 2026-08-01
Emerald Coast Rider (ECR)
Based on the feed this agency publishes
Service mode Bus
unchanged since 2026-07-31
Catalogued in Florida.
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 v1.3, validator 8.0.1.
Checked for changes 1 days ago; last changed 38 days ago.
Measured 3 of 4 score categories from the agency's own feed.
How we measured this
Confidence in this measurement: medium.
- Realtime quality was not measured this run. It does not count against the grade.
- The feed was downloaded from the agency's own URL.
Confidence describes how much the pipeline could measure this run, not the feed itself. It never changes the grade.
Top things to fix
Re-export the feed with a calendar that reaches further out, and set feed_info feed_end_date past your next service change.Likely your export tool
Service data ended 3683 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.
⏱ Usually one export setting; export on a schedule so it never lapses again.worth about +100 points in its category
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
216 of 216 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 in its category
Set wheelchair_accessible on every trip. If every vehicle is accessible, this may be one default; otherwise use the value for each trip.Likely your export tool
158 of 158 trips don't say whether the vehicle is wheelchair accessible. Even with accessible stops, riders need to know the bus itself can take them.
⏱ A default or per-trip field in your export.worth about +15 points in its category
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.
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
- Service data ended 3683 day(s) ago.
- Next action
- Re-export the feed with a calendar that reaches further out, and set feed_info feed_end_date past your next service change.
- 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
- Feed evidence
- 216 of 216 stops don't say whether a wheelchair user can board there.
- Next action
- Set wheelchair_boarding to 1 (accessible) or 2 (not accessible) for every stop. A field survey can start with the busiest stops.
- 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
- Feed evidence
- 158 of 158 trips don't say whether the vehicle is wheelchair accessible.
- Next action
- Set wheelchair_accessible on every trip. If every vehicle is accessible, this may be one default; otherwise use the value for each trip.
- 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
How to make and check these changes
Check the result on the published feed. Read the guide, make the change in your tool, and use the next comparable run to see whether the finding is still reported. Only an action or ticket record can attribute who made the change.
Re-export the feed with a calendar that reaches further out, and set feed_info feed_end_date past your next service change. · 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.
Check the result. The next scorecard run checks this finding again. If a comparable check no longer reports it, the feed's clearance log records that result. This confirms feed state, not who made the change. 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.
Check the result. The next scorecard run checks this finding again. If a comparable check no longer reports it, the feed's clearance log records that result. This confirms feed state, not who made the change. Self-check a feed before you publish.
Set wheelchair_accessible on every trip. If every vehicle is accessible, this may be one default; otherwise use the value for each trip. · 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.
Check the result. The next scorecard run checks this finding again. If a comparable check no longer reports it, the feed's clearance log records that result. This confirms feed state, not who made the change. Self-check a feed before you publish.
Rider view: what this feed publishes
A quick read of rider-facing information in this feed.
- Schedule visibility
- The feed's last published service date was 3683 days ago.
- Published accessibility data
- Accessibility information is stated for 0% of stops and 0% of trips. This measures published data, not whether stops or vehicles are physically usable.
- Fare information
- Fare information is published using GTFS Fares v1.
- Realtime information
- Realtime-feed availability and live-arrival coverage are not known from this scorecard.
Important: This does not rate service reliability. Riders should confirm current service alerts, fares, and accessibility accommodations with the transit operator before traveling.
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.
Send the agency a note
Supporting this agency? Copy this and email it to them. It names what lapsed, why it matters to riders, and the one setting to change.
Score by category
The MobilityData validator flagged 6 kinds of issue across 12 instances (0 error, 4 warning, 8 informational).
Service data ended 3683 day(s) ago. Trip planners have likely already dropped this feed.
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.
2 accessibility depth signals
2 route badge(s) pair a color and text color below the WCAG 4.5:1 contrast bar (1, 2).
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.
125 stop name(s) use abbreviations or symbols a screen reader may mispronounce, with no spoken form set ("Newcastle/Manchester", "Lovejoy/Baker", "Lovejoy/Bay", and more).
Consider: Add tts_stop_name with the spoken form, e.g. 'Main Street and Second Avenue', for the affected stops.
Opportunities to strengthen the data, not deductions from the sub-score above. States what the second accessibility lens can check from the feed, 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.
This feed has 216 stops.
The route and stop data is ready below. Load the map only when you want the geographic view. It uses additional data.
Basemap: OpenFreeMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors. Routes and stops: this agency's GTFS feed.
- 1 (red)
- 2 (orange)
- 3 (purple)
- 4 (green)
- 5 (black)
- 14 (blue)
- 20 (green)
- 30 (orange)
- 32 (teal)
- 33 (purple)
| Route | Type | Line color |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bus | red |
| 2 | Bus | orange |
| 3 | Bus | purple |
| 4 | Bus | green |
| 5 | Bus | black |
| 14 Wave Express | Bus | blue |
| 20 Okaloosa Island | Bus | green |
| 30 Destin Connector | Bus | orange |
| 32 Destin East | Bus | teal |
| 33 Crystal Beach | Bus | purple |
List every stop
- Northwest Florida State College
- FWBMC
- 922 Mar Walt Dr
- Gibson Rd (Choctaw Village)
- Bob Sikes/Kenneth
- Bob Sikes/Lloyd
- Bob Sikes/Denton
- Bob Sikes/Greenwood
- Teresa Village
- Falcon Ridge Apts
- Newcastle/Ross
- Newcastle/Manchester
- Newcastle/Woodham
- Skipper/Katherine
- Jobs Plus
- Eglin St / 2nd Ave
- Eglin St/Woodham
- South/Woodham
- Mariner Plaza
- Eglin Pkwy/Highway Ave
- Woodham/Eglin St
- Eglin St / 2nd Ave
- Eglin St/Katherine
- Katherine/Skipper
- Newcastle/Woodham
- Newcastle/Manchester
- Newcastle/Mary St
- Newcastle/James Lee
- Teresa Village
- Greenwood/Bob Sikes
- Choctaw Plaza
- Bob Sikes/Denton
- Bob sikes/Dawes
- Bob Sikes/Roy
- Gibson/Oakridge
- Gibson/Choctaw Village
- Mar Walt/Principal Ln
- Green Acres Rd. / Green Acres Ave.
- Green Acres Rd. / Green Acres Blvd.
- Mary Esther Post Office
- Mary Esther Library
- Santa Rosa Mall
- Hollywood/Azalea
- Hollywood/ Bryn Mawr
- Hollywood/Brewer Cir
- Ft Walton High School
- Hollywood/Gulf Power
- Hollywood/Robinwood
- Hollywood/Bass
- Water Front Mission
- Hollywood/Windham
- Eglin Blvd/Staff
- Eglin/McGriff
- Water Front Mission
- Hollywood/Jet
- Hollywood/Robinwood
- Hollywood/Cecelia
- Hollywood/Lula Belle
- Hollywood/Viking
- Hollywood/Jonquil
- Hollywood/Azalea
- Anchors/Chromalloy
- Anchors/DRS
- Anchors/Blake
- Lovejoy/Bay
- Lovejoy/Oak
- Lovejoy/Baker
- Pelham/Pier 1
- Pelham/Crowder
- Pelham/E Sunset
- Vincent/Lang
- Justin/Ferrett
- 316 Lewis St
- Walgreens
- White Wilson
- Green Acres (Shell Station)
- Ron Crawford Recreation Center
- Lewis St.
- Justin/Ferrett
- Vincent/Pelham
- Pelham/E. Sunset
- Pelham/Center St.
- Lovejoy/Tilden
- Lovejoy/Baker
- Lovejoy/Oak
- Lovejoy/Bay
- Blake/Anchors
- Anchors/DRS
- Anchors/Chromalloy
- Walmart
- Wright/Marshall
- Wright/Sullivan
- Wright/Holmes
- Holmes/Makron
- Holmes/Memorial
- Memorial/Victoria
- Memorial/Cecelia
- Hollywood/Memorial
- Robinwood/Ed Brown
- Robinwood/1st St
- 1st St/3rd Ave
- 1st St/Beal
- 1st St/Harbeson
- Harbeson/2nd St
- Windham/3rd St
- Windham/Hollywood
- Vine/Hospital
- Health Dept
- Staff/Nebraska
- Staff Buck
- Health Dept
- Elder Services
- Windham/4th St
- Windham (White Sands)
- 2nd St/Methodist
- 1st St/Shell Ave
- 1st St/3rd Ave
- 1st St/Robinwood
- Robinwood/Ed Brown
- Robinwood/Hollywood
- Hollywood/Memorial
- Memorial/Cecelia
- Memorial/Shumpert
- Memorial/Holmes
- Holmes/Virginia
- Holmes/Wright Pkwy
- Wright Pkwy/Barbara
- Wright Pkwy/Marshall
- Mary Esther / Marilyn
- Ron Crawford Recreation Center
- CHOICE High School and Technical Center
- Okaloosa County Courthouse Annex Extension
- Water and Sewer Building
- Sun Plaza
- Crestview City Hall
- Northwest Florida State College
- Niceville Community Center
- VA Clinic-Eglin AFB
- Shalimar Courthouse Annex
- Uptown Station
- Fwb Landing
- Old Bay Steamer
- Amberjack Dr.
- Sugar Isle
- Bluefish Dr
- Caviar Dr
- Dorado Ave
- Pelican Dr
- Pompano Ave
- Sailfish Ave
- Starfish Ave
- Tarpon Dr
- El Matador
- Seacrest Condo
- Sunset Cottages
- Islander Beach Resort
- Emerald Towers West
- Island Echo
- Tropical Isle Condo
- Holiday Inn Sun Spree Resort
- Island Princess/Beach Access
- 2nd Beach Access Freeway
- Breakers/Best Western
- Hampton Inn
- Sheraton
- Gulfarium
- Boardwalk/Wayside Park
- Ramada Plaza Beach Resort
- Tdc Visitor'S Center
- Fudpucker'S Restaurant
- Emerald Coast Convention Ctr
- Marler Park
- Shoppes At Paradise Point
- Harbor Walk/Lucky Snapper
- Sandpiper Cove North
- Moreno Point Rd
- Waterview Towers
- East Pass Towers
- Gulf Breeze Ct
- Destin Pointe/Jetty East
- Holiday Surf & Racquet Club
- Destin On The Gulf
- Sandpiper Cove South
- Destin Downtown Shopping Center
- Benning Dr
- Destin Library
- Destin Community Center
- 98 Palms Plaza
- Sunsations Plaza
- Pelican Beach Resort
- Holiday Inn
- Sundestin Beach Resort
- Hampton Inn
- Back Porch Restaurant
- Beach Access
- Silver Shells Beach Resort
- Holiday Inn Express & Suites
- Destin Commons
- The Shoppes At Paradise Key
- Country Inn Suites
- Fresh Market
- Marshalls
- Fudpuckers
- Comfort Inn
- Wal-Mart Supercenter
- Alexan Henderson
- Best Western
- The Track
- Gulf Terrace
- Big Kahuna'S
- Wingate Inn
- Crystal Beach Plaza
- The Inn At Crystal Beach
- Crystal Sands
- James Lee Park
- Silver Sands Factory Stores
Over time
Overall score across the last 4 checks — unchanged since 2026-07-31.
Show the numbers
| Check | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-25 | 53.9 | first check |
| 2026-07-30 | 53.9 | no change |
| 2026-07-31 | 53.9 | no change |
| 2026-08-01 | 53.9 | no change |
What changed since your last check
- Correctness no change
- Freshness no change
- Rider experience no change
What changed in this feed
Overall grade and score held steady since 2026-07-31.
Same feed file as 2026-07-31; the published zip did not change.
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Everything we checked
10 findings, ordered by severity.
Show every finding
- Error1 instance
Service data ended 3683 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.
Fix: Re-export the feed with a calendar that reaches further out, and set feed_info feed_end_date past your next service change. (Usually one export setting; export on a schedule so it never lapses again.)
Finding code: scorecard_feed_expired · Read the fix guide · See GTFS Best Practices (opens GTFS Best Practices on an external site)
- Warning216 instances
216 of 216 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.)
Finding code: scorecard_wheelchair_boarding_unknown · Read the fix guide · See GTFS Schedule reference (opens the GTFS Schedule reference on an external site)
- Warning158 instances
158 of 158 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. If every vehicle is accessible, this may be one default; otherwise use the value for each trip. (A default or per-trip field in your export.)
Finding code: scorecard_wheelchair_accessible_unknown · Read the fix guide · See GTFS Schedule reference (opens the GTFS Schedule reference on an external site)
- Warning91 instances
91 of 158 trips lack rider-facing destination or direction text.
When a route has multiple directions or patterns, the route name alone may not tell riders which service is coming.
Fix: Add the destination, direction, or 'via' label riders actually see to trip_headsign. Do not copy the route name. If the label changes during the trip, use stop_headsign. (Usually one value per route pattern in your scheduling source.)
Finding code: scorecard_missing_headsigns · Read the fix guide · See GTFS Best Practices (opens GTFS Best Practices on an external site)
- Warning2 instances
Some service calendars in the feed have already ended.
Expired calendars are dead weight and can hide real schedule problems from your staff and vendors.
Fix: Remove past service periods the next time you export the feed. (One setting in most export tools.)
Finding code: expired_calendar · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning1 instance
This feed's service calendar runs out within the next 7 days.
When the calendar ends, Google Maps and other trip planners drop your agency entirely. Riders see no service at all.
Fix: Export and publish an updated GTFS feed that covers at least the next 30 days of service. (Usually a re-export from your scheduling software.)
Finding code: feed_expiration_date7_days · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Warning1 instance
Many of the feed's trips don't run at all in the next 7 days.
It usually means old service periods are still in the export, making the feed bigger and harder to check.
Fix: Trim past service periods the next time you export. (One setting in most export tools.)
Finding code: trip_coverage_not_active_for_next7_days · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Info4 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.)
Finding code: unknown_column · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Info2 instances
Some service dates fall outside the date window set in feed_info.txt.
feed_info.txt should span every day your service runs, so apps know when the data applies.
Fix: Widen feed_start_date and feed_end_date to cover all service dates, or fix the dates that fall outside. (Two fields in feed_info.txt, or one export setting.)
Finding code: service_window_outside_feed_period · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
- Info2 instances
The feed includes a file that is not part of the GTFS spec.
Apps ignore files they don't know, and a stray file can hide a misspelled standard file name.
Fix: Check the flagged file name for a typo of a standard GTFS file. Remove it if it is a vendor extra. (A quick look at the flagged file.)
Finding code: unknown_file · Read the fix guide · See MobilityData GTFS Validator rules (opens the validator rules on an external site)
NTD GTFS readiness Not ready
Resolve this before you certify on the D-10. Service data expired 3683 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 3683 days ago, so FTA would find the link out of date.
- agency_id provided Ready
- agency.txt provides agency_id. For RY2026, keep one stable value for each NTD reporter represented in the feed and crosswalk each value on the P-50 form.
- agency_id equals your NTD ID (optional) Not checked yet
- This feed provides agency_id. For RY2026, keep one stable value for each NTD reporter represented in the feed and crosswalk it on the P-50 form. The value does not need to equal the five-digit NTD ID; we do not have that ID on file, so the optional equality comparison is not checked yet.
- shapes.txt covers your trips Ready
- All 158 trips have a shape in shapes.txt.
In plain words: if you report to the federal transit database, you have to publish a working, up-to-date feed, provide a stable agency_id for each represented reporter, and confirm the feed and P-50 crosswalk each year. This box is a heads-up; your filings are the official check.
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). For RY2026, each represented reporter needs a stable agency_id, unique within the feed and crosswalked to its five-digit NTD ID on P-50; the values do not need to be equal. FTA also 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. Service data expired 3683 days ago. 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 Not yet
- Service data expired 3683 days ago.
- 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.
Below the Google and Apple Maps four-week coverage bar. This feed's last day of service has passed, so Google and Apple Maps will stop showing your agency. Re-export with a calendar that covers at least the next four weeks.
How this agency maps to the standards
The scorecard is a data-quality lens, not a compliance determination. Its universal references describe good GTFS and useful rider information. Useful references here are GTFS Schedule Best Practices, GTFS-Realtime Best Practices, MobilityData grading scheme, Google Transit publication guidance, FTA National Transit Database GTFS requirement. Read the full standards crosswalk.
- Correctness 86 / 100
- GTFS Schedule best practices, checked by the MobilityData validator. MobilityData grading covers stop locations, route names, and colors. Google Transit requires a feed to pass validation for publication. FTA NTD readiness also checks that the published feed is valid.
- Freshness 0 / 100
- GTFS Schedule best practices call for a dataset that stays current. An expired calendar can remove service from Google Transit and other rider trip planners. FTA NTD readiness also checks that the published feed is current.
- Rider experience 51 / 100
- GTFS Best Practices for rider-facing fields. MobilityData grading covers 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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